Personal information

Nationality

Italian

Date of birth

March 27^th, 1978

Gender

Male

Desired employment / Occupational field

Space System Engineer or Designer in Space Applications

Education and training

Dates

November 2005 - December 2006

Title of qualification awarded

International Post-Graduate Master Course in Space Exploration and Development Systems (SEEDS)

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

·   Manned and Unmanned Space Exploration Architectures Design

·   Team Organisation and Project Management

·   Space System Engineering

·   Subsystems analysis and design of manned and unmanned spacecrafts

Master’s Thesis Title and Topic

“Architecture Study for a hUman Lunar Initial Settlement for Space Exploration - ULISSE” developed in a 15 persons team project work, concerning the phase A study of a mission complex scenario to build a permanent robotic and human base on the Moon surface.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Politecnico di Torino

Ecole Superieur de L’Aeronautique e de l’Espace, Supaero, Tolouse

ZARM, Universität Bremen

Supported by Alcatel Alenia Space, Carlo Gavazzi Space, EADS, OHB System, ASI, ESA

Dates

From September 1997 to May 25^th, 2005

Title of qualification awarded

5-year Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering, final grade 100 / 110

Principal subjects/Occupational skills covered

·  Space Propulsion and Orbital Mechanics

·  Aerospace Structures

·  Space Systems

·  Aerospace Fluid Dynamics

Master’s Thesis Title and Topic

“Simulation and development of the attitude control system for the PiCPoT nano-satellite”, concerning the development of the passive AOCS to be implemented in the PiCPoT satellite, launched from Baikonur the July 28^th 2006 in order to reach a polar orbit 400 km above the Earth surface (mission failed due to a Dnepr 1^st stage failure).

Master’s Thesis selected by the European Space Agency to be presented at the International Astronautic Congress 2006 in Valencia, Spain

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Politecnico di Torino, I Facoltà

Qualified to exercise the engineering profession (state examination session of March 2006 at the Politecnico di Torino).

Work experience

Dates

May 2007, Present

Occupation or position held

Aerospace Engineer at Thales Alenia Space

Main activities and responsibilities

Supporting the system design in the ESA Architecture for Exploration Study concerning the analysis of the architecture to sustain the exploration of Moon and Mars (Robotic & Manned) and the design of the elements that might be strategic contributions for Europe (Landers, Rovers, ISRU, Habitats).

Supporting the system design and the analysis of the configuration aspects in the ESA Habitation System Study regarding the investigation of a lunar inflatable habitat.

Name and address of employer

Thales Alenia Space Italy (Turin)

Type of business or sector

Manned and Unmanned Space Exploration

Dates

May 2006, December 2006

Occupation or position held

Space System Engineer in the SEEDS Master Project Work

Main activities and responsibilities

System Engineer, designer of Thermal Control Systems, designer of Structure Systems, designer of Robotic Systems, Designer of Propulsion Systems.

Name and address of employer

Supaero Toulouse, France – ZARM, Universität Bremen, Germany – Alcatel Alenia Space, Turin

Type of business or sector

Manned and Unmanned Space Exploration

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Italian

Other language(s)

 English

Social skills and competences

·  Attitude to life in common with other people

Organizational skills and competences

·  15 People Team Organisation and Project Management during the SEEDS Project Work

·  Experience in Team Work

·  Good attitude to the programming and the management of events (Organization of happenings, theatrical and musical events)

·  Ability to train budgets (Activity of Administrative Secretary at the Società Operaia di Sequals)

Computer skills and competences

·   Operating Systems: Dos,  Windows

·   Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

·   Programming: Fortran, Matlab, Simulink

·   Design Tools: AutoCAD, STK, Rhinoceros 4.0

Other skills and competences

·  A.I.A. Football Referee for the Italian Football Federation (F.I.G.C.)

Driving licence

·  European B Level driving license

Additional information

Scholarships:

·   2006: selected in the ESA “IAF students participation program” to attend the International Astronautic Congress in Valencia, Spain

·   2005: Winner of a scholarship for the “Integration of a university nano-satellite” project, given by the Polytechnic of Turin

Speaker in representation of the A.S.S.E.T. group to the conference “Uomini e Tecnologie per lo spazio” (Men and Technologies for the making space) part of the cycle “La Storia nel Futuro®” (the History in the Future) at the Politecnico di Torino.

References

Prof. Ernesto Vallerani, Former President of Alenia Space and former Vice Chairman of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)

Email:  cris.vallerani(at)iol.it

Dipl.-Ing H.J. Reher, Quality Manager in "Globalstar", process consultant for Business Processes, Project Management and Business Development, EADS ASTRIUM Space Transportation (Bremen, Germany)