Nationality

Civil status

Date of Birth

Italian

Single

11 December 1980

Trent Martin

NASA, Senior Project Manager ,  JSC, Trent.Martin(at)nasa.gov

Joseph Delai

NASA, Mission Manager, KSC, Joseph.t.delai(at)nasa.gov

Prof. Roberto Battiston

INFN, AMS deputy Spokerperson, Professor of Phisics, roberto.battiston(at)pg.infn.it

Prof. Samuel Ting

CERN, AMS Spokeperson, Nobel Prize Laureate,Samuel.Ting(at)cern.ch

Dates

A.A 06/07 - A.A. 09/10

Name and type of education/training

University of Perugia - Ph.D : Structural and functional materials for space application

Principal subjects

Title: “AMS02 Tracker Thermal Control System: development of new technologies for manufacturing of two-phase cooling system” under the supervision of Prof. Roberto Battiston

      Title of qualification awarded

Ph.D

Dates

A.A. 02/03 - A.A. 04/05

Name and type of education/training

University of Perugia - Terni division-Master Degree in Material Engineering 

Principal subjects

Title: “Orbital, radiative and thermal analysis of a Microsat structure, made of sandwich panels” under the supervision of Prof. Roberto Battiston.

      Title of qualification awarded

Dottore magistrale, Grade: 110 cum laude/110

Dates

A.A 99/00-A.A 02/03

Name and type of education/training

University of Perugia - Terni division - Bachelor Degree in Material Engineering

Principal subjects

Title:“Yielding criteria analysis for sandwich panels for application into alternative energy field” under the supervision of Prof. J.M.Kenny.

      Title of qualification awarded

Dottore, Grade: 107/110

Dates

Since September 2010

Name and type of company

INFN – Perugia, Italy

Main activities and responsibilities

Ø  Working on the AMS-02 Payload as INFN assistant research:

o   AIV c/o Kennedy Space Center, NASA

·       Engineering coordination on site for the launch preparation activities, as major payload responsible for the STS-134

·       Participating on the pre-launch testing, for the verification of the Shuttle and ISS requirement.

·       Participating in STS-134 ULF-6  KSC Integrated scheduling meeting c/o Space Shuttle Processing Facility and Launch Control Center as payload responsible:

·       Generating and maintaining assembly and integration documentation such as specifications, integration procedures and reports. Controlling NCR / Waivers / Problems / Critical Items.

·       Future On-orbit engineering and operations procedures for the Thermal Control  System

Dates

May 2010  -  August 2010

Name and type of company

INFN – Perugia, Italy

Main activities and responsibilities

Ø  Working on the AMS-02 Payload as INFN assistant research:

o  AIV c/o CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

·       Mechanical assembly and integration of the payload structural parts and units

·       Generate and maintain assembly and integration documentation such as specifications, integration procedures and reports

·       Co-ordinate the overall AIT process for development and flight models of a project, both on subsystem and system level

Dates

March 2010 - April 2010

Name and type of company

INFN – Perugia, Italy

Main activities and responsibilities

Ø  Working on the AMS-02 Payload as INFN assistant research:

o  European Space Agency (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands

·       In charge of the generation and maintenance of a detailed test documentation including test plans, test procedures and test reports based on the test requirements defined by project system and subsystem engineers, for the Thermo-vacuum test of the AMS-02 payload

Dates

October 2010- February 2010

Name and type of company

University of Perugia/ INFN – Perugia, Italy

Main activities and responsibilities

Ø  Working on the two phase thermal control system (TTCS) for the AMS-02 project:

o  AIV c/o European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

·       Monitoring the integration and test activities with quality assurance audits, mandatory and key inspection points, test witnessing and configuration inspections;

·       Producing test report and maintenance of procedures

·       Coordination of international team on the integration and testing of the 2-phase Thermal control system

Dates

November 2006  -  September 2010

Name and type of company

University of Perugia/ INFN  – Perugia, Italy

Main activities and responsibilities

Ø  Working on the two phase thermal control system (TTCS) for the AMS-02 project as MAIT (Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration  and Testing) c/o:

o  National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) Marknesse, The Netherland

o  Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation  (AIDC) Taichung, Taiwan R.O.C

o  Sun-Yat Sen University (SYSU) Zhuhai, China

o  Study of Radiation Effects on Materials for Space Applications (SERMS), Terni, Italy

·       Management support and component procurements

·       Monitoring the manufacturing, integration and test activities with quality assurance audits, mandatory and key inspection points, test witnessing and configuration inspections; Produce report on activities performed with conclusion and recommendations.

·       Writing and maintenance of procedures

·       Coordination of international team on the manufacturing and testing of the 2-phase Thermal Control System

Dates

September 2009 

Paper Title

Coupling between an Accumulator and a Loop in a Mechanically Pumped Carbon Dioxide Two Phase Loop-4thInternational Topical Team Workshop on Two-Phase Systems for Ground and Space Application in Novosibirsk, Russia

Dates

October 2009 

Paper Title

AMS02 Tracker Thermal Control Cooling system overview and spin-off for future spacecraft cooling system developments -60th International Astronautical Congress in South Korea 

Dates

August 2007

Paper Title

The SERMS laboratory: a research and test facility for space payloads and instrumentation-37^th International Conference on Environmental Systems in Chicago

Dates

September 2008

Paper Title

TTCS made in Taiwan…or better in AIDC-issue #135-Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation magazine, Taiwan R.O.C.

Mother Tongue

Italian

Other Languages

English (reading, writing, verbal skill: excellent)

French  (reading, writing, verbal skill: good)

Long-term professional experience in steering tasks and leading staff, through extensive travel and working life in America, Europe and Asia  for more than five years.

Flexible, with sense of responsibility, able to work independently and clear-sightedly and also capable of familiarizing with new fields of action.

Accustomed to make decisions and  to work in a large international team of diverse highly specialize employees. Very good organizational skills, assertive and fluent in Business English – oral and written.

Competent in dealing with customers and confident negotiator with well-developed communication skills .Willing to travel and flexible to worldwide relocation.