# Leonardo Potenza / Taloneo — Full Technical, Artistic & Operational Dossier

## Canonical Identity
- Name: Leonardo Potenza
- Artistic Alias: Taloneo / Taloneo Pez
- Email: work@leonardopotenza.com
- Website: https://leonardopotenza.com/
- Citizenship & Work Authorization: Argentine and Italian citizen (EU citizen authorized to work in the EU; available worldwide for remote contractor engagements and scoped sprints).
- Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Professional working proficiency), Italian (Conversational), French (Basic).

## Core Offerings & Capabilities

### 1. Prototyping Sprints & Connected Systems (1–2 Weeks)
- Embedded firmware in C/C++ (Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, ESP32-S3, FreeRTOS dual-core task scheduling).
- Protocols & interfaces: MQTT (Mosquitto), OSC, MIDI (USB OTG Host & opto-isolated 6N138 DIN-5), I2C, SPI, UART, RMT, WebSockets, REST APIs.
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) & API verification using Python and pytest.

### 2. Sound Art, Generative Web & Physical Fabrication
- Creator of SoulMirror (https://soulmirror.work/): live generative web artwork on Cloudflare Pages/Functions using local browser fingerprint signals and live eBay/objkt catalog APIs.
- Creator of AnalogSeed: functional hardware true-randomness module sampling analog noise for generative art, sound synthesis, MIDI and verifiable draws.
- Creator of 22 generative visual tokens on Tezos/objkt (https://objkt.com/users/tz1ZafTxucbntbfn2ccaitB1RhCfpxFPYew9/created) across series: Auras of Bardo, unsoulPollock, PaintingVoids, Digital Tribal, Hikers.
- Physical fabrication: Two years of jewelry training at Complejo Educativo de Joyería (CEJ, Buenos Aires), founder of Retoño (https://www.instagram.com/retonio_joye/), working across silver, brass, copper, woodworking, bioconstruction and custom electronic enclosures.
- Sound art & music: Sound artist, sound producer and bass player on two released albums with DamaJuana (*Madre de los Vientos*, 2015; *Aire del Agua*, 2016).

### 3. Operations Management & Property-Tech / ERP Systems
- **Chamonix Resort (Nov 2022–2026)**: Cleaner Manager coordinating a field team of more than 15 people, logistics, purchasing and quality control across more than 80 holiday properties. Daily operational execution on **Breezeway**, **Duve** and **SuperControl**.
- **El Catango (Aug 2020–Dec 2022)**: In charge of ~10 operators covering production logistics, purchasing, supply chain, sales and process optimization running on **Odoo ERP** (including remote management).
- **Property Telemetry Nodes**: Custom ESP32 monitoring systems for heating/boiler temperature drops, freeze risk, power outages and water tank levels.

## Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Mesz, Bruno Alejandro, Sebastián Tedesco, and Leonardo Potenza. "Quorum Sensing y Vajilla Emocional." *Revista Vórtex* 11, no. 1 (2023): 1–24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33871/23179937.2023.11.1.7774
2. Mesz, Bruno, Sebastián Tedesco, and Leonardo Potenza. "Quorum Sensing." *Proceedings of the Ubiquitous Music Symposium (ubimus2022)*, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6836026

## Detailed Case Studies

### Quorum Sensing (2018–2023)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/quorum-sensing/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/quorum-sensing/
- External Source: https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/vortex/article/view/7774
- Tags: ESP8266, MQTT, Processing, MIDI, Sensors
- Summary (EN): A collaborative gastrosonic system connecting three diners through sensed motion and bodily vibration.
- Summary (ES): Sistema gastrosónico colaborativo que conecta a tres comensales mediante movimiento sensado y vibración corporal.
- Role: I researched, designed, prototyped, built and programmed within a collaborative MUNTREF team.
- System / Stack: Motion-sensing tableware (MPU-6050), ESP8266 nodes, Wi-Fi/MQTT Mosquitto broker, Processing routing and DAW/MIDI vibrotactile actuation.
- Technical Constraint: The experience had to connect physical table interaction, wireless telemetry and low-latency vibrotactile output while remaining robust during live shared meals.
- Outcome: A functioning collaborative installation presented through MUNTREF contexts and peer-reviewed publications I co-authored in Revista Vórtex (2023) and ubimus (2022).

### Smell Organ (2018–2021)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/smell-organ/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/smell-organ/
- External Source: https://sebastiantedesco.com/obra/perfume-de-yuyo-y-alfalfa-2019/
- Tags: ESP, Wi-Fi, OSC, MIDI, Scent
- Summary (EN): A networked crossmodal instrument that maps live musical input to spatialized aroma and light.
- Summary (ES): Instrumento transmodal en red que mapea entrada musical en vivo a aromas espacializados y luz.
- Role: I took part in the realization of Perfume de yuyo y alfalfa, with Sebastián Tedesco, Camilo Álvarez and Carlos Sztaynberg. Authors: Tedesco and Mesz.
- System / Stack: Smell Organ: distributed Wi-Fi microcontroller towers releasing spatialized aromas and light synchronized to live piano notes via MIDI and OSC.
- Technical Constraint: A distributed physical instrument needed coordinated network timing, repeatable electro-mechanical scent release and field-serviceable custom hardware.
- Outcome: I developed the Smell Organ and operated it on site, including in Tucumán for Entre Sentidos, BienalSur 2019. The work was also presented at Museo Casa Carlos Gardel in May and August 2019.

### SoulMirror (2026)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/soulmirror/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/soulmirror/
- External Source: https://soulmirror.work/
- Tags: Web, Generative, Privacy, APIs, Multilingual
- Summary (EN): A generative web artwork built from live advertising inventory, browser profiling signals and an infinite Mondrian visual field.
- Summary (ES): Obra web generativa construida con inventario publicitario en vivo, señales de perfilado del navegador y un campo visual Mondrian infinito.
- Role: I did the concept, the interaction architecture, the full-stack development and the edge deployment.
- System / Stack: Multilingual web application on Cloudflare Pages/Functions, local IndexedDB pseudonymous profile engine, consent wall and live catalog providers (eBay Partner API, objkt GraphQL/IPFS).
- Technical Constraint: The work exposes commercial profiling as visual material while keeping raw high-entropy fingerprint data strictly local in the visitor's browser and meeting WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility.
- Outcome: Live at soulmirror.work with real-time affiliate/art inventory routing, deterministic Mondrian grid virtualization and full bilingual support.

### On the circle & Material Craft (2024–2026)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/objkt/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/objkt/
- External Source: https://objkt.com/users/tz1ZafTxucbntbfn2ccaitB1RhCfpxFPYew9/created
- Tags: objkt, Tezos, Generative, Craft
- Summary (EN): 22 generative digital works on Tezos (objkt) and bespoke physical fabrication in metal, wood and jewelry (Retoño).
- Summary (ES): 22 obras digitales generativas en Tezos (objkt) junto con fabricación física de autor en metal, madera y joyería (Retoño).
- Role: Sole author and creator of the digital tokens (Taloneo) and designer-fabricator of the physical jewelry and object pieces (Retoño).
- System / Stack: Algorithmic visual studies across five series (Auras of Bardo, unsoulPollock, PaintingVoids, Digital Tribal, Hikers) alongside traditional metalsmithing, woodworking and electronics.
- Technical Constraint: Bridging algorithmic composition and pixel/vector synthesis with the tactile tolerances of silver, brass, woods and hand-built enclosures.
- Outcome: 22 minted editions live on objkt (integrated into SoulMirror's live inventory) and an ongoing practice of physical-digital object making.

### AnalogSeed & Physical Entropy Module (2026)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/patagonia-entropy-node/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/patagonia-entropy-node/
- External Source: https://github.com/Taloneo
- Tags: TRNG, Hardware, API, AnalogSeed, Cloudflare
- Summary (EN): Working hardware prototype and edge API streaming real analog noise for generative art, sound synthesis, MIDI and verifiable draws.
- Summary (ES): Prototipo funcional de hardware y API en edge que captura ruido analógico real para arte generativo, síntesis sonora, MIDI y sorteos verificables.
- Role: I designed and built the first functional hardware prototype module, the signal health telemetry, the edge API and the AnalogSeed creative interface.
- System / Stack: Functional physical noise-capture module sampled by microcontroller, continuous bias/health monitoring, Cloudflare Worker buffer and outputs for numbers, color palettes and MIDI.
- Technical Constraint: Deliver genuine physical unpredictability and organic variation in a portable hardware module without making regulated cryptographic certification claims.
- Outcome: First functional hardware prototype running; edge API architecture designed for free artist access and paid studio tiers.

### ESP32-S3 Standalone MIDI Hub (Architecture & Spec) (2026)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/esp32-midi-hub/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/esp32-midi-hub/
- External Source: https://github.com/Taloneo
- Tags: ESP32-S3, FreeRTOS, USB-Host, MIDI, Architecture
- Summary (EN): Open hardware/firmware specification for a screenless MIDI router joining USB-C synth hubs, opto-isolated DIN-5 ports and a Wi-Fi web matrix.
- Summary (ES): Especificación técnica y diseño de sistema para un router MIDI sin pantalla con USB Host OTG, puertos DIN-5 optoacoplados y matriz web Wi-Fi.
- Role: I authored the system architecture, ADRs, dual-core FreeRTOS pipeline specification, JSON preset schema and hardware BOM.
- System / Stack: ESP32-S3 DevKit (USB OTG Host), 6N138 DIN IN optocouplers, 74AHCT125 DIN OUT buffers, UART + RMT peripherals, LittleFS double-buffered presets and Core 0 Wi-Fi AP web UI.
- Technical Constraint: Design a sub-2ms MIDI routing pipeline on Core 1 that avoids Wi-Fi blocking and handles composite USB audio+MIDI devices like the Roland P-6.
- Outcome: Complete technical specification, ADRs, routing model and BOM ready for multi-synth hardware bench validation.

### Connected Systems & HIL Validation Lab (2026)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/connected-qa-lab/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/connected-qa-lab/
- External Source: https://github.com/Taloneo
- Tags: Python, pytest, HIL, ESP32, CI
- Summary (EN): Reproducible Python/pytest verification harness and hardware-in-the-loop roadmap for Wi-Fi sensor nodes and device APIs.
- Summary (ES): Banco reproducible de pruebas en Python/pytest y arquitectura hardware-in-the-loop para nodos de sensores Wi-Fi y APIs de dispositivos.
- Role: I built the deterministic device simulator, payload contract validator, boundary/recovery test suite, defect reports and ESP32 HIL fixture specification.
- System / Stack: Python, pytest, GitHub Actions CI, JSON payload contract checks, induced ADC/network fault injection and serial/MQTT hardware-in-the-loop test plan.
- Technical Constraint: Isolate intermittent failures across the sensor, firmware state machine and cloud API boundary before deploying devices in the field.
- Outcome: Automated test suite running in CI and a repeatable methodology for connected hardware validation and remote property telemetry nodes.

### Chamonix Resort — High-Volume STR Operations (Nov 2022–2026)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/chamonix-operations/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/chamonix-operations/
- External Source: https://chamonixresort.com/
- Tags: Breezeway, Duve, SuperControl, Operations, STR
- Summary (EN): Cleaner manager from November 2022. Logistics, purchasing and a cleaning team of more than 15 running on Breezeway, Duve and SuperControl. The agency manages more than 80 holiday properties.
- Summary (ES): Cleaner manager desde noviembre de 2022. Logística, compras y un equipo de limpieza de más de 15 personas operando con Breezeway, Duve y SuperControl. La agencia gestiona más de 80 propiedades.
- Role: Cleaner manager from November 2022 (daily operations and team management on the agency's established software stack).
- System / Stack: Daily operations across Breezeway (property care, turnovers and quality checklists), Duve (guest communication flows) and SuperControl (PMS), plus purchasing and inventory logistics.
- Technical Constraint: Coordinating a cleaning team of more than 15 people across tight check-in/check-out windows in an agency that manages more than 80 holiday properties and employs at least 10 other staff.
- Outcome: Four years of uninterrupted high-season execution across winter and summer peaks, mastering the day-to-day operational workflows of modern STR platforms.

### El Catango — Factory Operations & Odoo ERP (Aug 2020–Dec 2022)
- URL (EN): https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/el-catango/
- URL (ES): https://leonardopotenza.com/es/cases/el-catango/
- External Source: https://www.elcatango.com.ar/en
- Tags: Operations, Odoo, Logistics, Systems
- Summary (EN): August 2020–December 2022. About 10 operators, logistics, sales, supply, process optimization, operations and systems. The factory used Odoo. The final stretch was run remotely.
- Summary (ES): De agosto de 2020 a diciembre de 2022. Unos 10 operarios, logística, ventas, abastecimiento, optimización de procesos, operaciones y sistemas. La fábrica usaba Odoo. El tramo final fue gestionado de forma remota.
- Role: In charge of about 10 operators, August 2020–December 2022.
- System / Stack: End-to-end production logistics, sales, supply chain, process optimization and ERP administration running on Odoo.
- Technical Constraint: Standardizing daily shop-floor workflows and digital tracking so the operation could be managed reliably, including a final stretch run remotely.
- Outcome: Unified operations, inventory and sales pipelines on Odoo with clear SOPs and remote operational continuity.