Chiara De Donno
Chief of Staff · Business Operations · Digital Transformation

I make new technology actually work for people.

As first employee of a growing real estate agency, I set up its operating model and built what it runs on: a CRM, an assistant on the website, a document compiler, the website itself and its sales materials. Then I trained the team until they used them every day.

EU citizenOpen to relocation and remote rolesItalian native · English professional · French and Russian basic
Chiara De Donno
Live
50–200

conversations a month handled by OLIVIA on the website

Documented
12,000+

words of CRM requirements, processes and data model, with 18 logged decisions

Documented
20+

forms and documents redesigned, 10+ SOPs written

Live
0 → 600+

Google customer interactions, 20 five-star reviews

Live running today Installed in use on test data Documented written evidence Self-reported my own measure

One body of work, seen through your role

What are you hiring for?

Selected work

Six projects, one method.

Documented Operating model

Building the operating model of a new company

I opened the office with the owner and set up how it works. I deputise for the owner on operational, budget and hiring decisions as part of the leadership team.

€500–2,000 saved per supplier decisionDocumented
100+ sales and rentals coordinated to signingDocumented
KPI tracking and reporting set up unpromptedDocumented
Finance admin, contracts, GDPR; now selecting an IT and cybersecurity providerDocumented
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Installed CRM · requirements · architecture

A CRM designed around how the agency really works

I wrote the requirements, the processes and the data model, then led the build in Agile sprints: roles and permissions, a lead lifecycle with a mandatory next action, an audit trail and automated tests. The team has the app installed, with two-factor sign-in; it runs on synthetic data until real client data goes in.

Demo recording with synthetic data only.

Inside the CRM →
Live Assistant · GDPR · human handoff

OLIVIA, an assistant that knows when to hand over

A live assistant on the company website: 50–200 conversations a month, new leads, GDPR-compliant consent, and a handoff to a person on prices, availability and appointments.

50–200 conversations a monthLive
Answers only from verified factsDocumented
Try OLIVIA below →
Self-reported Automation · n8n · local LLMs

Automation that removes the copy-paste

An offline HTML document compiler used every day; by my measure it cut file preparation time by over 50%. I redesigned 20+ forms and documents with it.

Compiler in daily useLive
Preparation time cut by over 50%Self-reported
Job Radar: n8n pipeline, 50+ sources, local LLM checks every quoteLive
See the 20 redesigned forms →
Concept B2B e-commerce · customer journeys

A B2B shop that speaks to clinics and laboratories

For Esadental, a dental supplies company, I designed the launch of an orthodontics line on a B2B e-commerce site with 100+ products: separate journeys for clinics and laboratories, reordering by product code, kits, reserved price lists and a guided quote.

Live Content · web · storytelling

Content that sells a building before it exists

The strategy and storytelling of a 76-page sales brochure for 29 units, the project landing page, an immersive website, a leasing landing page, and 100+ listings that I photographed and post-produced.

76-page brochure, 29 unitsDocumented
Leasing campaign reached direct negotiations with a tech companyDocumented
Leaf through the brochure →
Live demo · OLIVIA

Ask her anything. Even about me.

OLIVIA guides visitors on the agency website. She breathes, follows your cursor and changes her greeting by section. The rule I gave her is simple: on prices, availability and appointments she never decides. She hands over to a person.

50–200conversations a month on the live site
GDPRconsent built into the conversation
0invented answers: verified facts only

Designed and built by me. Here she runs on an open-source AI model and answers only from verified facts; if the model is unavailable she switches to her original rules. The agency demo has the office contacts removed.

Inside the CRM

Requirements first, software second.

Before a line of code, I wrote down how an enquiry really travels through the agency, who owns each step and which decisions were still open. That became a six-document project bible and a register of 18 decisions. The build followed it.

The project bible

More than 12,000 words, written as the source of truth for the build.

  1. 01Vision, principles and UX rules
  2. 02Operating processes: intake, routing, appointments
  3. 03Product requirements, privacy and test plan
  4. 04Solution architecture
  5. 05Data model, states and consent
  6. 06Roadmap, decisions and acceptance criteria
Decision register · 18 decisionsOwner and risk for each

The lead lifecycle

New→To qualify→In contact→Qualified
Waiting for clientNurturingConvertedNot eligibleClosed
  • A lead leaves «new» only with an owner and a next action, or a reason to close.
  • «Not eligible» and «closed» always need a reason.
  • Every transition is recorded.

Routing

  • Every new lead enters the coordinator's inbox.
  • The system suggests an owner and shows why.
  • The coordinator confirms or overrides; the reason and the author are kept.
  • The owner keeps full visibility and can step in.
  • The agent receives the lead with a deadline and a next action.

The one number that matters

Share of valid leads with an owner and a next action within the agreed time.

Supporting metrics cover time to pick-up, incomplete or unowned leads, conversion by source, no-shows and duplicates. A rule I wrote into the plan: metrics must never reward aggressive contact, fake closes or actions without consent.

How it is built

Roles: owner, coordinator, agent, viewerServer-side permissions, deny by defaultPostgreSQL with row-level securityAppend-only audit trailTransactional outboxOptimistic concurrencyDuplicate detection and reversible mergeSigned, idempotent intake from the Ninfeo landing pageAutomated domain and integration tests

Built with AI coding tools. My part: requirements, process design, decisions, test scenarios and rollout. Status: the team has the app installed and signs in with credentials and two-factor authentication. It still runs on synthetic data: real client data goes in only after go-live.

Websites and landing pages

Built, written and shipped.

Screens captured from the real pages, on desktop and phone.

Ninfeo Palace · project landing page · live
Ninfeo Palace landing page

Ninfeo Palace landing

The landing page of a new development: the project story, the residences, an interactive map of the area, cookie consent, and the first version of OLIVIA with a form to leave your details.

Olivieri Immobiliare · new website, private preview
Olivieri Immobiliare website

Agency website

A night-and-stone website for the agency: selected homes, new builds shown as renders and labelled as such, a before-and-after slider for buildings to restore, and OLIVIA on every page.

Tito Schipa Center · leasing landing page
Tito Schipa Center landing page

Leasing campaign landing

Landing page and brochure for an office in a landmark gallery, with prospect research in Italy and abroad. The campaign led to direct lease negotiations with a technology company.

ARMILLEA · brand website
ARMILLEA website

ARMILLEA brand site

Naming, identity and website for a handmade jewellery brand: collections, the artisan's story, short films and a journal.

Sales brochure · 76 pages

Leaf through Ninfeo Palace.

I wrote the strategy, copy and storytelling of this brochure for a new development of 29 units in energy class A4: the location, its heritage, each floor and every unit. Images are architectural renders.

Esadental · B2B dental e-commerce · 2026

Orthodontics, one click away.

A launch concept for a new orthodontics line on a B2B e-commerce site with 100+ products: the landing page, the customer segmentation, the offer and a four-step operating plan. Scroll the page on the left.

Esadental orthodontics landing page, full length
Two entrancesClinics and laboratories buy different things: each gets its own path, categories and focus.
Reorder by codeProfessionals who know what they need type the product code and quantity and add it to the cart.
Kits and reserved price listsReady bundles to raise the average order, and price lists for professional accounts.
Guided quoteFor structured orders, a quote request or a call with a consultant instead of a cold cart.

Operating plan and mockups

Concept, landing page and mockups. Shown as designed; not a live shop.

Olivieri Immobiliare · Nov 2024 – now

Everything I made for one company.

As first employee I built the tools, the materials and the routines of a new agency. Here is all of it in one place.

Operating modelOffice launch, processes, suppliers, budgets, contracts, GDPR, KPI reporting.
CRMProject bible, lead lifecycle, roles and audit, Agile build; installed by the team with two-factor sign-in, still on synthetic data.
OLIVIAWebsite assistant with consent and human handoff, 50–200 conversations a month.
Document compilerOffline HTML compiler in daily use, 20+ forms and documents redesigned.
WebsiteNew immersive website and a working web app prototype.
Ninfeo Palace76-page sales brochure for 29 units and the live project landing page with map and assistant.
Leasing campaignTito Schipa Center landing and brochure, prospect research, direct negotiations.
Listings and photography100+ listings that I photograph, post-produce and write, with drone views and virtual tours; Google profile 0 → 600+ interactions.
Team adoptionWorkshops, 10+ SOPs, coaching of 5+ colleagues on the CRM and 3+ AI tools.
Personal project · brand creation

ARMILLEA, from a name to a brand.

I built the brand of an artisan who makes jewellery by hand: the name, the visual identity, the website, the journal, short films and the catalogue. 40 collections photographed so far. The pieces are real: where a setting was generated with AI, the jewel stayed faithful to the original, as the comparisons below show.

The artisan at work: brand film
Reel for social media
«What kind of art?»: brand teaser
Onyx and pearl: product film
The real piece, filmed in daylight
The real piece, photographed in the workshopThe same piece in the catalogue imageReal photoCatalogue

The jewel stays true.

Every catalogue image starts from a photo of the real piece. Pick a piece and drag the line.

Learning

Courses done, courses running.

Completed

Salesforce Sales Operations Professional CertificateSalesforce and Pathstream on Coursera · 2026 · includes Sales and CRM Overview, May 2026
Verify on Coursera ↗
Foundations of Project ManagementGoogle on Coursera · May 2026
Verify on Coursera ↗
110/110
Bachelor's in Communication Sciences and Digital MediaUniversità Guglielmo Marconi · Nov 2025 · completed while working
Badges
Salesforce Trailhead Adventurer · Make Foundation Badge2026

In progress

MBA
MBA in Business AnalyticsO.P. Jindal Global University · expected Oct 2027
Duke
Explainable AIDuke University
Glasgow
Applied AIUniversity of Glasgow
UMD
Product Ideation, Design and ManagementUniversity of Maryland
SF
Salesforce Administrator certificationIn preparation

Material

Lead Management in SalesforceIndependent course project: importing and cleaning lead data, list views, lead assignment. 37 pages.
Leaf through the project →

The MBA progress bar is an estimate based on the expected end date.

Path

From the shop floor to the systems behind it.

Six years of customer-facing and operational work showed me where processes break. Now I build what fixes them.

Oct 2020 – May 2021Tecnocasa

Real Estate Office Coordinator. Best Regional Office Coordinator of the Year.

Jun 2021 – Jun 2022Foot Locker

Retail Sales Associate. Regularly beat targets.

Jun – Dec 2022Bershka, Inditex

Menswear Department Lead in the store opening team.

Dec 2022 – Jun 2023Gruppo Foresta

Executive Consultant. Leased an entire residential building.

Jun 2023 – Jan 2025Decathlon

Retail Sales and Customer Experience.

Apr – Aug 2024Thalas

200+ bookings a week in peak season.

Nov 2024 – nowOlivieri Immobiliare

Chief of Staff, Business Operations. First employee and part of the leadership team, deputising for the owner.

And then, a person decides.

I am looking for roles where technology, processes and people meet: across Europe, on site or remote.

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