Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline
Interests and Personality
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Adriano Lodia

Berlin

Summary

Dynamic and empathetic professional with a proven track record at Sidekicks, excelling in collaborative communication and risk evaluation. Skilled in fostering behavior modification through effective customer engagement and support. Adept at maintaining composure in chaotic environments, ensuring a safe and informative experience for all guests.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Awareness Worker

Anarchist Awareness Alliance
04.2026 - Current
  • Just joined the collective, but will work in July at Nation of Gonswana Festival as Awareness worker

Safer Use/Safer Sex Volunteer

Sidekicks
02.2025 - Current
  • Set up info point at clubs and festivals.
  • Welcomed guests and explained our offer.
  • Gave out paraphernalia and brochures.
  • Discussed with guests, answering to questions.
  • Addressed guests if not capable to fulfill their requests.
  • Supported guests in formulating effective coping techniques and approaches to promote behavior modification.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Discussed problems/suggestions/insights monthly during a plenary meeting.

Drug Testing Technician/Awareness Volunteer

Kieznight/Kiezburn
03.2024 - Current
  • Welcomed guests and explained our offer.
  • Set up info point and/or mini lab at clubs and festivals.
  • Operated laboratory instruments correctly to conduct tests.
  • Used sample prep equipment to prepare for drug tests.
  • Summarized test results and activities for management via verbal updates to customers.
  • Suggested to guests the best way to reduce harm knowing the test results.
  • Gave out paraphernalia and brochures.
  • Addressed customers if not capable to fulfill their requests.
  • Helped customers develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification.
  • Setting up Awareness room.
  • Roaming around the premises being recognizable and in state of quite alert.
  • Be present and ready for guests' help requests
  • Maintained a clear mind even in the most chaotic situation.
  • Maintained a firm, but gentle attitude when it comes to communicate to modify a behavior to a guest.

Awareness Volunteer

1000m
07.2024 - 07.2024
  • Setting up Awareness room.
  • Roaming around the premises being recognizable and in state of quite alert.
  • Be present and ready for guests' help requests
  • Maintained a clear mind even in the most chaotic situation.
  • Maintained a firm, but gentle attitude when it comes to communicate to modify a behavior to a guest.

Awareness Volunteer

GLU Festival
05.2024 - 05.2024
  • Setting up Awareness room.
  • Roaming around the premises being recognizable and in state of quite alert.
  • Be present and ready for guests' help requests
  • Maintained a clear mind even in the most chaotic situation.
  • Maintained a firm, but gentle attitude when it comes to communicate to modify a behavior to a guest.

Education

Master of Science - Electronic Engineering

Politecnico Di Torino
Torino
12-2014

Bachelor of Science - Electronic Engineering

Politecnico Di Torino
Torino
12-2014

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Harm reduction approach
  • People-oriented care
  • Collaborative communication skills
  • Analytical and critical thinking
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Guest-centric approach
  • Risk evaluation

Certification

  • Harm Reduction Training - 31.01.2026 - Side.kicks
  • Safer Sex Training - 01.02.2026 - Side.kicks
  • Training "Im sexuellen Kontext erworbene Infektionen" - 21.03.2026 - Side.kicks
  • Workshop "LET’S TALK discrimination and conflict cases in club culture" - 29.04.2026 - Awareness Akademie
  • Conference of prevention - 22/24.08.2025 - Aidshilfe

1. Talk "Medizinisches Update zum Thema Doxy-PEP"

2. Workshop "Trans und Nicht-Binäre Menschen und Vor-Ort-Arbeit“
3. Workshop "Chemsex und Präventionsarbeit“
4. Workshop "Migrantische MSM“

  • Workshop "Antimuslimischer Rassismus: was ist das eigentlich? Und was hat das mit Clubkultur zu tun?" - 29.04.2025 - Awareness Akademie
  • Workshop "Kollegiale Fallberatung zum Umgang mit Diskriminierungsvorfällen" - 22.04.2025 - Awareness Akademie
  • Workshop "Krisenkommunikation für Clubs und Veranstaltende" - 01.04.2025 -Awareness Akademie

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Advanced (C1)
German
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Awareness Worker

Anarchist Awareness Alliance
04.2026 - Current

Safer Use/Safer Sex Volunteer

Sidekicks
02.2025 - Current

Awareness Volunteer

1000m
07.2024 - 07.2024

Awareness Volunteer

GLU Festival
05.2024 - 05.2024

Drug Testing Technician/Awareness Volunteer

Kieznight/Kiezburn
03.2024 - Current

Master of Science - Electronic Engineering

Politecnico Di Torino

Bachelor of Science - Electronic Engineering

Politecnico Di Torino

Interests and Personality

I sing as a tenor in the “Canta:re” queer choir and I enjoy learning unusual instruments. I do bouldering and I like trekking because it let me admire nature. I love plants, I'm learning how to forage them; I’d like to reach food self-sufficiency and zero-impact life. I like to fight for my beliefs and help those in need. I love technology and science and I have always had a curious mind since I was a child. The groups I took part in have taught me to lead and to delegate: in teams I do not impose my ideas, but I share them and listen to others’. Life has taught me to notice details; being critical and self-critical I would always like to outdo myself. The interests I mentioned plus covid time led me to the harm reduction world: lack of open-air/social activities pushed me to inform myself on harm reduction as a new topic, so I let myself being fascinated by chemical structure of substances, plants and effects on brain; interest in groups and how to deal with them plus the idea of helping people make vibrate my emotional intelligence.

Adriano Lodia