Pierluigi Vona is a product manager shaping the Arduino Education portfolio with a decade of experience at the intersection of design, makers culture, and educational technology. Based in Turin, he has progressed from fablab manager and educational technologist to leading Career Tech and science education initiatives under Arduino and now Qualcomm’s Arduino arm, focusing on computational thinking, AI literacy and hands-on learning resources. His background in industrial and visual design, Fab Academy digital fabrication training, and work prototyping acoustic installations gives him a rare blend of creative systems thinking and pragmatic product delivery. He thrives on open-source innovation and makerspace collaboration, translating grassroots maker practices into scalable classroom products. Notably, he combines a designer’s eye with product strategy to make complex engineering concepts accessible and engaging for learners.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Fabacademy, Digital Fabrications & Fablabs, Fabacademy, Digital Fabrications & Fablabs at Fab Academy
Erasmus Program, Industrial and Product Design, Erasmus Program, Industrial and Product Design at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Design and Visual Communications, Bachelor's degree, Design and Visual Communications at Politecnico di Torino
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