CV: Consultant Engineer

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Candidate Profile

Date Submitted:	13-06-2009
Last Modified:	13-06-2009 (09:48)

Job information

Current job:	Consultant Engineer
Employment Term:	Permanent
Job location:	Anywhere
Date available:
Industry:	Consulting/Engineering Services, Space Tourism
Keywords	System Engineer, Electronic, Robotics, Moon, Exploration, Design

Work experience and training

Date

1^th April 2008 to date

Occupation or position held

Engineering Consultant for Thales Alenia Space (Advanced Project Unit)

Main activities and responsibilities

- STEPS: it is a partnership involving Thales Alenia Space Turin and Small Medium sized Enterprises belonging to the Piedmont Space District. I am team coordinator for the realization of an active shock absorber for landing gear systems, and for rover suspensions, with energy recovery capability. I am also team coordinator for the improvement of inflatable technologies to be utilized in space or planetary missions. The project STEPS will last three years having as final goal the realization of physical demonstrators for the developed technologies.

- Pressurised Lunar Rover (PLR): The study, financed by ESA, is focused on the design of a manned moon rover, able to explore the Moon for scientific purposes and capable to sustain the Moon colonization efforts. My role is to support the system engineer in the design and coordination tasks.

- Landing System Development - ESA study: I am part of the team involved in the design, test and realization (technological demonstrator) of a legged landing system for Moon missions. The study aims to the development of European know-how in the frame of the future Moon and Mars missions.

- Future Spacecraft Study: this is an ESA study regarding new technologies and methodologies to be applied to future S/C, in cooperation with French division of Thales Alenia Space. My duty was to analyze and identify possible future technological and operational trends to reduce Development and Manufacturing costs.

- Next Lunar Lander with in-situ science and mobility – Phase A: I was part of the team in charge to support French division of Thales Alenia Space. In particular I was part of the structural team in charge to identify the optimal configuration to fulfil mass and structural mission requirements.

Name and address of employers

Sofiter Systems Engineering – Corso Francia, 253 – 10146 Torino, Italy

Type of business or sector

Aerospace

Date

May 2007 to December 2007

Occupation or position held

System Engineer Trainee

Main activities and responsibilities

The main topic of the SEEDS Master Project Work was the development of a permanent human Moon base (PHOEBE).The overall architectural aspect of PHOEBE has been studied, but only five elements have been further investigated: Lunar GreenHouse (FARM), Observation Satellite (POLO), Reusable Automated Lunar Lander (CHARON), Moon Pressurized Rover (CAMPER) and Constellation of Telecommunication and Navigation Satellites around the Moon (MONACO).

Name and address of employers

Supaero Toulouse (France), ThalesAleniaSpace, EADS Space Transportation, EADS Astrium, OHB System AG, ZARM, ALTEC

Type of business or sector

Aerospace

Date

June 2005 to January 2006

Occupation or position held

Internship

Main activities and responsibilities

Designer of a Centralized Control for a Wafer Handler Robot, using the ST10F63 microcontroller.

Name and address of employers

STMicroelectronics - Catania Site

Type of business or sector

Microelectronics FAB

List of Publications, conference and workshop papers

S. Cusumano, V. Drevet-Cadet, A. Fimiani, C. Finetto, A. Karl, S. Pelle, A.A. Rapisarda, L. Rega, D. Renzoni, A. Sabbagh, C. Sinesi - “PHOEBE - Permanent Human mOon Exploration BasE” - 9th ILEWG International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon (ICEUM9/ILC2007) – co-hosted by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA), Sorrento, Italy, 22-26 October, 2007

A.A. Rapisarda, C. Finetto, D. Renzoni, A. Sabbagh, C. Sinesi “Food And Revitalization Module (FARM) for Moon Human Exploration” International Conference On Environmental System (ICES) San Francisco, California, USA, June 29 – July 3, 2008

A.A RAPISARDA, S. Pelle, C. Finetto, D. Renzoni, A. Sabbagh “DUST – Contamination Mitigation Concepts For Moon Exploration” International Conference On Environmental System (ICES) San Francisco, California, USA, June 29 – July 3, 2008 – Awarded with third prize at student poster competition.

A.A. Rapisarda, C.Lobascio, C. Finetto, “International Master SEEDS: The design of a Lunar FARM -Food And Revitalization Module- as part of the Project Work Activity 2006-2007” - IAC 2008, A1.5-Environmental Control and Life Support Systems

Education

Date

November 2006 to December 2007

Title of qualification awarded

II Level International Post Graduate Master Course in Space Exploration and Development Systems

Name and type of organization providing education and training

Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in partnership with Universität Bremen (Germany), Supaero Toulouse (France) and COREP. Sponsored by: ESA, ASI, DLR, CNES, ThalesAleniaSpace, EADS Space Transportation, EADS Astrium, OHB System AG, Carlo Gavazzi Space, ZARM, ALTEC.

International classification

Master of Science

Date

July 2006

Title of qualification awarded

Professional Engineering License

Date

January 2006

Title of qualification awarded

Laurea in Electronic Eng

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