For those who want to know something about me, I was born in Genoa (Italy) in 1960, thus I am entitled to be a full-right member of Age 40 & Up Award Giver. My father Giuseppe gifted me with the love for fine arts but since I always thought having a talented artist in a family is enough I never tried to have a career in painting or drawing. I studied the piano at the Conservatory of Music in my hometown and then worked as a freelance translator and interpreter for many years. I started studying again in 1992 and graduated in Experimental Psychology in 1997 with a thesis in Psychohistory on the mechanisms of propaganda and fascination in Nazi Germany.

For those who are scratching their heads on what Psychohistory is, well it is a branch of Psychology trying to explain historical events and people using the psychological method of interpretation.

In 2000 I worked as graphic designer specializing in photo retouch.

My hobbies include photography, watching movies, traveling, pets - I have one Zebra Finch - and cooking.

I am a freelance web designer and developer. I am maybe the only awardmaster around to have designed and built the website for a funeral house in an arty style. Visit if you dare AFZama website.

I started developing my personal website in 1999 and launched my award program in 2000. My first AS! rating was a 3.5 then in 2001 I finally achieved a 5.0 rating and my Best and Elite Awards became World Top Awards.
In 2002 BTDesign Awards was voted #1 award program of the year for Awards Hot List, a recognition I am very proud of. The award is shown in the photo above.

The other evaluators for this program can be found in the Master of 2005 Award section.
I'm also a full member of Cem/Cema and Apex and served as Former Main Management Official of United Award Givers.

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