curriculum vitae 

My curriculum vitae.



personal information

name Alessandro Gallo
nationality Italian
birth 04/06/1981
marital status Single
availability Available to work both in Italy and abroad


academic background

Università degli Studi
di Milano-Bicocca

Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Master Degree in Computer Science

Note: 110/110 cum laude

Thesis: "Real-time editing of the multitrack digital signal in general-purpose portable devices".
Related to the audio project developed during my working experience at the Clearec company.
 

Università degli Studi
di Milano-Bicocca

Oct 2000 - Dec 2003
Bachelor Degree in Computer Science

In the area of System Design and Application Development.

Thesis: "An Environment for Biometric Recognition Technologies".
Related to my bachelor project, which consisted in the design and development in ISO C++ of a full application for DSP fingerprint recognition.


working experiences

Clearec GmbH
(Karlsruhe - Germany)

Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
Designer and developer of a full commercial audio software featuring:
  • Real-time audio editing and multitrack mixing for creative musical reworking and production, on portable devices (Pocket PC, Smartphone, Symbian)
  • an experimental real-time effects environment
  • multi-platform portability
  • ARM XScale assembly optimizations.

Nemesis Automation Srl
(Binasco - Italy)

Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
Developer of a web application for product cataloguing, call center interaction and final user support. Developed using asp.net and MS SQL Server.


technical and specialized skills

programming languages c/c++ (skilled)

Strong object-oriented background and design skills.

Assembly: ARM (w/XScale), MIPS, x86 (w/SIMD)

Other: Java, c#, (asp, html/xml)
 
development environments MS Visual Studio; Apple XCode; Matlab w/Simulink fundamentals.
Familiar with versioning systems and bug tracking systems.
 
operating systems Windows (Win32 API, Mobile API, COM)
Macintosh (OS X Carbon API)
Linux (as a user)
 
audio applications Nuendo, Cubase, Digital Performer, Logic, Pro Tools, Cakewalk/Sonar, Bidule
 
musical instruments Guitars: acoustic and electric (skilled, since 1993), classical;
Electric bass (novice);
Keyboard (fundamentals) and MIDI controllers;
Drums fundamentals (staff reading and composing).
 
Miscellaneous Advanced knowledge of the standards: MIDI, VST;
Good knowledge of the standards: AU, DirectX for audio plug-ins, SoundFont;
Wide DSP theoretical background;
Sound sampling skills and excellent musical ear.


foreign language abilities

Italian Mother tongue
English Fluent written and spoken; exploited throughout my work experience in Germany.

Spanish Fluent written and spoken; practiced during the academic year 2004-2005 spent at the Real Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), as part of the Erasmus International program.

German Completed basic course A-1 at the Volkshochschule Karlsruhe (Germany), currently improving.

French Scholastic


interests and activities

  • Performing in local rock bands and in personal side-projects as guitar player.
  • Music listening and critical analysis (Mainly rock, fusion, electro-jazz, electronic, symphonic).
  • Music composing and experimenting (sequencing and multitrack recording).
  • Professional development: audio magazines (Sound &lite, CM), conventions (Musik Messe) and DSP forums.
  • Light athletics and martial arts (kung fu).