Qualifications

Everyday is a school day

Creativity brings with it a hungry curiosity. To feed it, when I don’t travel, I study for a professional certification, read, research, and write

Education

2003 • “La Sapienza” Università di Roma

Master’s Degree in Communication Science [overall score: 106/110]

Professional certifications

2024 • The Interaction Design Foundation

• Masterclass > Learning Experience Design: How to Create Powerful Learning Journeys

2023 • The Interaction Design Foundation

• Professional certification > Agile Methods for UX Design

2022 • The Interaction Design Foundation

• Professional certification > Design for a Better World with Don Norman
• Professional certification > Journey Mapping
• Professional certification > Design for the 21st Century with Don Norman

2022 • The Linux Foundation

• Professional certification > Blockchain for Business
• Professional certification > Introduction to Hyperledger Blockchain Technologies
• Professional certification > Blockchain: Understanding Its Uses and Implications

2021 • The Interaction Design Foundation

• Professional certification > Data-Driven Design: Quantitative Research for UX
• Professional certification > Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences
• Professional certification > The Practical Guide to Usability
• Professional certification > Psychology of E-Commerce: How to Sell Online
• Professional certification > UX Management: Strategy and Tactics
• Professional certification > User Research – Methods and Best Practices
• Professional certification > Creativity: Methods to Design Better Products and Services
• Professional certification > Design Thinking: The Ultimate Guide
• Professional certification > User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide

2021 • The University of British Columbia

• Professional certification > Human-Centered Design for Work at a Distance

2014 • Istituto Italiano di Project Management

• Professional certification > ISIPM-Base Certification in Project Management

2013 • Hootsuite Media Inc.

• Professional certification > Hootsuite Professional Certified in Social Media Management

2004 • British Council

• ESOL Examinations > IELTS Academic [Overall score: 6.5; ID: 046000112COLA352A]

2004 • University of Cambridge

• ESOL Examinations > Business English Certificate Vantage [ID: 0011706962]

Courses

2017 • Oxford University > Introduction to Discourse Analysis

2017 • Oxford University > Business and Report Writing

2017 • Oxford University > Non-Fiction writing

2017 • OxLEP Business > Networking, Marketing and Business Plan

2017 • TEV Training > LinkedIn Marketing Course

2016 • Oxford University > Creative Writing Summer Talks and Readings

2015 • Gambero Rosso > “ABC of Wine Course”

2013 – 2014 • Living Language Institute [Rome] > English Course [level: Upper-Intermediate]

2012 – 2013 • Emma Marino > Setting and Tone of Voice Course

2011 • NPL Italy > Coaching Course

2008 – 2009 • UPTER > Interior Design and Architercture Course

2004 • Mark Roma Srl > Marketing Apprenticeship

2004 • Animapolis Srl [Cinecittà] > Marketing for 3D Cartoon Apprenticeship

2004 • British Study Centres [Oxford] > English Course [level: from intermediate to Advanced]

2002 – 2003 • CUT > Audiovisual Production Organisation Laboratory

2002 • Professione Cinema > Audiovisual Production Organisation Course

Publications

Comunicando November/December 2014
• Vintage is better – Heritage marketing as brand’s resource > p. 33

Comunicando September/October 2014
• Lusso vs. Luxury – reflections on branding and cultural differences > p. 33

Comunicando May/June 2014
• Stand or lapse – The competitive advantage of the brand > p. 37

Comunicandi March/April 2014
• #ILoveMyJob – The 10 Commandments of Brand Builder > p. 35

Comunicando January/February 2014
• The future is on branded content – 2nd part > p. 33

Comunicando November/December 2013
• The future is on branded content > p. 33

Comunicando September 2013
• Pasword “reputation” > p. 29

Comunicando June/July 2013
• Brand Storytelling > p. 31

Comunicando May 2013
• “Who” is the target? > p. 33

Comunicando April 2013
• Designing strategies > p. 33

Comunicando March 2013
• Brand evolution > p. 33

Comunicando January/February 2013
• Communicating the Brand > p. 33

Brand Care magazine n.009
TWO is better than ONE – Coaching as a tool to stimulate lateral thinking inside organizations > p. 26
– FOCUS ON: Kaizen as energy that comes from below > p. 28

Brand Care magazine n.008
It’s not Chinotto, if there isn’t the 8 > p. 26

Brand Care magazine n.007
Brand 2.0 [2nd episode] – Storytelling to obtain a solid brand reputation online [e offline] > p. 32
– FOCUS ON: Where I public my stories – or – How do I create my personal brand > p. 36

Brand Care magazine n.006
BRAND 2.0 [1st episode] – From brand identity to brand reputation with social media > p. 24
– FOCUS ON: Social landscape for companies > p.26

Brand Care magazine n.005
Strategic Planning – The design methodology as the border between improvisation and professionalism in communications market > p. 20
What’s a brief? > p. 23

Brand Care magazine n.004
Business fiction – every company has a story to tell > > p. 24
Queimada 1st season (12 episodes) > p. 26

Brand Care magazine n.003
There isn’t a single way of being “the best”. The sustainable competitive advantage from theory to beer… [Peroni]> p. 14
Birra Peroni, the national Italian beer: from “Carosello” to heritage marketing. Fabrizio Contardi’s interview. > p. 24

Brand Care magazine n.002
Brand and marketing evolutions > p. 14
Marketing’s numbers > p. 22

Brand Care magazine n.001
Product placement – what is and how to use it > p. 14
Fake brands: the ACME case > p. 17
Open missive about product placement > p. 18
Brand equity and its indicators > p. 28

Close-up [ISBN 978-88-899 8-19-8]
Cinematic economy and web awarness forms [anno XI, n° 22, p.96]

JMN &DY’s and Dy’s Chronicles
– cinematic reviews

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