# Leonardo Potenza / Taloneo

> Creative technologist, sound artist and connected-systems builder working where software meets the physical world: ESP32/Arduino hardware, sound/MIDI/OSC routing, physical entropy (AnalogSeed), generative web systems (SoulMirror), metal/wood fabrication (Retoño) and property-tech/ERP operations (Breezeway, Duve, SuperControl, Odoo).

- Contact: mailto:work@leonardopotenza.com
- Website: https://leonardopotenza.com/
- Live Web Artwork (SoulMirror): https://soulmirror.work/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Taloneo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardo-potenza/
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1347-5619
- objkt (Tezos): https://objkt.com/users/tz1ZafTxucbntbfn2ccaitB1RhCfpxFPYew9/created
- Languages: Spanish (native), English (professional), Italian (conversational), French (basic)
- Work mode: Remote international contractor · EU citizen (authorized to work in the EU)
- Full machine-readable dossier: https://leonardopotenza.com/llms-full.txt

## Entry Points (EN / ES)

- [Systems & Prototyping Sprints](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/systems/): ESP32/Arduino firmware, physical computing, MQTT/MIDI/OSC integration, Python/pytest Hardware-in-the-Loop validation. (ES: https://leonardopotenza.com/es/systems/)
- [Lab, Hardware & Open Tools](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/lab/): AnalogSeed physical entropy module & API, standalone ESP32-S3 USB-Host/DIN MIDI router, connected-systems QA lab. (ES: https://leonardopotenza.com/es/lab/)
- [Works, Sound Art & Material Craft](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/works/): SoulMirror generative web artwork, Smell Organ, Quorum Sensing, 22 generative works on Tezos/objkt, and Retoño metal/wood/electronic fabrication. (ES: https://leonardopotenza.com/es/works/)
- [Operations & Property-Tech Systems](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/operations/): 4 years managing 80+ properties and 15+ team at Chamonix Resort (Breezeway, Duve, SuperControl), Odoo ERP operations at El Catango, and ESP32 property telemetry nodes. (ES: https://leonardopotenza.com/es/operations/)
- [Research & Publications](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/research/): MUNTREF Crossmodal Correspondences research & co-authored peer-reviewed papers (Revista Vórtex 2023, ubimus 2022). (ES: https://leonardopotenza.com/es/research/)
- [About](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/about/): Full background, technical stack, sound art and physical fabrication. (ES: https://leonardopotenza.com/es/about/)

## Case Studies

- [Quorum Sensing](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/quorum-sensing/) (2018–2023) — A collaborative gastrosonic system connecting three diners through sensed motion and bodily vibration. [ESP8266, MQTT, Processing, MIDI, Sensors]
- [Smell Organ](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/smell-organ/) (2018–2021) — A networked crossmodal instrument that maps live musical input to spatialized aroma and light. [ESP, Wi-Fi, OSC, MIDI, Scent]
- [SoulMirror](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/soulmirror/) (2026) — A generative web artwork built from live advertising inventory, browser profiling signals and an infinite Mondrian visual field. [Web, Generative, Privacy, APIs, Multilingual]
- [On the circle & Material Craft](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/objkt/) (2024–2026) — 22 generative digital works on Tezos (objkt) and bespoke physical fabrication in metal, wood and jewelry (Retoño). [objkt, Tezos, Generative, Craft]
- [AnalogSeed & Physical Entropy Module](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/patagonia-entropy-node/) (2026) — Working hardware prototype and edge API streaming real analog noise for generative art, sound synthesis, MIDI and verifiable draws. [TRNG, Hardware, API, AnalogSeed, Cloudflare]
- [ESP32-S3 Standalone MIDI Hub (Architecture & Spec)](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/esp32-midi-hub/) (2026) — 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. [ESP32-S3, FreeRTOS, USB-Host, MIDI, Architecture]
- [Connected Systems & HIL Validation Lab](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/connected-qa-lab/) (2026) — Reproducible Python/pytest verification harness and hardware-in-the-loop roadmap for Wi-Fi sensor nodes and device APIs. [Python, pytest, HIL, ESP32, CI]
- [Chamonix Resort — High-Volume STR Operations](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/chamonix-operations/) (Nov 2022–2026) — 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. [Breezeway, Duve, SuperControl, Operations, STR]
- [El Catango — Factory Operations & Odoo ERP](https://leonardopotenza.com/en/cases/el-catango/) (Aug 2020–Dec 2022) — 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. [Operations, Odoo, Logistics, Systems]