Giancarlo Erra
Fractional CTO, AI strategist, builder, public speaker and
professional musician. Italian, based in the UK since 2009.
I help businesses decide what to build, put AI to practical use and
organise the people and systems behind it.
Bio
I am a UK-based Fractional CTO, AI strategist and
professional musician. I help SMEs and creative-led businesses
assess ideas, set technical direction and turn plans into working
products and services. My work combines AI consultancy, product
development, practical workshops and ongoing responsibility for systems
businesses depend on.
I am Lead AI Consultant at Altaire.
I also create products including SocratiCode and JanuScope.
Alongside technology, I record and perform with Nosound and as a
solo artist. My speaking and teaching draw on both technical and
creative practice.
Tech career
My work spans technical direction, AI consultancy and product development.
As Lead AI Consultant at Altaire, I work on AI adoption and integration,
and have trained thousands of professionals through practical workshops.
My own products include SocratiCode and JanuScope for AI developers,
APD for astrophotography planning, and Tweetify It, which reached 8K+
users without a marketing budget.
My earlier work spans web development, databases, Linux, online education
and long-running e-commerce systems. I co-founded the AI Summit in Norwich.
Earlier software includes iLinkPod, which reached one million downloads.
Creative career
I compose, produce, play guitar and sing with Nosound, with international
releases and touring. Across my music career, I have sold 60K+ physical
copies worldwide. My solo work since 2019 focuses on electronic music,
soundtracks and multimedia performances. Photography, video and design
are also part of my creative practice.
Selected work and links
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SocratiCode:
I create and maintain this codebase intelligence tool for AI coding agents; 3,335 GitHub stars and 430 forks as of 13 October 2026.
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JanuScope:
I created this local policy layer to control AI tool calls, redact
matching response data and keep an audit trail.
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APD:
my astrophotography planner for weather comparisons, sky surveys and
camera framing, with screenshots and installation guides.
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Altaire Limited:
Lead AI Consultant and practical workshop delivery.
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Tweetify It:
I built this AI product for personalised social posts; it reached 8K+ users without a marketing budget and ranked #4 for Product of the Day on Product Hunt.
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Audioshapes AI:
sound-design project using neural networks and synthesiser preset libraries.
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Widescreen Studio Limited:
production and web consultancy company.
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Giancarlo Erra .COM:
solo recordings and multimedia performances.
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Nosound:
founder, songwriter, guitarist and singer.
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Astro Observer:
my astrophotography gallery and prints, astronomy writing and interactive Solar System model.
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Degauss:
I build and maintain this visual game browser for MiSTer FPGA,
with support for CRT and HDMI displays, regular releases and
community support.
Contact
Email:
hello@giancarloerra.co
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/giancarloerra
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