{"id":2743,"date":"2024-04-08T09:28:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T09:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clapat-themes.com\/wordpress\/montoya\/?page_id=2743"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:05:09","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alessioripa.com\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I\u2019m a Senior UX\/UI Designer with 10+ years of experience working on complex digital products across consultancy and enterprise environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Over the past years, I\u2019ve mainly worked within large-scale, regulated ecosystems, designing and evolving products used daily by a wide and diverse user base. 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