Andrea Ottolina

Co-Founder and Director at Flubber Media

Location: London, United Kingdom
Industry: Marketing and Advertising

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Andrea Ottolina's Overview

Current

Co-Founder and Director at Flubber Media
Founder and Director at Pixelinlove

Past

Senior Web Developer at AKQA
Interface Developer at Made by Many
Senior Web Developer at Libertine

Web Developer at Naked
Web Developer / Concept Designer at IAKI
Web Developer / Concept Designer / Technical Leader at MRM Partners s.r.l. - MRM Worldwide
Web Developer / Consultant at Various (Self-employed)

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Education

Politecnico di Milano
Leonardo da Vinci

Recommendations

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Connections

316 connections

Websites

Highly-experienced web developer with extensive understanding and knowledge of project management and IT activities, with a proven ability to lead small teams, delivering projects on time and on budget. Hands on experience with numerous platforms (Win/Mac/Linux) and languages.

A graduate of Telecommunications Engineering, coupled with a keen interest in innovative technologies and hands on experience in planning, delivering and managing web related infrastructures.

Specialties

- Frontend technologies: xhtml, css, javascript, xml, flash, actionscript.
- Backend technologies: asp, .net, ruby on rails, jsp, sql server, mysql.
- Project Management tools: BaseCamp, Microsoft Project, Jira.
- Platform and OS: Windows, Apple Mac.
- Network and client/server infrastructure management experience.
- Web enthusiast fascinated by latest trends and cutting edge technologies.

Co-Founder and Director

Flubber Media

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry

November 2011 – Present (1 year 7 months) London, United Kingdom

Founder and Director

Pixelinlove

August 2010 – Present (2 years 10 months)

Developed and marketed iTorch for iPhone.
iTorch has been downloaded by more than 15 Million users worldwide. Thanks to carefully planned promotions and marketing initiatives, it ranked top positions for free Apps in UK, France, Australia, Italy, Spain and many other countries.

Senior Web Developer

AKQA

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry

November 2009 – November 2011 (2 years 1 month)

Lead developer on projects for key-clients. Defined time-plan estimates and overhauled creative requirements. Mentored junior developers and advocated the use of modular and reusable code.

Extensive use of advanced javascript techniques.

Also lead frontend developer for the new AKQA's agency website which has been awarded Most Innovative Agency Website of year 2011 from iMedia.

- http://www.akqa.com
- http://www.imediaconnection.com/iMediaLists/2011/agency-award-winners/AKQA/

Interface Developer

Made by Many

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry

September 2009 – November 2009 (3 months)

Upgraded the CMS structure of the INQ Mobile's website in order to build a new section
for upcoming products. Co-developed layouts and pages for the vInspired project by using an innovative approach for coding CSS stylesheets.

Recent project:
- http://www.inqmobile.com
- http://vinspired.com

Senior Web Developer

Libertine

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry

June 2008 – August 2009 (1 year 3 months)

Responsible for the development and supervision of frontend builds, including xhtml and css code validation, flash AS3 development, SEO optimization and usability testing. Also worked closely with .NET developers to implement system functionality as well as training junior developers.

Recent projects:
- http://www.tabascofanclub.co.uk
- http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com
- http://www.robotracergame.com

Clients:
- Jameson Whiskeys
- Tabasco
- Butlins
- BAA
- Play.com
- Gartmore
- Ryvita

Roles:
- html / css / javascript developer
- flash / actionscript developer
- user experience and interface designer

Technologies:
- xhtml
- css
- javascript
- actionscript
- .NET C#

Softwares:
- Osx
- Visual Studio .NET
- Flash CS4
- Flash Develop
- photoshop

Web Developer

Naked

November 2007 – May 2008 (7 months)

Worked in a small team as lead frontend developer for Naked's Ruby-on-Rails social-networking/social-messaging application. Built from scratch and tested javascript functionality using jQuery framework and a progressive enhancement development style. Conducted user experience tests and experimented multiple solutions in order to improve the overall platform usability. This was a start-up company and the development process required an Agile approach.

Projects:
- http://www.getnaked.com

Clients:
- start-up project

Roles:
- html / css / javascript developer
- user experience and interface designer

Technologies:
- ruby on rails
- xhtml
- css
- javascript

Softwares:
- osx
- textmate
- svn
- git
- photoshop

Web Developer / Concept Designer

IAKI

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry

February 2007 – November 2007 (10 months)

Projects:
- http://www.nokiatrendslab.it
- http://www.iaki.it

Clients:
- Nokia

Roles:
- html / css / javascript / flash / actionscript developer
- user experience and interface designer

Technologies:
- ruby on rails
- xhtml
- css
- javascript
- flash 8
- actionscript 2

Softwares:
- osx
- dreamweaver
- radrails
- photoshop
- flash

Web Developer / Concept Designer / Technical Leader

MRM Partners s.r.l. - MRM Worldwide

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry

February 2002 – February 2007 (5 years 1 month)

Clients:
- Microsoft
- Opel
- Sagit
- Unilever
- Mulino Bianco
- Campari

Roles:
- html / css / javascript / flash / actionscript / jsp / asp developer
- user experience / interface / concept designer
- IT manager

Technologies:
- flash 8
- actionscript 2
- jsp
- asp
- xhtml
- css
- javascript

Softwares:
- win
- dreamweaver
- photoshop
- flash

Web Developer / Consultant

Various (Self-employed)

January 2000 – January 2006 (6 years 1 month)

iTorch
- August 2010 to Present
Team Members: Andrea Ottolina

12 Million downloads so far
Stickers
- January 2012 to May 2012
Team Members: Andrea Ottolina, Maurizio Cremaschi

The first iOS app developed in collaboration with my actual business partner Andrea for our startup Flubber Media.

"Stickers for iPhone and iPad adds fun to your shots with live preview and face detection. Forget your fingers!"

40k downloads
300k photo taken