CV: GNC / AOCS Engineer

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality

Italian

Date of Birth

October 25th, 1983

Place of Birth

Naples, Italy

WORK EXPERIENCE

Occupation

Private Teacher

Dates

January 2006 – July 2008

Main activities and responsibilities

Teacher of Analysis, Physics, Theory of Control, and Programming for several high school and university students; these activities have significantly improved my communication skills and my ability to look at a given problem from several points of view

Occupation

GNC Senior Engineer Internship

Dates

January 2008 – February 2008

Name of Employer

Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Naples Federico II

Main activities and responsibilities

GNC/AOCS modelling and simulation in Matlab/Simulink environment; study and development of satellite formation flight models

Tutor

Prof. Michele Grassi,

Department of Aerospace Engineering,

University of Naples Federico II,

Phone: +390817682217

E-mail: michele.grassi@unina.it

Occupation

GNC Junior Engineer Internship

Dates

July 2005 – September 2005

Name of Employer

Department of Space Science and Engineering “Luigi Napolitano”, University of Naples Federico II

Main activities and responsibilities

Numerical models implementation and algorithms development for GNC simulations in Matlab/Simulink environment

Tutor

Prof. Michele Grassi,

Department of Aerospace Engineering,

University of Naples Federico II,

Phone: +390817682217

E-mail: michele.grassi@unina.it

Occupation

Waiter / Barman

Dates

September 1998 – August 2004

Main activities and responsibilities

Waiter and (when occurring) barman in several restaurants and cafè in Naples; the responsibilities varied from preparing food and drinks to table waiting service, and have permitted me to work with several persons and understand the importance of team working, as well as develop good friendships that still last

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Title of qualification awarded

Master’s Degree in Aerospace and Astronautical Engineering

Dates

December 2005 – March 2008

Name of University

University of Naples Federico II

Principal subjects

Complex Analysis, Space Systems, Satellite Sensors and Actuators, Aerospace Systems Design, Hypersonic Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aerospace Structures, Aircraft Aerodynamics

Final grade

110/110 cum laude and honourable mention

Thesis title

Models Development for Performance Analysis of Electromagnetic Control in Satellite Formation Flight

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor’s Degree  in Aerospace Engineering

Dates

October 2002 – December 2005

Name of University

University of Naples Federico II

Principal subjects

Analysis, Physics, Computer Science, Dynamical Systems Analysis and Design, Astrodynamics, Control and Signals Theory, Fluid Dynamics, Aircraft Aerodynamics, Mechanics of Flight, Aerospace Structural Design and Aerospace Technologies

Final grade

110/110

Thesis title

Control of Aerospace Vehicles by means of Magnetic Actuators

Title of qualification awarded

Specialized Technician in Aeronautical Constructions (Italian title: Perito in Costruzioni Aeronautiche)

Dates

September 1999 – July 2002

Name of High School

Enrico Fermi Industry Technical Institute, Naples, Italy

Principal subjects

Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Aeronautical Technologies, Mechanics of Flight, Aeronautical Constructions, CAD Design, Fundamentals of Aerodynamics 

Final grade

95/100

LANGUAGES

Mother tongue

Italian

English

Reading skills

Fluent

Writing skills

Good

Verbal skills

Good

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

• I am conscientious, highly motivated and a fast learner person;
• I am very involved in my job, and able to work both in team and independently;
• I have excellent communication skills, deriving both from the teaching activity and from two-years voluntary activity (2001-2002) in an association helping children called “bigger brother”
• I am an hard worker, with strong will to do;
• I am able to work in stressful situations, highly versatile and flexible in my approach to work;

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

• Excellent Matlab/Simulink knowledge;
• Solid knowledge of formation flight models;
• Good GNC/AOCS knowledge relative to spacecrafts and satellites;
• Good problem solving skills;
• Proven ability for mathematical modelling;
• Solid experience with MS Office and Latec;
• Knowledge of fundamentals of programming languages like C++ and Fortran;

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

• Natural ability for autodidactic approach, I have used to learn programming, Matlab, Simulink, Latec, Chess, and other;
• Author or Co-author of several articles for the italian and english versions of Wikipedia like PID Controller, Controllability, MATLAB, State Observer, Attitude Dynamics and Control, Root Locus

STANDARDS

Knowledge of ECSS Standards, with a particular attention to

ECSS-E-ST-10-09C

ECSS-E-10-04                

ECSS-E-40

ECSS-E-60

HOBBIES

Travelling, Soccer, Chess, Literature and Music