Work experience

Dates

July 2006 →

Occupation or position held

Team coordinator of Ground Segment Team

Main activities and responsibilities

Design and coordination of the Ground Station network and of the Mission Control Centre for ESMO satellite. In particular, with my teammates, we produced the documentation about the subsystem design for phase A following European ECSS standards.

Name and address of employer

Educational Department of European Space Agency  (ESA www.esa.int )ESTEC, with SSETI Program (Student Space Exploration & Technology Initiative www.sseti.net )

Type of business or sector

Space Engineering

Dates

2005 - 2006

Occupation or position held

Collaboration in Mechanical and Aeronautics department

Main activities and responsibilities

Collaboration in the coordination of department’s library

Name and address of employer

University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Faculty of Engineering

Via Eudossiana, 18

00184 Rome

Education and training

Dates

07/02/2008 →

Title of qualification awarded

2nd level Master Course in 'Space Transportation Systems'

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Development and qualification of launchers, design phases; launch, safety and ascent trajectories with related problems, structural dynamics and pyrotechnic devices, engines performances and nozzle aerothermodynamics; ground segment.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Faculty of Engineering

Via Eudossiana, 18

00184 Rome

Notes

I have been selected to participate in the course in the fourth position of ranking of admission examination, held in January 2008.

Dates

09/2004 - 21/02/2008

Title of qualification awarded

Master Degree in Space Engineering

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Specialization on Launchers

Thesis on Thermal Protection System entitled "TPS for manned vehicles"

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Faculty of Engineering

Via Eudossiana, 18

00184 Rome

Level in national or international classification

final mark 110/110

Dates

09/2001 - 17/02/2005

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Thesis about Mechanical testing on composite materials

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

"Sapienza" Università di Roma

Level in national or international classification

final mark:103/110

Dates

September 1997 - July 2001

Title of qualification awarded

Classical diploma

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Humanistic science

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

High school "Benedetto da Norcia"

via Saracinesco 18

00188 ROME

Level in national or international classification

final mark: 96/100

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Italian

Other language(s)

English, French

Social skills and competences

Team spirit, gained through "ESMO" experience and playing volleyball, soccer;

Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained though "ESMO" work experience and various travels;

Good communication skills gained through my experience as waitress and as team coordinator during "ESMO" work;

Organisational skills and competences

Leadership (currently responsible for a team of 8 people for ESMO );

Technical skills and competences

Basic Knowledge of ESA standards (ECSS E-70, CCSDS, PUS);

Computer skills and competences

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft environment (Windows 95, 98, 2000 Pro, NT, XP, Vista).

Excellent command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™);

Good knowledge of Matlab programming language;

Basic knowledge of Fortran programming language;

Good knowledge of Finite Element Analysis Program like ADINA and Femap, MSC Nastran

Good knowledge of Windows operating system and Explorer;

Good knowledge of graphic design applications (Adobe Illustrator™, PhotoShop™).

Artistic skills and competences

Drawing comics (funny animals based) painting;

Other skills and competences

Sports: bike, volleyball, soccer, swimming;

Driving licence(s)

Category B

Additional information

Publication: 59th IAC Congress, Glasgow, Scotland

29 September – 3 October, 2008.

Title of article "A Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Behaviour of Ablative TPS"; Authors: Marianna Rinaldi, Andrea Bucchi (PhD student), Prof. Paolo Gaudenzi.

March 2008

Attendance at ESMO Workshop5 for Phase B kick-off at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk

September 2006

Attendance at ESMO Workshop1 for phase A kick-off at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk (Netherlands) and at ESA ESOC in Damstraad (Germany)

On November 2005 I performed a presentation of Aerospace Welding inc. society to Italian Air Force.

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