# Lorenzo De Francesco - Full Profile

> CTO, tech speaker, and community organizer with 10+ years of experience in fintech, cloud architecture, and enterprise software development. Currently leading technology at Azimut Marketplace.

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## Personal Info

- **Name:** Lorenzo De Francesco
- **Role:** Chief Technology Officer
- **Company:** Azimut Marketplace
- **Location:** Milan, Italy
- **Website:** https://lory1990.github.io
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzodefrancesco
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/Lory1990

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## Bio

Lorenzo De Francesco is a CTO with a clear mission: transform IT from a cost center into a strategic asset. At Azimut Marketplace, he reduced infrastructure costs by over 70% while building a robust, scalable architecture that serves multiple countries. His approach combines technical depth with business acumen — he doesn't just write code, he builds teams, defines processes, and creates a culture where engineering excellence drives business results. Before stepping into management, he spent years as a hands-on developer and architect, giving him the foundation to make informed decisions and mentor the next generation of tech leaders.

He is one of the organizers of the Google Developer Group Milano and Scientific Coordinator of the Master in Full Stack Development & AI at start2impact.

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## Career

### CTO — Azimut Marketplace (May 2022 – Present)
Milan, Italy. Reduced cost of IT infrastructure by more than 70% while creating a robust, flexible and secure IT Architecture.

### Architect & Team Leader Frontend — Fabrik (November 2020 – May 2022)
Milan, Italy. Frontend Team Leader overseeing a team of 5 members, mentor to junior developers. Defined and maintained the foundational React architecture and common component libraries.

### Senior Software Developer — Costa Crociere (August 2018 – October 2020)
Genova, Italy. Specialized in real-time web applications for the maritime industry. Worked on budget optimization with CI/CD pipelines to deploy applications on ships.

### Project Manager & Developer — CryptoForecast (July 2018 – May 2020)
Remote. Development of the Cryptoforecast platform (application, backoffice, and web jobs). Financial Forecast Algorithms Developer and Project Manager.

### ILS and Maintenance Engineer — Delfi/Fincantieri (January 2017 – August 2018)
La Spezia, Italy. Integrated Logistic Support Technical Writer for the Italian Navy. Supplier management, spare parts identification, and writing maintenance manuals for complex systems.

### Co-Founder & CEO — Navium (January 2015 – December 2016)
Trieste, Italy. Co-founder of a startup developing decision support products for the cruise shipping market. Funded by POR-FESR 2020 Program (€300k).

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## Technical Skills

### Frontend
- **React** — 4 years (highlighted skill)
- **React Native** — 1 year
- **CSS/SASS/Styled Components** — 4 years

### Backend
- **Java** — 7 years (Spring Boot, Quarkus) (highlighted skill)
- **Node.js** — 5 years (Express, TypeScript) (highlighted skill)
- **SQL + NoSQL** — 8 years (MongoDB, MSSQL, MySQL) (highlighted skill)

### Cloud & Infrastructure
- **Azure** — 4 years (highlighted skill)
- **AWS** — 1 year
- **Kubernetes** — 2 years (Mia Platform, Docker)

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## Key Achievements

- **€700k+** recurring IT costs reduced
- **2 tech leaders** mentored from junior developers
- **100% IT governance** established (security policies, GDPR, SSO, monitoring)
- **5+ countries** served with multi-country fintech platform
- **45+ talks** at conferences and events
- **15+ projects** delivered

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## Open Source Projects

### MFE Orchestrator
Like Kubernetes, but for frontend. A centralized multi-cloud platform for managing and orchestrating microfrontends across multiple environments. Ship and manage microfrontends in minutes, not hours.
- Multi-environment (DEV, UAT, PROD)
- Multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Canary deployments, CI/CD integration
- Version management & rollback
- Website: https://mfe-orchestrator.dev/
- GitHub: https://github.com/mfe-orchestrator

### Swagger Aggregator
A Kubernetes-native service that automatically discovers Ingress resources, retrieves associated services and pods, and aggregates their Swagger API definitions into a unified interface.
- Auto-discovery of Ingress resources
- Active pod validation
- Swagger definition merging, Redis caching
- Helm chart deployment
- GitHub: https://github.com/Lory1990/swagger-aggregator

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## Client & Side Projects

### Tryvium
Crypto-friendly booking platform. Online booking for hotels and accommodations with crypto payments. Role: Head of Frontend Development. Stack: React, Web3, CSS. Website: https://tryvium.io

### Tongy
Platform to teach English to babies through fun interactive activities and native speaker lessons. Role: Full Stack Developer. Stack: AWS, React, Docker, Node. Website: https://tongy.it

### Autoconnexa
InsurTech platform with mileage-based car insurance and vehicle tracking. Role: Team Leader. Stack: AWS, React, Docker, Node, Stripe. Website: https://autoconnexa.it

### Spire Energia
Platform to monitor building energy consumption for condominium administrators. Role: Full Stack Developer. Stack: VPS, Node, Stripe. Website: https://spire-energia.com

### Newo
Fintech web application for invoice advance, allowing businesses to get cash on outstanding invoices. Role: Head of development. Stack: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Node, React, Stripe. Website: https://newopay.it

### Duck Internship
Internship marketplace connecting graduates with practical work experience. Role: Full Stack Developer. Stack: VPS, Node, React. Website: https://duckinternship.com

### The Personal Trainer
PWA fitness tracker for personal trainers and athletes. Role: Head of development. Stack: VPS, Docker, Node, React.

### Comunicazione per PT
Personal trainer online video portal with YouTube integration and PayPal payments. Role: Head of development. Stack: VPS, Docker, Node, React.

### CryptoForecast
Platform to predict cryptocurrency prices, centralizing all useful trader information. Role: Head of development. Stack: VPS, Node, React, PHP.

### Navium
Marine tech startup specialized in damaged stability prediction and naval design software. Role: Head of development. Stack: Java.

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## Speaking Events & Talks

### 2026
- **BacaroLive EP 10 - Carriera e Micro Mondi** (March 12, 2026) — Online, BacaroTech. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yucOO2SZxQ
- **Creare una Test Factory Aziendale** (February 7, 2026) — Winter Tech. https://wintertech.it/

### 2025
- **Orchestrare Microfrontend Like a Pro** (November 22, 2025) — DevFest Alps 2025, Torino
- **Orchestrare Microfrontend Like a Pro** (November 18, 2025) — Reggio Emilia Full Stack Meetup
- **Mille modi di orchestrare Microfrontend** (October 25, 2025) — DevFest Roma. React, Vite Module Federation, Lerna, Web Components.
- **Creare Agenti con Langflow** (October 24, 2025) — AI Day Conf 2025 Reloaded, Microsoft Italia Roma. Building AI agents with RAG and tools using Langflow.
- **CTO Connext @ Codemotion** (October 14, 2025) — Codemotion 2025
- **Guida pratica alla gestione delle eccezioni** (October 11, 2025) — Dev Fest Milano 2025. Exception handling end to end.
- **Il Kubernetes per Frontend esiste, ed e' open source** (October 4, 2025) — DevFest Modena 2025. Lightning talk on MFE Orchestrator.
- **Come costruire una cultura IT partendo dal disordine totale** (October 3, 2025) — Ordine degli Ingegneri, Verona
- **Cybersecurity: solo adempimenti normativi o vera sicurezza?** (September 26, 2025) — Strategic Management Partners
- **Oracolo del Test - Leadership talk e tavola rotonda** (February 25, 2025)

### 2024
- **Anche le infrastrutture cloud possono essere scriptate** (November 16, 2024) — DevFest Venezia. Terraform for Azure cloud.
- **IT Governance con Lorenzo De Francesco** (July 8, 2024) — Azure Italia Podcast. IT governance on Azure.
- **Azimut Marketplace: The Path to a Platform Company** (May 14, 2024) — Platmosphere, Talent Garden Calabiana
- **Come hostare la tua startup 100% su Azure** (April 18, 2024) — Microsoft House Milano
- **Come parlano i software?** (April 16, 2024) — Milano Luiss Hub. How software communicates.

### 2023
- **Come fare il grande passo: da sviluppatore a manager** (October 31, 2023) — GDG Cloud Milano
- **Prendere in gestione un software scritto da altri** (December 2, 2023) — Dev Fest Alps 2023
- **I passi giusti per creare una piattaforma solida e scalabile** (November 11, 2023) — Dev Fest Trento 2023
- **Sviluppiamo una web app in TDD con Cypress** (June 30, 2023) — Working Software Conference, MotorK
- **Data protection e Cyber Security** (May 23, 2023) — Fiera del Credito
- **Resilienza e proattivita' per la sicurezza** (May 22, 2023) — ClassCnbc (Sky 507)
- **Come sviluppare un reparto IT performante** (May 17, 2023) — CTO Mastermind. Video + Podcast.
- **Da ingegnere navale a CTO** (May 11, 2023) — Pointer Podcast
- **WANNABE MANAGER IN ICT** (April 19, 2023) — Lavoro Digitale Italia
- **Un Tool zero-config per monitorare le attivita' degli utenti** (March 31, 2023) — React JS Milano
- **Creare una Test Factory Aziendale** (January 13, 2023) — Google DevFest Alps 2023

### 2022
- **How to handle a multicountry enterprise platform** (October 22, 2022) — Google DevFest Triveneto 2022
- **Il tuo primo giorno di lavoro** (September 21, 2022) — Tutored
- **Guida pratica alla gestione di un prodotto IT** (September 20, 2022) — Crafted Software
- **Recruiter & Dev: Celebrating Friendship!** (September 5, 2022)
- **Colmare il debito tecnico** (June 23, 2022) — Tech Italia
- **Colloquio tecnico per neolaureati** (June 21, 2022)
- **Simulazione di colloquio per Back-end Developer** (May 16, 2022) — Tutored
- **Come si supera il colloquio tecnico?** (January 31, 2022) — Tutored

### 2021
- **Il team leader cosa fa?** (December 22, 2021)
- **Come creare un Frontend scalabile, robusto e coerente** (December 14, 2021) — React JS Milano. Storybook and Design System.
- **Lavoro da posti incredibili e sono felice** (December 1, 2021) — Digital Nomadism talk
- **Con le architetture disaccoppiate e' meglio!** (November 24, 2021) — Microservices PubSub patterns
- **Deploy in ambienti critici** (November 18, 2021)
- **Chat With UX/UI** (November 10, 2021) — UX/UI designer career paths
- **TeclaSystem dove si creano software per palinsesti TV** (October 28, 2021)
- **Bastano 200/giorno per un freelance?** (October 13, 2021) — Freelance cost-benefit analysis
- **Chat with UX/UI - Design System** (October 6, 2021)

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## Talk Topics

Lorenzo speaks about:
- IT governance and management
- Cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, Terraform)
- Microfrontend architecture and orchestration
- Testing strategies and test factories
- Cybersecurity and data protection
- Career transitions (developer to manager)
- AI agents and Langflow
- Exception handling
- Software communication patterns
- Team leadership and mentoring

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## Community Roles

- **Organizer** — Google Developer Group Milano (https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-milano/)
- **Scientific Coordinator** — Master in Full Stack Development & AI, start2impact (https://www.start2impact.it/)

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## Contact

Lorenzo is available for speaking engagements, collaborations, and consulting. Reach out via LinkedIn or through his website contact form.