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# Mario Marcolongo

Software QA & AI Workflows

Italy · EU citizen · Native Italian, fluent English · Open to relocation & remote work · Available now

[me@mariomarcolongo.com](mailto:me@mariomarcolongo.com) · [mariomarcolongo.com](https://mariomarcolongo.com) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-marcolongo) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2846-7115) · [GitHub](https://github.com/mariomarcolongo)

## Summary

Software QA and English-Italian localisation testing: cross-browser checks, reproducible bug reports and retesting on released browser tools. Paid website delivery since 2023; configure reusable AI workflows and train the client to run them. Accepted Atlas contributions to agent instructions and source quality.

## Professional experience

### [Entropy for Life](https://mariomarcolongo.com/work/entropy)

Website Manager & AI workflows · Paid contractor · Jun 2023–Present · Hybrid, primarily remote · Bassano del Grappa, Italy

Client: Italian science YouTube channel · 272K subscribers (Oct 2026)

-   Since Oct 2026, configure Antigravity/Gemini workflows, review outputs and train the client, who used them to rename and tag thousands of images and hundreds of videos.
-   Built and operate entropyforlife.it: WordPress, responsive layouts, OVHcloud, DNS/SSL and publishing. Diagnose configuration issues and check functionality after changes.

## Projects & public contributions

### [Notandia](https://mariomarcolongo.com/notandia)

Creator & maintainer · May 2025–Present · Independent project, remote

-   Created a browser extension for scientific-reference checks, used by the Entropy for Life team; implemented English-Italian UI localisation with a [terminology glossary](https://github.com/notandia/browser-extension/blob/a3d00fac6c48eecaffedd08a59a0ba0828a0662e/docs/LOCALIZATION_IT.md).
-   Test cross-browser behavior and language fallback; reproduce defects, track GitHub changes and retest. Related localisations: [Telegram bot](/work/telegram) and [QCAE interface](/work/qcae).

### [AI Safety Formalization Atlas](https://mariomarcolongo.com/work/atlas)

Open-source contributor & preprint coauthor · Sep 2026–Present · Remote

-   Five merged PRs: [source-metadata audit](https://github.com/mbrcic/ai-safety-formalization-atlas/pull/69), 15 citation locators, macOS validation and [agent instructions](https://github.com/mbrcic/ai-safety-formalization-atlas/blob/66ceba19c1904f00b2a734486ee0de3f5fc5a470/docs/guide/agent-instruction-design.md).
-   Coauthor, The AI Safety Formalization Atlas ([Zenodo preprint](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23088952), 2026).

### [Basic Memory](https://mariomarcolongo.com/ai-evaluation#basic-memory)

Open-source contributor · Nov 2026 · Remote

-   [Merged fix](https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory/commit/3dda18fbfaae4dc871918a94d8c019722dcef52a) to an open-source knowledge base for AI assistants: its write tool no longer hands agents edit and delete calls to run unasked; regression test added.

### [Wikipedia, Wikidata & Wikimedia Commons](https://mariomarcolongo.com/work/wikimedia)

Public contributor · Since 2018 · Remote

-   Translate scientific and technical articles from [English into Italian](/work/wikimedia#translation-examples); research terminology, check citations and improve [Wikidata](/work/wikimedia#wikidata-terminology) descriptions.

## Education & credentials

### Metropolia University of Applied Sciences — Information Technology — Open UAS Path Studies

Aug 2026–Present

[Fully online degree-credit pathway](https://www.metropolia.fi/en/study-at-metropolia/open-university/path-studies/it-online) toward a BEng; self-paced coursework and assessments. Python Programming: 3 ECTS, Pass (Sep 2026).

### University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli — Medicine coursework

2020–approx. 2023 (attendance)

[**Microsoft Applied Skills: Build an agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio**](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/mariomarcolongo/credentials/48386317f9899eb1) · Oct 2026

[**Atlassian Credentialed in JSM Fundamentals with AI**](https://cp.certmetrics.com/atlassian/en/public/verify/credential/4ec41335733f49508b42ab3faab010d1) · Oct 2026

## Skills

**Demonstrated work:** Manual QA, regression and localisation testing, bug reports in GitHub Issues, browser DevTools, Terminal/npm, API/JSON checks, Xcode/iOS Simulator, WordPress and DNS/SSL.

**Current study:** Python, SQL, systems and quantitative foundations.

## Languages

Italian native · English fluent (EF SET C1, Mar 2024) · [Certificate](https://cert.efset.org/jHk84h)

Independent software projects use AI-assisted implementation. [Full experience and source records](/experience).