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Mr. Alessandro Pace
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (with concentration in digital signal processing and communication networks)
Master of Science in Telecommunication Systems Management (with concentration in networking and mobile), Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Florence, Italy, and (currently) Boston, Massachusetts
Alessandro currently works for m-Qube, a VeriSign company, as a Flash mobile software engineer responsible for Flash Lite research and development. He is certified as an instructor and developer in Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 from Adobe, and he is manager of the Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group. He is also one of the founders of Mobile Monday Boston. Alessandro works daily on his personal Flash Lite project, Kero Mobile, and he is very active in the Flash Lite developer community. You can read his blog at biskero.org.
Development Areas of Interest
Mobile platforms
Macromedia Flash Lite from Adobe, Symbian OS, S60, Series 40, Brew, Windows Mobile
Application categories
Games, messaging, multimedia, video, music, distributed mobile applications, multiplatform applications, user-generated content, and location-based services
Programming languages
ActionScript, C, C++, PHP, HTML, XHTML, WML, Python, S60
Integrated development environments (IDEs)
Flash Professional IDE, Eclipse, Carbide C++
Wireless device technologies
GSM, UMTS, WCDMA, GPRS, EDGE, HSPDA, 2G, 2.5G, 3G, Bluetooth, SMS, MMS, Wi-Fi, WLAN
Other areas of interest
Snowboarding, tracking, tennis, soccer, music, and wine
Personal Competencies
Languages
Italian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (understanding)
Mobile competencies
Design, architecture, and implementation of distributed mobile application/platform; mobile prototyping and demos; integration of Web services with mobile applications
Forum Nokia Community activity areas
Discussion -- Flash Lite
Discussion -- General
Discussion --- digital rights management (DRM)
Main Achievements
Applications
Kero Mobile: Kero Mobile is a Flash Lite service-oriented and distributed mobile application/platform that delivers content on demand to mobile phones.
Books and other publications
Creating a Flash Lite 1.1 RSS Reader: article on Adobe Mobile DevNet.
Speaking engagements
Adobe MAX 2006: Connecting to External Data Services Using Flash Lite
Awards
Codeveloper of iShop, recognized as the Most Innovative Use of Flash Lite at the Macromedia Flash Lite from Adobe contest in 2005
Hosted Web pages
Biskero.org
Biskero.com
Flashmobilegroup.org
Momoboston.com
Mobile communities in which you are active
Adobe Flash Lite 2.0 Development Forum
Adobe Flash Lite 1.1 Forum
Yahoo Flash Lite User Group
Flash Mobile Forum
Contact Information
E-mail address
biskero@gmail.com
