I do my best work on problems no one has cracked yet — the kind where you invent the approach rather than follow one. I've shipped production ML on a Fortune-500 sales floor at Procter & Gamble, led AI projects at GF Machining Solutions, and built — and still run — a CHF 500K+ e-commerce where restocking, support, pricing and anomaly detection largely run themselves.
Before industry, I did research at IDSIA, where I published. I hold an MSc in Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA). Based in Zürich, open to AI, ML and automation roles in the Zurich, Zug and Basel area — or remote.
Outside of work I've spent years in the community: a first responder with the Samaritans, an educator in scouting, and part of the Global Shapers Community (World Economic Forum). I gravitate to projects that put technology and effort where they actually help people.
That instinct shows up in my work too — social-sport programs that give kids a safe place to move, and data journalism that holds local media to account. Same drive as the engineering; different scoreboard.
A few highlights where ML or automation made a measurable difference. Every number is real and defensible.
A 3D, explorable knowledge graph built from 173 of my own Coursera lecture transcripts — 844 concept bubbles wired together with typed links, that a local LLM can grow, and where every AI edit is proposed, previewed and reversible.
My main project: a system that mined our Amazon data and third-party sources, automated the manual data-pulling behind it, and told salespeople exactly when and where to act. The whole interface was email — replies included.
An ML tool that scored sales opportunities and suggested the margin to quote on each one — tailored to the rep and the client. Validated live against the sellers' own predictions, it won executive backing for AI.
A generative-AI platform for a non-profit: someone shares a real experience, a tightly-constrained pipeline turns it into a faithful short story and an accompanying image, and the results become a printed, QR-linked exhibition.
Built a coffee e-commerce from zero into a profitable business — with the data models and the customer experience to back it.
A local-first tool that aggregates job postings, scores them against my own profile, and turns the gap analysis into what I actually need: which skills to learn next and which roles are worth pursuing. A supervised browser extension handles the applications themselves.
A through-line across my life: show up, take responsibility, and put effort where it helps.
Trained first-aid volunteer, on call for community events and emergencies. Calm-under-pressure, the non-technical kind.
Years guiding kids and teenagers in scouting — responsibility, teamwork and the outdoors, one weekend at a time.
Part of the WEF's young-leaders network, on local projects with a social and civic focus.
Led social-sport programs giving kids a safe, free place to move and belong after school.
Led a community association — the unglamorous work of keeping people organised and motivated.
Volunteer hands for events, environmental causes, and incubating impact-driven ventures in Ticino.
A generative-AI platform that turned people's real stories into a printed, QR-linked exhibition. Where my work and my values meet.
The AI/data engine of a live e-commerce P&L: automation platform for restocking, support, pricing and cost-anomaly detection.
Sole dev + PM; concept to working MVP, then a clean exit when funding didn't close.
Led pro-bono technology and data/AI projects for non-profits, alongside an impact-driven entrepreneurship incubator. Built free websites for local NGOs (including the Samaritans and the Scouts); created Racconti Invisibili (a generative-AI platform turning real stories into a printed, QR-linked exhibition) and Sotto la Lente (NLP analysis of local news for media bias). Completed an intensive Impact Hub Ticino incubator on building an impact-driven startup.
Built the business from scratch to CHF 500K+; price-elasticity & demand-forecasting models; A/B testing (+70% engagement).
Production ML and automation for sales and audit teams — recommendations, anomaly detection and process automation that saved thousands of hours a year; Product Owner leading a team of 5.
Led AI projects under direct VP/CSO sponsorship; shipped an ML sales tool across multiple markets and won the internal AI hackathon (NLP).
Published research on AI-driven optimisation; built a RESTful CNN system and a 3D drone-trajectory tool.
Open to AI, ML and automation roles in the Zurich, Zug and Basel area — or remote. The fastest way to reach me is email.
federico@dignazio.ch