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\firstname{Francesco} % Your first name
\familyname{Dondi} % Your last name

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\title{\small The guarantee of experience, the enthusiasm for good engineering. 
 \\[1em] \color{black}{Latest version of this CV at: \textcolor{blueGray}{\href{https://dondi.fyi/cv_en}{dondi.fyi/cv\_en}}}
 \\[0.2em] \color{black}{Online (React) version of this CV at: \textcolor{blueGray}{\href{https://fdondi.github.io/cv-react/}{https://fdondi.github.io/cv-react/}}}}
\email{francesco314@gmail.com}
\mobile{+41 76 456 50 32}
\social[linkedin]{francesco-dondi}
\social[github]{Fdondi}
\address{Zugerstarsse 66, 8810 Horgen, ZH}
\extrainfo{\color{lightgray}\raisebox{3mm}{\rule{5cm}{0.4pt}} \\[-0.9em] Born 29/10/1990 \\ Italian citizen, C permit \\
Married, no children}
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\section{Who I am}
As a seasoned software developer, I bring a wealth of experience in developing robust software solutions. The post-Covid time has been hectic, but my diverse professional background gave me the experience to be immediately effective with all types of tools and processes. Now however I'm aiming at a stable position where I can grow long-term. I'm known among my peers and supervisors for being a reliable, intelligent, and friendly colleague, one who is always ready to take on responsibility and contribute to the team's success.

\section{2020-current: Startup experiences}
\cventry{09/2024 - 01/2025}{Senior Machine Learning Engineer}{}{\Company{Giotto AI}}{}{
\noindent
\begin{minipage}{0.65\textwidth}
Contributed to cutting-edge research tackling the ARC challenge. Especially focused on data augmentation. Extensively used BART for classification, and Pytorch/Lightning for efficient multi-GPU training. 
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}

\cventry{03/2024 - 05/2024}{Senior Software Engineer}{}{\Company{Deep Impact}}{}{
\noindent
\begin{minipage}{0.65\textwidth}
Had the opportunity to have direct experience of Computer Vision, both on cloud and edge embedded devices (Nvidia Jetson platform). 
Contributed by overhauling Docker setup and solving bugs.
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}

\cventry{03/2023 - 09/2023}{Senior Software Engineer}{}{\Company{DoubleCloud}}{}{
\noindent
\begin{minipage}{0.65\textwidth}
Developed infrastructure around ClickHouse SQL, deploying with SaltStack, Helm and Terraform. Go for Telegraf plugins.
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}

\cventry{06/2021 - 09/2022}{Senior Software Engineer}{}{\Company{Firebolt}}{}{
\noindent
\begin{minipage}{0.65\textwidth}
Developed the SQL optimization engine and testing infrastructure.
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\item Expanded supported SQL syntax and optimizations
\item reworked the test framework to support new test suite
\item contributed to rewriting to higher standards the optimization engine 
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\cventry{08/2020 - 02/2021}{Software Developer and Quantitative Analyst}{}{\Company{F-Trust}}{}{
\noindent
\begin{minipage}{0.65\textwidth}
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\item Maintained and developed a Trading Engine (C++)
\item redesigned, implemented and migrated storage (PostgreSQL)
\item extracted and integrated data from multiple log streams
\item analyzed data to highlight opportunities for improvement (Julia)
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\section{2017-2020: Google}
\cventry{10/2017 - 05/2020}{Senior Software Developer}{}{\Company{Google}}{}{
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Within Search, productionized an initially experimental tool (C++).
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\item Improved runtime from days to hours
\item added support for new kinds of data
\item made the results easily visualizable and monitorable
\item made onboarding orders of magnitude faster for most cases
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\section{2015-2017: Initial Experiences}
\cventry{04/2016 - 10/2017}{Software Developer}{}{\Company{Ascent Software}}{}{
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I helped maintain and develop a driver (C++) for automotive communications, running both on regular computers and embedded (QNX real-time OS) systems.
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\cventry{04/2015 - 04/2016}{Junior Developer}{}{\Company{Rulex Inc.}/\Company{CNR}}{}{
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Explored options for speeding up C algorithms with CPU (OpenMP) and GPU (Nvidia CUDA) parallelization. MATLAB algorithms to Python.
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\tskl{SQL}{5}
\tskl{- Clickhouse SQL}{5}
\tskl{- PostgreSQL}{4}
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\tssection{Data Science/ML}
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\tskl{Pandas}{4}
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\tssection{Universal Tools}
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\tssection{Advanced Tools}
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\tssection{Competences}
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\tsection{Languages}
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\tskl{Italiano}{5}
\tskl{Deutsch}{3}
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\section{Formal education}

\cventry{02/2024--10/2024\hfill}{\href{https://sce.ethz.ch/en/programmes-and-courses/search-current-courses/cas/cas-eth-ml-fin-ins.html}{CAS ETH in Machine Learning in Finance and Insurance}}{ETH Zürich}{}{}{}
\cventry{01/2023--06/2023\hfill}{\href{https://execed-online.imperial.ac.uk/business-analytics}{Business Analytics: From Data to Decisions}}{Imperial College Business School}{}{}{}
\cventry{2009--2015\hfill}{\href{https://scuolagalileiana.unipd.it/en/}{Galileian School of Higher Education}}{University of Padua}{Enriching program}{\textit{98/100}}{}
\cventry{2012--2014\hfill}{Master Degree in Mathematics}{University of Padua}{}{\textit{108/110}}{}
\cventry{2009--2012\hfill}{Bachelor Degree in Mathematics}{University of Padua}{}{\textit{110/110 cum Laude}}{}
\cventry{2004--2009\hfill}{High School - Science Track, added IT, French}{Liceo Fermi}{Bologna}{\textit{100/100 cum Laude}}{}

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\section{Continuous Learning}

\subsection{Data Science/Analytics}
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\Course{Aug 2024}{J.P. Morgan Python training}{\href{https://github.com/jpmorganchase/python-training}{GitHub}}
\Course{Nov 2023}{Data Fluency: Exploring and Describing Data}{Linkedin}
\Course{Nov 2023}{Power BI Essential Training}{Linkedin}
\Course{Oct 2023}{Business Intelligence for Consultants}{Linkedin}
\Course{Oct 2023}{Data Analytics for Business Professionals}{Linkedin}
\Course{Oct 2023}{Excel: Economic Analysis and Data Analytics}{Linkedin}
\Course{Oct 2023}{The Non-Technical Skills of Effective Data Scientists}{Linkedin}
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\subsection{Machine Learning/LLMs/AI}
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\Course{Jan 2024}{Generative AI with Large Language Models}{Coursera}
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\subsection{Programming languages}
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\Course{Nov 2023}{\Csh Essential Training 1: Types and Control Flow}{Linkedin}
\Course{Oct 2023}{Learning MATLAB}{Linkedin}
\Course{Nov 2023}{C Programming for Embedded Applications}{Linkedin}
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\subsection{Design, documentation and communication}
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\Course{Jun 2024}{Software Design: Modeling with UML}{Linkedin}
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\subsection{Cloud and DevOps}
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\Course{Feb 2023}{AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02)}{Linkedin}
\Course{Jan 2023}{DevOps Foundations: Going Cloud Native}{Linkedin}
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\section{Projects}

\subsection{Embedded}
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\Project{arduino_btc_project.jpg}{Nov 2023}{BTC Arduino monitor}{github.com/Fdondi/arduino-btc}{Board blinking green for increased bitcoin pirce, red for decrease. Blinks faster for fast price change.}

\Project{ai_keyboard.jpg}{Aug 2024}{AI Keyboard}{github.com/Fdondi/ai\_keyboard}{A keyboard to perform various operations with LLMs with one click. Working on Bluetooth connection.}

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%\Project{worterbuch.png}{Dec 2023}{Deutsches Wörterbuch}{chat.openai.com/g/g-bpvvdzIKE-deutsches-worterbuch}{CustomGPT for grammar, explanation in German and English, examples. Clarifies ambiguous words. Adjusts German level.}
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\vspace{-4em}
\section{Competitions}
\small{
\cventry{ongoing}{Leetcode}{\href{https://leetcode.com/u/Fdondi/}{https://leetcode.com/u/Fdondi/}}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{ongoing}{Kaggle}{\href{https://www.kaggle.com/litecoin}{https://www.kaggle.com/litecoin}}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{2024}{\href{https://app.codility.com/programmers/challenges/}{Codility Pi Challenge}}{Silver Award}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{19-20/Mar/2016}{H-Farm}{H-Ack Food}{Reinventing the ’Bio food’ experience.}{}{}{}
\cventry{12-13/Dec/2015}{H-Farm}{H-Ack Luxottica}{Ideas for the future of glasses.}{}{}{}
\cventry{2009}{Italian Olympics of Mathematics}{Gold \includegraphics[width=0.6em]{gold.png}}{}{}{}{}
\cventry{2008}{Italian Olympics of Information Technology}{Bronze  \includegraphics[width=0.7em]{bronze.png}}{}{}{}{}
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\mysection{Personal}
\\ 
Hobbies:\\ Read, hike, bike, swim.

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