Ornella Spada
Full-Stack Software Engineer
RE-VOGUE
Solo Project | One WeekFull-stack e-commerce website that embodies circular economy in the high-end fashion industry. The back-end is built using Django, Python and it uses SQL as a database. The front-end is a React app that is linked to the SQL back-end. The design is rendered with a minimalistic black and white real estate that reminds the pristine layout of Vogue Magazine’s website and it is entirely realized with CSS with a twist that echoes the 90’s aesthetics.
Trippy
Group Project |One weekA MERN Stack application that showcases alternative places in London, where users can register, review, add to favourites or simply browse their places hotlist on an interactive map. The front-end was built using React and the back-end by implementing Express, Mongoose and MongoDB. We used an external API to render the map and an internal one for user experience. I was responsible for creating the navbar with the log in and the register features. I worked on the logic for building the My Favourite page, the add and delete functions to keep updated the internal API. I contributed to rendering and conceiving the basic design by using Bulma.
CarbonFree
Group Project | Two Days HackathonA MERN Stack application that showcases alternative places in London, where users can register, review, add to favourites or simply browse their places hotlist on an interactive map. The front-end was built using React and the back-end by implementing Express, Mongoose and MongoDB. We used an external API to render the map and an internal one for user experience. I was responsible for creating the navbar with the log in and the register features. I worked on the logic for building the My Favourite page, the add and delete functions to keep updated the internal API. I contributed to rendering and conceiving the basic design by using Bulma.
Turtles in the Ocean
Solo Project | One weekI created my first video-game by using JavaScript, CSS and HTML. Turtles in the Ocean is the environmentalist version of the famous Japanese arcade video-game The Frogger.
Software Engineering Immersive
Student
March 2021 - July 2021
13-week immersive course covering full stack development, including front-end and back-end frameworks, utilising APIs. Learning through daily Zoom sessions, online stand-ups, group coding and online labs, covering:
- programming fundamentals
- front-end development (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript)
- back-end development (Django, MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
Consultant
May 2017 - March 2021
Responsible to develop pioneering strategies that fill the gap between two "once" unrelated industries such as the consumer goods (high-end fashion) and the fine art streams. Achieved an outcome of 180% surge in financial resources to invest in art restauration and valorization
- Developed and implemented analytical tools to identify pools of growth
- Partnered with key affiliates to improve impact and performance
Michael Werner Gallery - London
Project Management and Communications Associate
November 2016 - April 2017
Contributed to the gallery overhaul by securing the processes streamlining, achieved a 40% plunge of inaccuracy
- Achieved 130% sales target by nurturing relationships with HNW clients
- Managed up-to-date databases
- Coordinated work of key departments and distribution
- Aligned priorities with resources and workload
Artfairs London
Business Development and Communications Associate
May 2014 - November 2016
Contributed to boost the business by 40% by developing a growth strategy based on the local market and international landscape, specifically the Middle East (UAE)
- Built analytic reports using insight extracts from SQL databases
- Analyzed large data sets and implemented changes
- Established and developed a strong network of strategic partners
- Touted appealing presentations to C-level participants
Gagosian Gallery - New York
Project Management and Sales Executive
April 2013 - April 2014
Responsible for the smooth delivery of museum-like exhibitions and for a portfolio of clients, enriched CRM strategies
- Promoted from gallery assistant to sales/exhibition management executive after one month of service
- Honed the management of multimillion dollar assets with no losses
- Coordinated multiple operations of distribution and sales
- Conducted researches for exhibitons and publishing projects
Guggenheim Museum - New York
Exhibition Management Assistant
Semptember 2012 - April 2013
Responsible for the management of the Guggenheim Global Calendar, honed internal communication and coordination among departments
- Executed predictive and descriptive analytics
- Simplified data analysis to elaborate new management models
- Managed and updated Intranet and organized internal meetings
- Organized found-raising events for donors
EDUCATION
Columbia University in New York
Master in International Affairs
New York, NY, USA | September 2010 - July 2012
University of Bari
Bachelor of Arts with High Honors in International Law
Bari, Italy | September 2000 - July 2005
CURIOSITY-DRIVEN LEARNING
HarvardX CS50
Computer Science for Business Professionals
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania
Customer Analytics
Udemy
Statistics
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
From Linear to Circular
Confucious Institute
Intermediate Chinese Language Courses