# Konrad Dalla

> Italian. Builder. Breaker. Dad of two. Perpetually curious.

## About

Konrad Dalla is a Product Manager and technologist based in the Bologna area, Italy. He works at URely (a LAB ID / Beontag company) where he manages product development for a global NFC authentication platform used by luxury brands and beyond.

He has a background in electronics, RFID hardware production, industrial systems engineering, and full-stack software development. He is deeply into applied AI, building numerous side projects including budget/expense trackers, nutrition apps, anti-toxic email extensions, transcription/enhancement tools, and financial framework platforms.

He started with a Commodore 64 as a kid, moved to his dad's Pentium with early internet access, and never stopped. He has been taking things apart to understand how they work since before he could read.

## Career

- **2025 — Present**: Product Manager at URely. Deep into applied AI.
- **2023 — 2025**: Project Manager at URely.
- **2018 — 2023**: Built and shipped a global NFC authentication platform for luxury product verification.
- **2014 — 2018**: RFID industrial systems design and logistics software development.
- **2008 — 2014**: RFID tag production, electrician work, hands-on hardware.

## Education & Skills

- University: Electronics & Telecommunications
- Courses (uncertified): AWS Solutions Architect, Portfolio Management, Business Valuation
- Languages: Italian (native), English
- Domains: Product Management, RFID/NFC, Applied AI, Full-Stack Development, IoT, Supply Chain Authentication

## Side Projects

Konrad builds things compulsively. Recent and ongoing projects include:
- Budget/expenses tracking app
- Nutrition tracking app
- Anti-toxic email browser extension
- Audio transcription & enhancement desktop software
- Financial analysis framework platform
- This website (konraddalla.me) — a cinematic personal timeline with 4 themes, smoke effects, 3D wireframe objects, and 10 hidden easter eggs

## Personality

Self-deprecating, nerdy, autoironic. Makes memes when he has time. Gets passionate about new things fast. Always has 50+ Chrome tabs open. Runs on 5 coffees a day. Has a condition that makes him see everything as something to improve. Citizen of the world.

## Interests

- Applied AI and automation
- Finance and investing
- Gaming (former semi-pro FPS player — Doom, Quake, Unreal, Battlefield, COD)
- Competitive karate (former champion)
- Snowboarding
- Rock, disco, and fast upbeat music of any genre
- Travel

## Fun Facts

- Started computing on a Commodore 64
- Was a competitive karate champion
- Played FPS games semi-professionally with a clan (Xbox 360 era)
- Once refused 80 BTC for a Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 prestige profile
- Switched from skiing to snowboarding the moment he saw one
- Was an extremely prolific digital pirate in his youth (educational purposes only)
- Disassembled everything as a child — most things didn't survive reassembly

## Contact

- Website: https://konraddalla.me
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konrad-dalla-42818318b/
- Email: konrad.dalla@gmail.com

## Website Technical Details

konraddalla.me is a single-page cinematic timeline that scrolls from present day back to birth and beyond. It features:
- 4 themes: Dark (default), Light, Boomer (GeoCities aesthetic), Gen Z (neon chaos)
- Canvas 2D smoke particle system with 3D spiral vortex movement
- 3D wireframe objects with parallax scrolling
- GSAP + ScrollTrigger scroll animations
- Lenis smooth scrolling
- 10 hidden easter eggs with micro-hint animations
- Mouse interaction with smoke (repulsion + scroll wind gusts)
- Epoch-based color system that shifts as you scroll through life periods