Alessandro Pilotti
Founder CEO at Cloudbase Solutions
Timiș, Romania
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Top SchoolAlessandro Pilotti is the founder and CEO of Cloudbase Solutions in Timișoara, Romania, with over 13 years of experience building cloud interoperability software that brings Windows and Hyper-V into OpenStack environments. He leads development of OpenStack-for-Windows components—such as the Hyper-V compute driver, cloudbase-init and Open vSwitch for Hyper-V—and has substantive upstream contributions to flagship OpenStack projects (Nova, Neutron, Cinder) focused on Hyper-V compatibility and networking plugins. An MVP on Hyper-V with an M.Sc. in Computer Science and certifications including MCSD, MCSE and RHCE, he combines hands-on backend development, DevOps automation (Windows imaging and build tooling) and community-facing technical speaking. Known for turning compatibility headaches into production-ready features, he bridges enterprise Windows ecosystems with open-source cloud platforms. When not shipping code or consulting he pursues paragliding—literally flying into old-fashioned clouds—reflecting a taste for practical experimentation and controlled risk.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of BolognaAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im BreisgauMaster of Research - MRes, Bioinformatics, Distinction, Master of Research - MRes, Bioinformatics, Distinction at Birkbeck, University of London
English, German, Italian, Romanian
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Github Skills (58)
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plugin-development10
cinder10
windows10
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
FreeRDP/FreeRDP-WebConnect
Jan 2014 - Jul 2017
A gateway for seamless access to your RDP-Sessions in any HTML5-compliant browser
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:60 commits, 18 PRs, 17 pushes in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Alessandro primarily focused on enhancing the backend functionality of the FreeRDP-WebConnect gateway. They implemented Nova token authentication via a RESTful API, integrating with OpenStack for console access. Further contributions included updating API URLs and adapting to changes in the Nova API. They also worked on fixing hardcoded paths and build scripts, indicating some involvement in the project's deployment and build process.
browsercompliantjavascriptrdpgateway
openstack/nova
Aug 2012 - Oct 2015
OpenStack Compute (Nova). Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:78 commits in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Alessandro primarily focused on improving the Hyper-V driver within the OpenStack Nova compute project. Their work involved fixing Hyper-V-related issues in the code, particularly related to compatibility with older Windows versions and features like live migration. The user added and modified unit tests to ensure the driver's behavior with different operating system versions. They also refactored code to improve class subclassing.
novaopendevopenstackcompute
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