Personal information

Nationality

Italian

Date of birth

27/03/1976

Work experience

• Dates (from – to)

 Oct 2007 - present

• Name and address of employer

European Space Agency (ESA) – ESRIN Establishment located in Frascati (Rome)

• Type of business or sector

International Organization operating on Space related projects

• Occupation or position held

VEGA Launch System Ground Segment Engineer

• Main activities and responsibilities

As D`Appolonia contractor, employed in ESA-ESRIN site  for the VEGA program, contributing in

·         monitoring the  Prime’s  schedule, verifying the overall documentation (DDL) and configuration of the GS involved product (CIDL)  up to final s/s Qualification and Acceptance Tests at Industrial level;

·         consolidation and improvement of activities to be performed in Europe and in French Guiana from systems acceptance and storage/transportation up to integration and testing on site (Kourou) as far as all mechanical infrastructures of the VEGA Ground Segment are concerned, including part of the mechanical Ground Support equipment for the VEGA stages (e.g.: PAC stand, PAC trailer adapter and PAC and PLA scaffoldings for the A5 stage integration and transportation)

·         monitoring the  list of RFD/RFW/NCR and list of changes, providing relevant assessment, participating in relevant MRB/SRB and PCRB/CCB meetings and interfacing with PA/S manager for the related aspects impacting infrastructures

·         participating in the Integrated/Combined test and Launch Campaign as Technical Conception Authority (16 missions accomplished so far to follow Kourou activities, from integration and site acceptance up to integrated test, combined test and finally up to launch campaign)

·         working in close relationship with industrial contractors so to pro-actively contribute in the advancement of the activities and in the main issues solving

·         identifying criticalities and risks as well as risk mitigation actions – particularly, by managing at system level the Master list of open actions that includes all open actions for the VEGA program, with priority level assigned depending on their criticality

·         supporting the Vega Launch System team for the definition and verification of external mechanical interfaces between LV and GS by participating in relevant interface meetings, writing of specific ECP affecting the interface specification SI 1/2 and providing assessment on changes presented by industrial contractors, both GS and LV

• Dates (from – to)

 Sep 2005 – Sep 2007

• Name and address of employer

D`Appolonia S.p.A.– Rome office

• Type of business or sector

Engineering Consulting Company (> 400 employees)

• Occupation or position held

Responsible of the Rome branch of the Innovation & Research Division (5 people)

Project Manager in the Innovation Department

Main activities and responsibilities

Project Coordinator of different European Research Projects (for EU Framework Programs FP5 – FP6 – FP7) with the following responsibilities:

·         to manage the proposal writing process, up to proposal presentation and to support the division manager in the negotiation process with EC

·         to ensure respect of schedule/costs/results commitments with EC and closely coordinate all contractual and review procedures with the EC

·         to handle administrative and financial procedures, encl. the Consortium Agreement, general assemblies, partnership changes, regular technical and financial reporting;

Stimulating environment, having the possibility to be in contact with high tech research institutes and their most recent studies in strategic fields like renewable energy sources, intelligent building, new materials, nanotechnologies (also with space applications: e.g program nanospace, for nanotechnologies applied to space applications), safety, international regulations

• Dates (from – to)

May 2003 - Aug 2005 (Nov 2003 – Jun 2004: co-location co. EADS, Les Mureaux (Paris))

• Name and address of employer

Avio S.p.A.– Colleferro establishment (Space Business Unit)

• Type of business or sector

Aerospace Company (> 5.000 employees)

• Occupation or position held

Mechanical, System and Product Engineer

• Main activities and responsibilities

co. Avio:

·         AIT engineer for the 4^th stage (AVUM) (from Nov 2004 to Aug 2005)

·         responsible of acoustic and thermal activities as far as the development of the new European launcher VEGA is concerned. Involved as mechanical and system engineer in the design, development and later on the management of different mechanical and electro-mechanical systems and subsystems

·         As product engineer, responsible at all levels (management, design, development, manufacturing and testing) of the thermal protection of the VEGA launcher 4th stage. Ad interim, responsible of acoustic activities

·         Finally, collaborating in the Research & Development department in activities like bids preparation, national and international calls participation, technical and management proposal preparation

co. EADS (8 months co-location):

·         as Avio consultant in the frame of the international cooperation program “Ariane 5 recovery”. Co-location in EADS facilities located in Les-Mureaux, near Paris. Responsible of a team of 5 engineers with the role of supporting EADS in the re-design and re-definition of the “design to cost” logic behind the development and management of the Ariane 5 program, revision needed after the catastrophic failure of the flight n° 517 – particularly, working on the general loads and dynamic loads logic for the Ariane 5 launcher

• Dates (from – to)

Jun 2000 – Apr 2003

• Name and address of employer

IMT S.r.l.- Rome office

• Type of business or sector

Aerospace Consulting SME (< 30 employees)

• Occupation or position held

Consultant(Mechanical, Thermo-Structural and System Engineer) for the main companies in space-related activities acting in Italy, like: Thales-Alenia, Contraves (now Rheinmetall), Carlo Gavazzi Space (now Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio))

Also,

• Main activities and responsibilities

·         Project manager of the NADIR (NAnosatellite for DIdactis and Research) (IMT srl, ITIS Galilei and Oerlikon Contraves Italia):development of a small satellite for scientific purposes

·         System engineer and project manager, involved in proposal preparation and then in development and coordination of activities for the design and development of mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment’s ((ASI: OBC (On Board Computer); HD-COTS (Hard Disk- Commercial Off The Shelf); ESA: Non intrusive telemetry acquisition); UE: program ACTIVE – (Accelerating Cross-Fertilisation and Transfer of VIVE approach ))

·         Thermo-structural engineer, collaborating at programs like: 

o    RADARSAT2 (MDA – Alenia Spazio) for the design and development of the ATD system (Antenna Tie-Down),a  mechanical hold & release system for the deployment of the SAR antennas of the Canadian satellite RADARSAT-2.

o    SPeS – (Pneumatic Structures for Space Applications) (ASI – Oerlikon Contraves Italia, IACSA and University La Sapienza) Development of “inflatable structures” for space modules

o    ESA program “MultiGPS”

Education and training

1994-2000

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Università di Roma “La Sapienza”

Aerospace Engineering Course

• Principal subjects/occupational

skills covered

Aerospace Engineering degree, with specialisation in the space segment – space structures

Thesis: “ Design and Analysis of the COMPAT (COts-based Micro PlATform) micro-satellite structure”

• Title of qualification awarded

Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering (Mark: 110/110 with first class honour)

1994-2000

• Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Liceo Scientifico “C. Cavour” , Roma

• Title of qualification awarded

School-leaving certificate(Mark: 60/60)

Personal skills

and competences

Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas.

Mother tongue

Italian

Other languages

English

• Reading skills

FLUENT

• Writing skills

FLUENT

• Verbal skills

FLUENT

French

• Reading skills

FLUENT

• Writing skills

Good

• Verbal skills

Good

Spanish

• Reading skills

good

• Writing skills

basic

• Verbal skills

Basic

Social and Organisational skills

and competences

.

I have gained considerable experience working on important multinational and multidisciplinary projects, which also involved traveling to various countries including living in other country. This has enabled me to further develop my interpersonal skills. I enjoy my daily work with colleagues and partners from all over the world.

Furthermore I have gained considerable experience in managing and coordinating high complexity projects, with budget up to  several Mє, involving several industrial partners and/or international agencies.

Mostly, I like to be as proactive as possible, as I consider this aspect a key factor to achieve the best results in a team working on complex projects.

Computer skills

.

SOFTWARE: MS OFFICE suite including WinProject, Math codes like MATLAB, FEM codes like NASTRAN, ANSYS, Pre-post graphic Processors like PATRAN, FEMAP, CAD like CATIA, AUTOCAD

PROGRAMMING: FORTRAN, PASCAL, C++

OPERATIVE SYSTEMS: wide experience on WINDOWS 98,2000,NT,XP, VISTA; UNIX, MS-DOS, LINUX, MAC iOS

Artistic skills

and competences

I enjoy reading and interested in cinema and all kind of music. I play bass guitar in a group and I enjoy playing in underground Rome local scene. I play and teach tennis, and I enjoy skiing as well.

Other skills

and competences

Competences not mentioned above.

I enjoy travelling around the world and learning about different cultures and languages. Travelling for me is a real pleasure, since the organization and planning phase

I enjoy photography as well, mostly landscapes, architectural buildings, nature

Driving licence(s)

International Driving License (Italian Ref. Code: B)

Additional information

Reference person in ESA:

in Avio SpA:

in Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio:

in Vitrociset SpA:       

in Rheinmetall:

in IMT srl:                                  

Dr. Tommaso Ghidini

tommaso.ghidini(at)esa.int

ing. Andrea Preve

andrea.preve(at)aviogroup.com

ing. Marcello Muscinelli

mmuscinelli(at)cgspace.it

ing Marco Giannetti  

marco.giannetti(at)vitrociset.it

ing. Barbara Catalini

B.catalini(at)rheinmetall.it

ing Massimo Perelli

Massimo.perelli(at)imtsrl.it

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