Healthcare BI · MSc CS, UniBoHealthcare BI consultant · MSc Computer Science, University of Bologna
I build data platforms and contribute to open source.
I'm Francesco Castaldi, a computer engineer in Italy. Here I collect the projects I'm proudest of and write about tech, personal finance and cycling.
Currently
Healthcare BI consultant
Data warehouses, ETL and dashboards for hospitals
MSc Computer Science
University of Bologna
Contributing to Apache Superset
Dashboards, databases and the MCP server
Selected work
Projects
Writing
Latest posts
- A boring framework for long-term investingBefore choosing an investment, build a simple decision framework around time horizon, diversification, costs and behaviour.Finance3 min read
- Automate your savings before willpower gets involvedA practical way to turn saving from a monthly decision into a quiet, repeatable part of your cash flow.Finance3 min read
- Build a monthly money system that you will actually useA lightweight monthly system for seeing where money goes, planning ahead and making calm decisions without tracking every cent.Finance3 min read
- Sinking funds: turn predictable surprises into plansUse small monthly contributions for expenses you know are coming, from annual bills to holidays and repairs.Finance2 min read
- The 30-minute monthly money reviewA low-friction monthly review that turns account balances and spending patterns into one useful decision for the month ahead.Finance2 min read