Chief Technical officer

• Mar 2022 - Present

• Building-up and leading the R&D organization. • Developing and executing the project portfolio strategy to create a better product offering of graphene based materials. • Establishing strategic partnership with industrial players and research clusters aimed to develop and commercialize new products. • Working closely with business development and sales for new customer leads acquisitions and commercial agreements. • Direct involvement in strategic investments and operation decisions. • Cooperating with the investment team to create the company business plan. • Working aside CEO to define company OKRs and KPIs. • Building the operation and the production organization. • Securing the design, the construction and the start-up of the first pilot production facility (yearly capacity: > 1.0 tons graphene oxide). • Ensuring production and operations comply with safety and quality standards and requirements. Show less

R&D and Engineering Smart Lenses Project Manager

• Dec 2020 - Mar 2022

• Setting up and starting up a new full scale manufacturing plant • Ensuring manufacturing scale up by transferring the technology know-how from the pilot unit (France) to the full scale plant (Italy) • Managing the production team • Managing contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables • Planning strategically and executing the industrial plan • Coordinating worldwide stakeholders and updating them about strategy, adjustments, and progresses • Using industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution • Developing corrective actions, solutions, and improvements (product, process) • Ensuring that workflows, processes, and products comply with safety regulations Show less

Senior Chemistry Manager

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2020

• Leading and Managing global R&D projects involving chemistry or other duties for New Product Development (Statement of Work, Budget Allocation, Planning, Raw Materials Procurement, Project Supervision, Costs Accounting) • Interacting with Inventory Control and Sales Associates • Coaching the Chemist & Engineer teams on procedures, processes, reports, & safety issues • Interacting with Customers for Technical Support and New Business Development • Costing Semi-Finished and Finished Goods • Ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations (OSHA, EPA) and internal practices Show less

R&D Project Manager

• Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

• Project Manager in Lens Manufacturing for Sunglasses Production / R&D Department • New Product Development with External Partners and Suppliers / Joint Development Agreements (NDA, Technical Plan, Timeline and Milestones Management and Definition, IP, Cost Analysis, Gantt Chart, Product Validation) • Supplier Relationship / Sourcing, RFQ, RFI • Driving Projects from Feasibility to Industrialization / FEA, POC, POP, IDZ • Working with different Departments / Engineering, Quality, Planning, Purchasing, Legal, Logistic, Marketing • Responsible for Production/Lab Capex Investment / Automation, New Machinery, Machinery Upgrades Show less

Ph.D Student in Chemical and Materials Sciences

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

Thesis Title: "Towards a consistent NH3-SCR mechanism over Cu sites in zeolites: Cu-SSZ-13 as model and outperforming catalyst" Technical Areas: Porous Material Synthesis (Sol-gel Technique, Metal Ion Exchange), Material Characterization (Surface Area Analysis, X-Ray Diffraction, SEM analysis, EDS analysis, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry), Spectroscopy (Infrared, UV-Vis-NIR, Raman, X-Ray Absortion and Emission), Catalytic Tests (gas phase heterogenous catalysis) Show less

Visiting Ph.D Student

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

First international experience working within a research team of industrial engineers. Most of my activities were focused on synthesis and characterization of industrial catalysts for emissions abatment. First international experience working within a research team of industrial engineers. Most of my activities were focused on synthesis and characterization of industrial catalysts for emissions abatment.

Researcher Ph.D Student

• Apr 2013 - May 2013