Summary
Marco Consolaro is an agile software and technical consultant, coach, and co-founder with 11 years of experience helping CTOs and technical leaders elevate engineering effectiveness through hands-on coaching, training, and socio-technical consulting. He leads Alcor Academy to reduce costs, accelerate delivery, and increase retention by teaching advanced practices like TDD, refactoring, modular design, and architecture aligned to business domains. Author and international speaker, he co-wrote the award-winning "Agile Technical Practices Distilled" and brings a systems-thinking approach informed by degrees from Ca' Foscari Venezia and Leiden University. Known for combining Venetian wit with a philosopher’s curiosity, Marco focuses on upskilling existing teams rather than hiring more people, believing technical excellence yields exponential productivity.
11 years of coding experience
Computer Science, Computer Software and Media Applications, 5 years degree in Computer Science (Informatics), Computer Science, Computer Software and Media Applications, 5 years degree in Computer Science (Informatics) at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS, Computer Science, Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS, Computer Science at Leiden University
Ragionere Programmatore, Accounting and Computer Science, 56/60, Ragionere Programmatore, Accounting and Computer Science, 56/60 at Fusinieri
English, Italian, French