As my name is difficult to pronounce everybody calls me Leo. Before I trained to be a software developer, I was an award-winning Sushi Chef (See link) with a strong international background developed through education and work experience in Italy, China, and UK.

Although passionate about cooking, I am looking for a change in career, specifically, I am attracted to Frontend Development. Where I find a good way to express my creativity through UI/UX. As an aspiring Junior Developer, I would like to challenge myself and my end-to-end critical thinking in a fast-paced environment

In my working experience, I like to create a structured method of working, to always keep track of my learning process. For this purpose, I found the Agile methodology particularly helpful to work efficiently. I plan daily goals, take notes and measure my perfomance against these milestones.

Moreover, I find this mindset useful in a team environment to define clear roles and responsibilities, which is fundamental to delegate and assign tasks effectively.

As a chef I worked in multicultural and fastpaced environments, developing good communication skills, and the flexibility to maintain a level-head under pressure.

Working with Japanese Chefs I also learned to appreciate dedication, precision, and the relentless pursuit of mastering one's craft in any field of work.

This experience helped me develop a particular attention to detail and strong commitment to deliverables, that I have found very useful for the Frontend Development.

• Agile, XP, Pair Programming
• Full-stack development
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, Angular, React
• Backend: Ruby, Rails, Sinatra
• Testing frameworks: RSpec, Jasmine, Capybara

Intensive Chinese language course in a medium-advanced class.

Studied Chinese language, History, Arts, Literature, Philology, Religion and Philosophy. In 2010 achieved a scholarship to study abroad in Beijing for 3 months to improve Chinese language skills.

Studied Accountancy, IT, Civil law.

Sparta Global (Jun 2020 - Sept 2020)

C# Developer Trainee

• A 12-week intensive training program designed to supply key skills in C# Development and continuous integration of Agile.
• C# programming language while ensuring a strong understanding of OOP programming, SOLID principles, through to building robust testable C# code with TDD and NUnit.
• Being able to work on team projects using ASP .NET to create full-stack applications, interacting with SQL databases using the Entity Framework and Microsoft Azure.

Restaurants: Sushi Hiroba, 4 Degree, Tokimeite, Kouzu (Sept 2013 - Dec 2019)

Sous Chef

• Conducted training functions, ensuring that individual performance met the highest possible culinary standards.
• Supervised and managed employees. Organised all day-to-day Operations. Efficiently capable to perform duties in employees absence.
• Worked collaboratively within the team and established open communication to ensure smooth operations.
• Delivered tailor-made experiences through Omakase (traditional Japanese customer-facing service).

Winner of Global Sushi Challenge UK 2015 representing Kouzu Restaurant, after went to Tokyo, Japan to represent UK in the Grand Final. (See link)

In 2010 won a scholarship from the University La Sapienza to study abroad at the Beijing Foreign Studies University for 3 months to improve Chinese language skills.

• Italian: First language
• Chinese: Fluent
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Fluent
• Japanese: Conversational

• Baking bread: I enjoy the complicated process involved and the unpredictability of the results.

• Workout: It is very important to be healthy. Even if sometimes I slip into drinking very easily.

• Guitar: As a self-learner, I can play a fair bit although I am looking to constantly improve.

• Cooking: Exploring different varieties of cuisines, from Italian and Chinese to Japanese specialties.

• Wood carving: I enjoy the process of carving some figure out of a piece of wood, where I can also develop patience and attention to details.