Education and training

• Period

From January 2009 – December 2009

• Name of the Educational Institution

Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”

• Activity

Post Graduate Master Diploma (II level) in “ Space Transport Systems”

• Main subjects and professional skills related to the education awarded

• Space Transport Systems Scenario;
• Space Environment and space mechanics;
• Mission Analysis and astrodynamics;
• Ground Segment;
• Launch Sites;
• GNC Launcher Systems;
• Aerothermodynamics of Launchers;
• Avionics Systems;
• Pyrotechnical Systems;
• Chemical Rockets (Solid and Liquid Propellant);
• Nozzles, Combustion Chambers Design Criteria;
• Re-entry Systems and Technologies;
• Remote sensing systems and services;
• Structures, mechanism and technologies;
• Thermal control systems;
• Power and data handling;
• TT&C and ground segment;
• Quality Control;
• Space business and program and risk management;

• Date

June 2008

• Qualification

Space Engineer

• Level in national classification

Grade points: 106/110

• Title of graduation thesis

“Design criteria of a Flywheel for Satellite Electrical Systems”

• Supervising professor for  thesis

Prof. Eng. Umberto GRASSELLI

• Period

From 2004 to 2008

• Name of the Educational Institution

Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”  

Master Degree inSpace Engineering

• Main subjects and professional skills related to the education awarded

The subjects characterizing this course are:

Spaceflight Mechanics, Satellite Attitude Control  Systems, Orbit Control. Mission Analysis, Satellite Electronics, Space Environments, Electrical Power Systems, Aerospace Structures Dynamic, Thermal Control, Space Structures, Chemical Propulsion, Electrical Propulsion, Satellite Communication Systems.

• Date

September 2004

• Qualification

Aerospace Engineer

• Level in national classification

Grade points: 101/110

• Title of graduation thesis

“Dynamic Response of Reticular Structures”

• Supervising professor for  thesis

Prof. Eng. Ugo A. ANDREAUSS

• Period

From 2000 to 2004

• Name of the Educational Institution

Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” 

Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering

• Main subjects and professional skills related to the education awarded

The subjects characterizing this course are:

Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Mechanics, Construction Sciences, Aerodynamics,  Numerical Methods, Aerospace Materials, Aerospace Constructions,  Mechanics of Fly, Aerospace Technologies, Experimental Aerodynamics, Propulsion.

Work experience

• Period

From June 2010 up to date

• Name and  address of the company

Aero Sekur S.p.A. – Via delle Valli, Aprilia (LT) - Italy

• Type and field of activity

Aerospace and Defence

•Professional qualification

System & Planetary Protection Engineer - R&D Space Business Unit

• Principal subjects-occupational skills covered

Employed in Aero Sekur S.p.A. on the following programs and activities:

He has performed: generation of the specification for the filters suppliers, supplier trade-off, material characterization of the filtering media (thermo-mechanical). Designer of the HEPA Filters for Adv. CD phase of program. He has been responsible of: thermal analyses performed by AVIOSPACE, FMECA analyses, CFD analyses performed by filter supplier (UFI). He has been responsible for the manufacturing of the Structural Model and of the generation of End Item Data Package.

ExoMars Parachute System, ESA Project – AIT and Planetary Protection Engineer.He has been responsible of the planetary protection and Cleanliness and Contamination Control activities. He has performed development and qualification tests for the sterilization process in ESTEC facility. Designer of the test device for the riser qualification test of the parachute. He is currently AIT engineer and responsible for the generation of documentation of development and qualification tests. He has performed integration activities in Cleanroom environment.

Extraction of Specifics Chemical Contaminants in the Air:responsible of the documentation for the phase-A preliminary study. He has generated technical notes in teamwork with ASTRIUM and CNR, in terms of system requirements, feasibility analyses, test plan and report for consolidation results. 

CMP55 Parachute Improvement Project – AIT Engineer: responsible of technical support during development tests. He has performed test activities, test article preparation, test article recover and post-processing of the acquired data.

ICARO, Framework Project:responsible of ablative material experimental system design. He has performed system propulsion trade off, preliminary design and entry analysis.

IXV Recovery System – AIT Engineer:responsible for the generation of Data Package. He has performed preliminary floatability analysis, Cleanliness and Contamination Control documentation. He has performed analytical bolts-verification tool in according with ECSS. He has performed integration activities in Cleanroom environment.

ALMAS ASI Project:He has performed analytical tool of spring design.

Hyper Framework project – AIT Engineer:responsible of breadboard model integration and functional tests.

 NH90 Raft Recovery System Agusta Westland Project:he has performed functional test support.

 EPO Greenhouse ESA Project:responsible for the generation of the FAR (Flight Acceptance Review) documentation.

 Teamwork activities for technical proposal preparation, data package generation.

• Period

From February 2010 to April 2010

• Name and  address of the company

Techno Systems s.r.l.

• Type and field of activity

Factory Automation Systems

•Professional qualification

Designer 

•Principal subjects-occupational skills covered

In the framework of METRO C “Giardinetti Station” forRome Underground METRO C Project, he has performed the following activities:

• Period

From  June 2009 to December 2009

• Name and  address of the company

ELV S.p.A. - Corso Garibaldi, 22 - 00034 Colleferro (Roma)

• Type and field of activity

Aerospace

•Professional qualification

Junior Engineer 

•Principal subjects-occupational skills covered

During the internship experience in the VEGA Project, he has per performed mission analyses for small payloads.

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue

Italian

Other language(s)

English, French

Informatics knowledges

Operative Systems:

• Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista,
• MsDos,

Applicative Software:

• CFD-ANSYS,
• Matlab/Simulink,
• Autocad - CatiaV5,
• MsOffice.

Programming languages:

• Pascal,
• Fortran,
• Visual Basic.

Social skills and competences

Good level of interaction, in multicultural environments and sports activities.

He has done private lessons to high school students.

During the university years he has worked as a aerial fitter.

Organizational skills

Good skills in coordination and management of human resources. Ability to work in team and multinational environment.

Interests e hobbies

Music, Reading, Football, Fitness, Swimming, Cinema.

Additional information

He has not ever been convicted of criminal offence.

Driving licence B.

He is a blood donor.

He declare of being in good health, having not ever suffered from any serious illness.