Antonio Cangiano

Hi there,

I'm an Engineering Manager and AI Specialist at IBM, a published author, and a Web entrepreneur.

I'm passionate about programming, AI, online marketing, and entrepreneurship. Oh, and I'm really into fishing and photography.

Personal	Professional
I was born and raised in Italy, but I've been in Canada for almost 20 years and I'm a Canadian citizen.	I work for the Skills Network at IBM.
In 2016, I lost virtually everything to an arson fire. I recovered and bought a house just 16 months later.	I was a very early adopter of .NET, Rails, and Django.
I'm a humanist who believes in science and reason.	I've been called "the guy who brought Rails and Django to IBM".
My hobbies include fishing, photography, and reading (among others).	In 2009, I authored Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers for Wrox.
I love cycling, boating, and the outdoors in general.	In 2012, I authored Technical Blogging for The Pragmatic Bookshelf. In 2019, I published its second edition.
I love a wide range of music and am a bit of an audiophile.	I'm the Marketing Lead for CognitiveClass.ai, a site I helped grow to over 3 Million learners worldwide.
In 2017, I completed a 365 photo project without skipping a single day.	I love taking online courses.
I'm an ISSA Certified Nutritionist.	For many years, I wrote a regular column for the PragPub magazine.
I'm on a mission to improve myself. I believe in grit and personal responsibility.	I founded and eventually sold Math Blog.
I love animals and have a beautiful dog named Annie.	I'm really into chatbots. My courses on AI virtual assistants have been taken by well over 300,000 people.