Work experience

• Dates (from – to)

August 2011 –  Present

• Name and address of employer

Telespazio S.p.A. (A Finmeccanica /Thales Company), Rome, Italy.

• Type of business or sector

Defense & Space industry

• Occupation or position held

Junior Engineer at “Satellite Systems and Applications – GNSS Infomobility ” division

• Main activities and responsibilities

§          Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS, GALILEO);

§          Understanding of the “GALILEO PTF (Precise Timing Facility)” activities;

§          Development and implementation of time processing and monitoring algorithms;

• Dates (from – to)

February 2011 –  June 2011

• Name and address of employer

Telespazio S.p.A. (A Finmeccanica /Thales Company), Rome, Italy.

• Type of business or sector

Defense & Space industry

• Occupation or position held

Internship at “Satellite Systems and Applications” division

• Main activities and responsibilities

I've worked on a project involving the following companies: National Instruments, the European Space Agency and Telespazio S.p.A. The objective of the activity has been the implementation of a Virtual Time Scale with LabVIEW, in order to realize a local UTC(k) reference clock which could constitute the “System Time” for a constellation of satellites for navigation (such as GPS or in future GALILEO). The activity relies on the infrastructure of the European Space Research and Technology Centre (Noordwijk, NL).

                • Dates (from – to)

August 2003 – September 2003

• Name and address of employer

Micron Technology Italia s.r.l., Avezzano (AQ, Italy)

• Type of business or sector

Semiconductor industry

• Occupation or position held

Internship at “Wet Etching” process area

• Main activities and responsibilities

Support in the monitoring of production chain and implementation of qualification test on production machines.

• Dates (from – to)

July 2002 – August 2002

• Name and address of employer

Micron Technology Italia s.r.l., Avezzano (AQ, Italy)

• Type of business or sector

Semiconductor industry

• Occupation or position held

Internship at “Chemical Vapor Deposition” process area

• Main activities and responsibilities

Support in the monitoring of production chain and implementation of qualification test on production machines.

Education and training

• Dates (from – to)

September 2010 – June 2011

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

SpaceAcademyFoundation. This foundation involves the Universityof L’Aquila, Telespazio S.p.A and Thales Alenia Space.

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Analysis of processes and technical management of complex systems in the fields of Space and Communication. The main training modules covered are:

- Human resources and Knowledge management;

- Methods and models of Systems Engineering;

- Market scenarios in the space sector;

- Introduction to ICT and Space Systems;

- Software technologies for the management of spatial data;

- Quality of product, project and process;

- Space Security;

- Creating value and Project Management;

- Earth Observation;

- Localization, Navigation and Infomobility.

• Title of qualification awarded

Post Graduate Master in “Space and Communication Systems”

• Level in national classification

30/30 cum laude

• Dates (from – to)

April 2010 – September 2010

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

DIEI (Department of Electrical and Information Engineering) of University of L’Aquila, Italy.

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Microwave Radiometry.

I conducted a research work on the interpretation of Lunar microwave brightness temperature in order to perform an inversion of spaceborne multi-frequency observations.

• Dates (from – to)

September 2006- September 2010

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

European Space Agency (ESA)

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

I took part to the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) mission promoted by the European Space Agency as a member of the MicroWave Radiometric Sounder (MiWaRS) development team.

• Dates (from – to)

October 2007- April 2010

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of L’Aquila, Italy

Faculty of Engineering

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Remote-Sensing, Microwave Radiometry, Environmental impact of E.M. fields,E.M. Design Methods, Telecommunications Networks and Services, Numeric Transmissions.

Thesis title: “Remote-sensing of the Moon sub-surface trough microwave satellite radiometry”.

• Title of qualification awarded

Master degree in Telecommunications Engineering

• Level in national classification

110110 cum laude

• Dates (from – to)

October 2003 – June 2007

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of L’Aquila, Italy

Faculty of Engineering

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Maths, Physics, Electronics,ComputerandAutomation,Programming (C++, Matlab, Scilab), Microwave, Antennas, Radiocommunications systems.

Thesis title: “Feasibility study of a microwave radiometric sounder for satellite observations of the Moon inside the ESMO mission”.

• Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor degree in Telecommunications Engineering

• Level in national classification

110/110 cum laude

• Dates (from – to)

September 1998- June 2003

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Statal Industrial Technical Institute “Ettore Majorana”, Avezzano, Italy

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Electronics and Telecommunications

• Title of qualification awarded

Industrial Technical Institute Diploma – Electronics and Telecommunications Specialist

• Level in national classification

100/100

Mother tongue

Italian

Other languages

English

• Reading skills

Intermediate

• Writing skills

Intermediate

• Verbal skills

Intermediate

Social skills

and competences

I have been working in different teams along my experience.

During my academic career I’ve prepared several exams within teams composed by at least three students and now I am working inside projects involving more than 5 persons.

In each of these experiences I have always demonstrated a good adaptability and a discrete problem solving attitude. 

Since I was 8 years old, I have been playing football in teams involved in local amateur leagues.

Organisational skills

and competences

Good ability in the management of people and projects.

I am currently working on projects involving top-level companies that require a daily interaction and coordination with Project Managers and high-level technical experts.

Technical skills

and competences

.

Discrete expertise in Matlab (derived from more than 7 years of use).

Discrete expertise in LabVIEW (I have attended the training courses CORE 1 and CORE 2 in National instruments).

Competent with Scilab.

Competent with most of Microsoft Office software.

Good knowledge of WinProp (a software tool used in Propagation analysis and Radio Network planning).

Some experiences with C++, PSPice, Microwave Office and STK (Satellite Tool Kit).

Basic knowledge in the design and management of data base.

Basic knowledge of DOORS and Linux-Ubuntu.

Driving licence(s)

Driving license B

Additional information

1.        On October 2007, I participated at the 9th ICEUM (International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon) that took place in Sorrento(Italy). During that conference I presented a paper entitled “Remote Sensing of the Moon sub-surface from a spaceborne microwave radiometer aboard the European Student Moon Orbiter”. This paper summarizes the work done by the MiWaRS team during the phase A of the ESMO mission.

2.        On March 2010, I participated as representative of MiWaRS team at the "System Requirements Review of ESMO mission", that took place at the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC) in The Netherlands (March 22-26, 2010).

Publications

1.        Lagrasta S., Cicchinelli M. and Innocenzi V.C., “Implementing a Virtual Time Scale with LabVIEW, realization of a local UTC(k) reference clock”, National Instruments – Forum Aerospazio e Difesa 2011 magazine.

2.        Montopoli M., Cicchinelli M., Di Carlofelice A., Marzano F.S. and Tognolatti P., “Lunar microwave brightness temperature: model interpretation and inversion of spaceborne multi-frequency observations”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2011.

3.        Montopoli, M., Tognolatti, P., Marzano, F.S., Pierdicca, M., Perrotta, G., Cicchinelli M. (quote among acknowledgments), “Remote sensing of the Moon sub-surface from a spaceborne microwawe radiometer aboard the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO)”, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International.

Honors and Awards

1.        2011 Best Application Aerospace and Defense Award (section Academy) with the paper “Implementing a Virtual Time Scale with LabVIEW, realization of a local UTC(k) reference clock”. Award received during the “5th Forum Aerospazio e Difesa” on June 16, 2011, Pomezia, Italy.