Summary
Andrea Gherardi is a Chief Technology Officer and full-stack engineer based in Florence with two decades of software and digital experience and 12 years in senior roles. He transformed Mirror from a content shop into an award-winning interactive studio, building and scaling a multidisciplinary digital team and delivering immersive web and multimedia installations. A practical advocate for AI and emerging tech, he has driven company-wide adoption of machine learning to optimize creative workflows and pioneer new product experiences. His hands-on roots span front-end architecture, React/Angular, Node, and multimedia platforms, informed by extensive freelance and agency work across Europe and Australia. Andrea is an active community builder—speaker, meetup organizer, and talent networker—who balances strategic leadership with code-level involvement. Colleagues know him for combining experimental research instincts with a clear focus on shipping robust, production-ready experiences.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Degree Information & Communication Technologies, Bachelor Degree Information & Communication Technologies at Università degli Studi di Firenze
Diploma Sciences, Diploma Sciences at Liceo Scientifico
Italian, English