Alessandro Colombaro

Product · Design · Build · Support

I build products end to end and keep them running. Building and running a product alone means doing every job it needs — deciding what to build, designing it, writing it, and answering the people using it. Currently open to remote roles and contract work, wherever the team is based.

Email: hello@alessandrodesk.com
Website: alessandrodesk.com
Setup: Remote · works across time zones
Languages: German (native) · English

Experience

Since 01/2026

Founder & developer

Own product · independent

Built a multifunctional web platform solo — scope, design, implementation, infrastructure and support.
Wrote the CSV and PDF import layer for broker exports, including German-locale formats and inconsistent column schemas.
Handle all user contact directly: reproduce reported issues, answer in German and English, turn recurring questions into product changes.

Since 12/2025

Warehouse assistant (night shift)

UPS · Eschweiler

Shift work under time pressure, alongside full-time studies.

08/2024 — 08/2025

Apprentice, industrial electronics

Stadtwerke Jülich

Fundamentals of electrical and plant engineering, safety procedures, technical documentation.
Ended in favour of a business administration degree.

12/2023 — 02/2024

Logistics assistant

DHL · Düren

Parcel handling during the Christmas peak season.

Skills

Product: Scoping and prioritisation, roadmap under one-person constraints, writing specs that survive contact with implementation
Design: Interface design for data-dense screens, design systems and tokens, dark and light themes, responsive layouts, Figma
Engineering: TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, React, Tailwind, PostgreSQL, CSV and PDF parsing, REST and third-party integrations, Git, Vercel
Support: Direct user support in German and English, reproducing reported issues, turning recurring questions into product changes, documentation and help content
Video: Short-form editing for product and social, screen recordings, walkthroughs and feature clips

Education & training

Since 09/2025

BSc/BA Business Administration

FH Aachen · University of Applied Sciences

06/2023

Abitur (general higher education entrance qualification)

Burgau-Gymnasium Düren