CV: Aerospace engineer

The activities carried out during my working experience has been focused on the system engineering providing support to the preparation and implementation of future satellite programs, and to the operations and maintenance of current programs. The activities include primarily engineering tasks related to the specification and design of new systems and to the subsequent integration, verification and validation of the combined space and ground segment.

The main duties and responsibilities has been as follows:

• contribution to the definition and specification of future systems (including space and ground segments);
• review and maintenance of the system baseline documentation.
• participation in the engineering activities, at overall system level, for the development programs, including:
  • performing architectural trade – offs;
  • establishing and maintaining system technical budgets;
  • reviewing space-to-ground interfaces;
  • generating System Test and Verification and Validation plans, procedures, etc.;
• support to the procurement and review of the various space and ground segment elements that constitute the overall system.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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Personal Data

Place of Birth: Naples

Date of Birth: 1982, May 5

Nationality: Italian

Marital Status: Unmarried

Education

High School Diploma: Maturità Scientifica

Institute: Liceo Scientifico Statale “Arturo Labriola”

Place: Naples

Country: Italy

From: 1995

To: 2000

Mark: 100/100

Degree: Aerospace Engineering

Institute: Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”

Place: Naples

Country: Italy

From: 2000

To: 2006

Mark: 110/110 e lode

Thesis: Study and implementation of numeric methods for determining baseline in satellite formation flying.

Applicative Case: Analysis of GPS – Based Relative Navigation schemes for earth observation Missions Relying on Cooperating Satellites. Use of Differential GPS (CDGPS) for determining baseline in CosmoSkymed – Bissat formation.

Technical Skills: GPS and Differential GPS (pseudorange and carrier phase). Least Squares Methods. Kalman Filter and Extended Kalman Filter. Ambiguity Resolution  for the Double Differences Equations.

Methodological Skills: Ability of  problem analysis and SW design. Structured approach to solve problems.

Management Skills: Autonomy. Ability of communication and presentation. Ability of synthesis and reporting. Work in team.

Languages

English   Level: Fluent

Computer skills

Programming Languages

Matlab   Level: Excellent

Applications

Internet Explorer   Level: Excellent

Microsoft Word   Level: Excellent

Microsoft Excel   Level: Excellent

Microsoft Power Point   Level: Excellent

Microsoft Visio   Level: Excellent

Microsoft Project   Level: Excellent

Job Experience

Actual Experiences

Type of contract:  Definitely Contract

Company: Space Engineering S.p.A, Rome, Italy

Period: from December 2008 up to now, collaboration with European Space Agency, ESA

Project: ALPHASAT TDP#5 _ Experimentation Telecommunication Satellite System

Activity:

ü      Definition of the test cases and the test procedures for the ALPHASAT TDP#5 experimentation, co – operation with the scientific committee for the definition of the TC&TM lists required for the experiment execution

ü      Payload analysis for the identification of the payload configuration status for the experiment execution

ü      Definition of experiment interfaces to payload facilities and identification of preliminary operating procedures

ü      Payload telemetries and telecommands analysis in order to analyze the required TM/TCs for each experiment and the possible recovery actions in case of payload failure

ü      Safety Analysis at Spacecraft Level for the AIT/AIV Campaign

Period: from May 2008 up to now, collaboration with Italian Space Agency, ASI,  Italy

Project: TRANSPONDERS – 2 _ Telecommunication Satellite System

Activity:

ü      Simulation activity for satellite mission planning (STK – Satellite Tool Kit)

ü      Analysis, definition, specification of telecommunication satellite end – to – end system architectures and mission concepts related to future projects, including space segment (payload and platform), ground control segment (satellite control and mission control) as well as user segment, through internal and industrial studies

ü      Link budget calculation considering the implementation of the ACM techniques for the system requirements definition (payload, gateway station and user terminal RF requirements)

ü      Definition of payload development approaches and concepts as well as schedule and milestones and preparation of financial planning (contacts with suppliers for the payload elements furniture);

ü      Support to the Procurement Office of the activities relative to satellite payload equipment and products developments for telecommunication satellites

ü      Identification and definition of the payload technology needs of future satellite communication services

ü      Provision of the technical support required in the field of responsibility and coordination of the support provided by the Technical and Quality Management Directorate

Period: from December 2007 up to now, collaboration with Italian Space Agency, ASI,  Italy

Project: TELESAL – Satellite Infrastructure devoted to telemedicine services

Activity:

ü      Provision of the technical support required for the review of partner technical documentation and test schedule, in the framework of system activity responsibilities, in order to verify the compliance with the ASI requirements

ü      Procurement Activity: contacts with suppliers and following of the installation phases

ü      System Link Budget Calculation for Satellite Communication

ü      System AIV Plan Definition

Period: December 2007 – April 2008, collaboration with Thales Alenia Space, Italy

Project: GALILEO Test Master Schedule

Activity: Provision of the GALILEO Test Master Schedule starting from the analysis of the identified test cases (interface test cases and functional test cases) in order to completely understand the logic and temporal succession of each test and the expected inputs/outputs.

Previous Experiences

Type of contract: Stage

Company: Space Engineering S.p.A, Rome, Italy

Period: May 2006 – December 2006

Project: Galileo Test Range (GTR)

Activity:

ü      Analysis of GTR User Requirement and Analysis of the RF Signal Simulator

ü      Test Activity: Test Design, Test case and Test Procedure Definition and Test Repotr Preparation

ü      Preparation of  Technical documentation: Interface Control Document, Software and User Manual for the GPS Pseudolite, AIV Plan

Type of contract: Project Contract

Company: Space Engineering S.p.A, Rome, Italy

Period: December 2006 – December 2006

Project: Applications of Satellite Navigation in the contest of Galileo adventure – SESTANTE

Activity:

ü      Analysis and provision of technical documentation: WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), WPD (Work Package Description), PT (Product Tree)

ü      Analysis, definition and specification of System Requirements, System and Subsystem architecture definition in accordance to the user requirement, Requirements Traceability Matrix with the physical blocks

ü      Provision of the System Activities Project GANNT and DDVP Document (Design, Development and Validation Plan)

ü      Research and Analysis of technique for the Near – Far Effect Resolution (in the contest of GPS and Galileo Pseudolites)

ü      Research and Analysis of technique for Antenna Beamforming

ü      Research and Analysis of technique for the detection, isolation and mitigation of interferences in the Galileo frequency band.

Project: Applications of Satellite Navigation in the contest of Galileo adventure – GALILEA

Activity: Contribution in the Development and Test of a SW for the SISE prediction and iono/tropo corrections.

Publication

Title: GALILEA: GALIleo Locale Element Augmentation for SISE predictiona nd Iono/Tropo Corrections

Institute: ATTI Magazine (satellite Navigation Italian Institute)

Date: January 2008