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 4th 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
|
|
|
I hereby agree for processing the following personal information for the purposes of job recruitment in accordance with the regulation for the protection of personal data – art. 13 D.lgs. 196/2003 |
Registering is the only way of posting vacancies and obtaining contact details of candidates in our CV database.
All it takes is a few minutes and a credit card (Visa or American Express). To sign-up to this service, simply click on the Register link and fill in the form. You will then have instant access to our system after on-line payment where you will be able to complete the transaction in either US Dollars, UK Pounds or Euros.
All online credit/debit card transitions are handled through our secure third party payment processors at WorldPay. Worldpay are part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, the 5th biggest banking group in the world, WorldPay payment solutions are trusted by thousands of businesses, big and small worldwide.
Pricing starts at €450 (approx £400 or US$500 - use the convert tool for an exact conversion) for one month unlimited job postings and unlimited CV database access (for one user), with package discounts available if you have more permanent recruiting needs. For example, a Silver subscription will give you unlimited jobs posting and unlimited CV database access for one year at just €325 per month!
2022 Pricing Structure (excluding VAT):
1 month - Discovery | 450 euros | convert |
3 months - Bronze | 1150 euros | convert |
6 months - Silver | 1950 euros | convert |
If online payment is not convenient, give us a call at +33(0)622757477 or send us an email at sales@space-careers.com. We will set up an account for you and invoice you, but in this case, access to our website will be granted only after payment has been received. Note that you can also pay through PayPal.
Please note that the posting of academic positions is free of charge. All you need to do is email us your job description and we will post it for you.
VAT:
Spacelinks is based in France so the following European Union regulations regarding electronic commerce apply:
- if your business is located outside the EU, VAT does not apply to you
- if your business is located in France, you will be charged a 20% VAT
- if your business is located in the EU and you don't have a valid VAT registration number, you will be charged a 20% VAT
- if your business is located in the EU and you do have a valid VAT registration number, you won't be charged VAT provided you give us your VAT number (mandatory for invoicing)
Support:
For sales enquiries and general information, you can call us on +33(0)622757477.
Support is available Mon-Fri on +33(0)622757477 or via email. Out-of-hours support is provided only via email.
Please also note that we are located in France. Our normal office hours are 09:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. France timezone is GMT+1.
Warning:
We are very serious about our job seekers privacy so only legitimate recruiters and employers are eligible for a recruiter account. All subscriptions requests will be manually approved and recruiter accounts constantly monitored. Users who enter inaccurate or incomplete information will not gain access to post jobs or search resumes. Sharing of login details with a third party will result in the suspension of the recruiter's account with no subscription refund.
To ensure you are approved, please include the following on your application:
* The website address of your Company. Under construction websites will be rejected.
* Email - Must end in @yourcompany.com. Applications using free email accounts such as Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail will be rejected.
Individual exceptions can be made on a case by case basis by emailing sales@space-careers.com. Accounts found not to be in compliance will be deleted.