About
Software engineer by training, consultant by trade, expert witness by responsibility.
Top 1% IT Professional with 15+ years in innovation management and technical advisory. Specialised in SaaS, payments and IP strategy. Since 2018 founder and lead developer of Shoppi UG / Shoppi Pay, a SaaS platform for SMEs with Stripe POS and crypto payments. Technical contributions to landmark EU trademark cases.
Experience
Founder & Lead Developer, Shoppi UG — 2018 – present · Full Stack Programmer, freelance — 2014 – 2018
Education
B.Sc. Computer Science, University of Catania · Technical secondary diploma in electronics — IPSIA “Enrico Fermi”, Italy
Skills
SaaS · Fintech & payments · AI & automation · API design · Cloud architecture · IP protection
Publications
Contributing author, “Digital Food” (Anna Bruno), Dario Flaccovio Editore 2020, ISBN 978-8857912004 · Articles on Medium
Languages
Italian, native · English, C2 · German, B1
Recognition
GreenMindAI Hackathon 2025, one of three awarded projects · Speaker at SMAU Milan 2019 · Intervener, Shopify v EUIPO
