about me
My name is Roberto Cosenza (although somebody spells it wrong: Consenza, Conzenza, Consensa, Constanza, Cosinza, Cozenza). I’m Italian and I’ll always be. Currently I live just outside Stockholm. I’ve been living in Sweden since August 2001, when I attended an international course at KTH, Stockholm High School. There I completed a Master Thesis with the title SMS Gateway management.
Occupation: Web Developer
Since 2003 I’ve been working at Infoflex Connect AB, a small Swedish company.
Incredibly, I get payed to do what I like most, i.e. do web programming. I’m very good in J2EE stuff, but there is much more to know, specially because I’m knowledge-thirsty. Infoflex is small, currently 5 people, but we have a lot of interesting work and I really enjoy working there.
Lately I’ve been working with Rails, Ajax, Flex. I’m really fond of TDD (test driven development). I can’t work without my tests. I’m also very interested in software design: patterns and refactoring are daily stuff. I’m agile, I don’t say it just to sound hype as many do today. I’m also a Certified Scrum Master.
Since I’ve been working as a consultant for Eniro I have got a lot of experience with JavaScript and Ajax. I actually like JavaScript since it is dynamic and dynamic typed (You do need to unit test your code when you work with JavaScript!!!)
Since 2007 I am the third biggest share holder of Infoflex Data AB.
Curriculum vitae
I won’t publish my cv here anymore. You can find more updated info on my LinkedIn profile instead.
Where do I live
Since July ‘05 I live in Bergshamra. I own a 75 sqm flat very close to the “tunnelbana” (tube). It takes 12 minutes to Stockholm main station. Bergshamra is part of Solna and it is a small center build in the 60 (?), i guess. It is in between the two lakes, surrounded by bushes and very close to a small castle calls “Hulrikdals slot”. Come and visit me!
Interests
In my life I have had many interests, some of them have been fading away, some have been more stable and some have come back after a long time. Here is a small list of what I spend most of my free time with.
Music
I’ve been playing and studying music since I was 4. My first instrument was the Sax (tenor) but I proudly owe a Selmer Bb clarinet which is always with me. Lately, my intrest in jazz music has grown to the point I started taking music lessons again. During my life I also have taken lessons in classic guitar, with scarce results, though! Sadly, I haven’t touched my instruments after my bike accident (yet!).
For my 30 years birthday I bought me an high-end stereo (Dali Ikon 6 + NAD 355BEE) which I’m very proud of. I wanted a Scandinavian stero…
Computers
Yes, I think you may have already understood that I really like “playing” with computers. I think my passion started when I was very young. I was lucky enough to get a 8088 when I was about 10 and since then I’ve never been away from a PC. In December 2005 I switched to Mac buying a G5 with a 20″ cinema display. Around December 2006 I got a white Intel MacBook. I love it!
Nature
I come from the mountains. I think I get lonely when I don’t see mountains around me. My brother’s web site on the Pollino National Parks can show you what I’m talking about. I like dogs and cats, my parents have a bunch of them. I think I will get one, sooner or later.
Photography
I own a Nikon D70s… see my photo pages and comment it your self!
Sport
A easier variant of ice hockey, innebandy is my favorite sport. I’ve been playing it with a bunch of friends almost every Saturday since I moved to Sweden. You are free to join us in case you are around in Stockholm! See Bandydos
Skiing is coooool, no more to say!
I have also run 3 Midnatssloppet (10 km), 3 Lidingöloppet (30 km), 1 Vätternrunda (300 km by bike) and 2 Vasaloppet/Öppetspår (90 km cross-country ski).
Traveling
My family is full of emigrants. My parents were living in Switzerland many years before I was born (my two elder brothers were born there) and I think I’ve been influenced by their stories about a foreign country all life long. As soon I had the opportunity I packed my luggage and left for the big, unknown World. In ‘95 I won an AFS scholarship and I moved to Denmark for a year. That experience changed my life deeper than anything else. It is also at the origin of my current experience in Sweden.
Future plans
I take a step at a time when I talk about the future. Here is a small brainstorm: I want to travel more. I want to visit India. I want to start my own business. I want to visit my friends around the world. I want to go on holidays in a warm place. I want to ski on the Alps. I want to buy a new saxophone. I want to see some live, good quality soccer. I want to visit my cousin in Argentina. More to come….
I Wish…
- a very wide lens for my camera
- peace
- a faster way to reach my home town Rotonda Thank you Sterling! From march 2008 I can fly from Arlanda to Naples! Shit! Sterling has gone bankrupt!
- travel around the world
- more time for my family and for my friends
- an iPhone
- I could play jazz
January 16th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Desidero che tutti i tuoi sogni diventano veri … hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa !
abbraccio,
Enzo
April 6th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Ziddnnnuuuuu:
dopo tanto tempo ho rientrato nella tua pag WEB.
Che allegria sapere che almeno ho un posto nel tuo cuore, nei tuoi pensieri.
Ti aspetto: habrai soccer con molta passione, buona carne ( bovina e humana hahahahaah, buon tempo e soprattutto molto affetto
Sappi che anche tu sei nel mio cuore
In fatti ho una foto nostra litigando che in breve te la mandero dopo scanning.
te quiero mucho
a pitissa
May 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Non so se sia un desiderio meritevole di far parte di questa wishlist, ma credo proprio che ti pubblicherò sul numero di Quic di giugno…
Sjàmst!
December 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
per me rimani robi della due cavalli bianca…e ti dirò non mi dispiacevi neppure!!!
ciao sabi