Experience

Spreentech

• Italy
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  I coordinate the activities of the company which is an accelerator of start-ups in the field of Green Building, Green Tech, Green Mobility, Smart Cities & Buildings, and Circular Economy & ESG Impact. I coordinate the activities of the company which is an accelerator of start-ups in the field of Green Building, Green Tech, Green Mobility, Smart Cities & Buildings, and Circular Economy & ESG Impact.



Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A.

• Italy
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Innovation Assessor

  • May 2022 - Present

  I help SME's define their business innovation roadmap by assessing products/services, customers, internal processes, and distribution channels. I help SME's define their business innovation roadmap by assessing products/services, customers, internal processes, and distribution channels.



Sistemi Formativi Confindustria

• Italy
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Innovation Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

  I provided assessments on the digital maturity level of SME's within an Industry 4.0 framework. I provided assessments on the digital maturity level of SME's within an Industry 4.0 framework.



ARCOTECHNIQUES GENERAL CONSULTING

• United Arab Emirates
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

  I worked as GM in charge of financial and strategic planning of new businesses and operations worldwide. The area of business is Waste-to-Green Energy plants which convert any kind of carbonaceous waste into hydrogen and syngas through a thermo-chemical gasification process. I worked as GM in charge of financial and strategic planning of new businesses and operations worldwide. The area of business is Waste-to-Green Energy plants which convert any kind of carbonaceous waste into hydrogen and syngas through a thermo-chemical gasification process.



Zuccari

• Italy
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jun 2019 - May 2020

  I was responsible for all strategic and operating activities, reporting to the shareholders, with full P&L accountability. I reviewed the organizational structure by adding key figures and rearraging functional departments. I continued the managerialization process of the company by introducing new directional tools and processes. I coordinated new business development, with focus abroad. I engaged all employees and improved the overall company mood. I was responsible for all strategic and operating activities, reporting to the shareholders, with full P&L accountability. I reviewed the organizational structure by adding key figures and rearraging functional departments. I continued the managerialization process of the company by introducing new directional tools and processes. I coordinated new business development, with focus abroad. I engaged all employees and improved the overall company mood.



SOVEMA GROUP - Member of the Schuler Group

• Italy
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Marketing Manager

  • Jul 2016 - May 2019

  I managed all operative and strategic marketing activities at the corporate level.In terms of strategic marketing, I supervised the new product development through the analysis of customers' needs and field feedback and by means of the Quality Function Deployment methodology. I defined improvement actions and their implementation. I built product Value Propositions and planned strategies to communicate them to our Market.I managed corporate image and communication for the four brands of our group and our brand copyrights. I coordinated our participation in fairs, conferences, and trade shows, press releases and PR's, digital communication through our website, social channels, and newsletters, publications in magazines, and the creation of all support materials for the sales department. Show less

• Business Unit General Manager and COO | Sovel - Sovema Electronics, business unit of Sovema Group

  • Jan 2014 - May 2019

  I was responsible for all strategic and operating activities of the unit, having full P&L accountability. I prepared yearly budgets and coordinated sales, engineering, production, purchasing, and technical field-service departments. I was in charge of new product and new project development in synergy and coordination with the other units. I also managed customer relations.

• Liaison Manager with Bitrode Corp., St. Louis, MO

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2016

  I was responsible for managing its organizational structure and P&L. I was in charge of strategic planning and its coordination with Sovel's activities, operating in the same general business area. I handled first-hand its reorganization and relaunch.During my term, I "de facto" managed Bitrode and Sovel as a single strategic business entity, being responsible and accountable for its economic and financial performance.

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  I coordinated the search for partners and collaborators, both academic and corporate, in order to launch R&D projects based on an Open Innovation framework. I was appointed to manage PR's with public and private bodies to start strategic networking & collaboration aimed to create new ways to innovate products and processes.



GRUPPO INDUSTRIALE TOSONI S.P.A.

• Italy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer | R&D Systems S.r.l.

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2013

  I was appointed COO of this startup with the assignment to create and manage a new working team dedicated to the definition of research, development, and innovation activities of all the companies in the controlling group. In this position, I coordinated the team and managed internal and external relations. I was responsible for strategic planning, managerial control, and technical/scientific guidance. I started several collaborations with other companies, universities, and research institutions, both in Italy and abroad, which led to the launch of various R&D projects, with partial public funding. Show less



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Mar 2002 - Aug 2008

  I taught undergraduate and graduate courses in electrical engineering and conducted research in the field of signal/image processing and computer vision. I managed research projects in collaborations with professors and students of various institutions. My research activity was funded by US corporations and/or government agencies. I taught undergraduate and graduate courses in electrical engineering and conducted research in the field of signal/image processing and computer vision. I managed research projects in collaborations with professors and students of various institutions. My research activity was funded by US corporations and/or government agencies.



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher | Lecturer

  • Apr 1997 - Feb 2002

  I conducted research in signal/image processing and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in electrical engineering. I conducted research in signal/image processing and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in electrical engineering.