Agentic Commerce Alliance
Programme Owner
I own the programme end-to-end: strategy, ecosystem, member relationships, and technical direction.
alex canessa
technical clarity, by design
Fractional Technical Leader
I work at the intersection of agentic AI, composable architectures, and engineering leadership. This site was generated by AI in real time — it exists only for you.
Where I am
MACH Alliance
Show & Tell Lead, Agentic Ecosystem
I run the agentic ecosystem Show & Tell sessions: case selection, facilitation, and connecting vendors with practitioners.
Fortivex
Head of Engineering
System integrator with on-demand teams. I own delivery, technical quality, and margin health.
Unomundi
App Delivery Lead
Educational app for children. Architecture, tech decisions, and team leadership on AWS and Supabase.
What I do
Agentic AI systems
I design and evaluate multi-agent architectures: orchestration, tool use, MCP, agent boundaries. From PoC to production.
Composable architecture
MACH, headless, API-first. I know when it makes sense and when it's overkill — and I can explain it to non-technical stakeholders.
Engineering leadership
I lead distributed teams, pick the right technical battles, and build delivery processes that hold under pressure.
Fractional model
I run multiple contexts in parallel by choice. The variety generates insights that a single engagement can't give you.
Technical advisor
I support founders and CTOs on architecture decisions, stack choices, vendor evaluation, and technical hiring.
Public speaking
Technical and leadership talks at European conferences. Recurring themes: agentic AI, composable architectures, distributed work.
How I think
Anti-hype by principle
Agentic AI is real and powerful. But most projects fail for process reasons, not technology. I always start there.
Honest opinions
If I think you're taking the wrong approach, I'll say so. It's not rudeness — it's respect for your time and money.
Learning in public
I write and speak about what I'm learning, not just what I already know. Uncertainty is part of the process.
Dry humour
Technical work is serious enough already. No need to be serious about everything else too.
Beyond work
The diagram that describes how I work has an infrastructure layer at the bottom: Naples, the smart home, and a core runtime called Alex — dad and musician.
Drums
Rhythm and timing as a cognitive module. I've played for years — it's the most direct way I know to disconnect from work.
Improv theatre
"Yes, and..." as a method. Improv has taught me more about adaptive leadership than any management book.
Dungeon Master
Narrative orchestration in practice. I run a D&D campaign for my son's group — narrative design and world building as a hobby.
Smart home
The goal is JARVIS. The current state is a system that understands what you want before you ask — and sometimes it works.
Naples
Home base. Not a biographical detail — a context that shapes how I see the world.
Talks & writing
Technical and leadership talks at European conferences. The themes I speak and write about:
- Agentic AI
- Composable architecture
- Engineering leadership
- The fractional model
- Build vs buy vs vibe coding
- Distributed teams
Let's connect
Whether you're exploring agentic AI, looking for a fractional technical leader, or just want to compare notes on architectures and teams — reach out.
Get in touch