Anglo-italian born and raised in Venice (16 yrs), I speak native English + Venetian + Italian, fluent French + Spanish, rusty German, some Russian and Catalan.
Studied engineering and philosophy (McGill U.) in Montreal, then ran own electronics engineering company there.(17 yrs)
Living in coastal Provence, between Nice and Marseille, in an old stone house a few minutes from the sunny Mistral-swept beaches of Sanary.
Married since 1983 with Catherine Marcogliese, I am an active supporter of her contemporary art (photography, installations). We have two brilliant kids, Anthony (40), maker of foilboards (Voga Marine) and Alessa (30), research neuropsychologist in Bordeaux.
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Other than my family and work, I also have a passion for food and wine. In 2000 I was a co-founder of Slow Food France, and I am still a passionate wine and food lover and I occasionally write about it. I used to be an early and active blogger, but these days I find the social networks to be a better vehicle. Work and holidays mean that I travel often, so I have the luxury of learning about food and wines and culture from all over the world. I have recently honed my breadmaking skills.
In 2015 I founded CriteeQ, an international curated food and restaurant guide bringing together the recommendations and articles of almost 100 experts worldwide.
I am a sometime active radio amateur, with call sign F5UFL. I recently got back on the air on satellite Es'hail 2 (Qatar Oscar QO100).
Working for my own company 3NERGY developing electronics products, including power electronics using GaN, energy conversion systems and more recently microwave circuitry. This return to engineering happened after I teamed up with a brilliant engineer, Alain Bailly, and became a finalist in Google's million dollar Little Box Challenge.
In the last 25 years I have worked as an engineer and business developer in telecommunications, renewable energy (solar, photovoltaic), power electronics.
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