Paolo Terranova
Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute- Claim this Profile
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Italian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Industrial Engineer - State Examination for the qualification as Engineer
Università degli Studi di FirenzeSep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
English Certification
The TOEFL® testAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
GRE Certification
GRE® General TestAug, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
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United States
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Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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May 2022 - Present
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2021 - May 2022
Teaching Assistant: ESM 2021 - Statics (Fall 2021); ESM 2304 - Dynamics (Spring 2022); ESM/AOE 2074 - Computational Mehotd (Spring 2022)
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Knorr-Bremse AG
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Germany
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Testing and Commissioning Engineer
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Nov 2020 - Aug 2021
Testing engineer in charge of the rail braking system. Main activities: braking system software validation with bench tests, static and dynamic testing and commissioning, mechanical and electrical validation measurements, verification of communication protocols on data exchange networks Testing engineer in charge of the rail braking system. Main activities: braking system software validation with bench tests, static and dynamic testing and commissioning, mechanical and electrical validation measurements, verification of communication protocols on data exchange networks
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Università degli Studi di Firenze
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Researcher
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Sep 2020 - Aug 2021
Support activities in MOVING group researches. Currently activities: construction and validation of a motorcycle simulator; implementation of a Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking system (MAEB) on two different PTWs Support activities in MOVING group researches. Currently activities: construction and validation of a motorcycle simulator; implementation of a Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking system (MAEB) on two different PTWs
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Università degli Studi di Firenze
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship Trainee
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Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
Experimental activities with instrumented motorcycle with a prototype of an active safety system. Validation of experimental results with simulation using various PC programs (Virtual Crash, PC Crash and Simulink) Experimental activities with instrumented motorcycle with a prototype of an active safety system. Validation of experimental results with simulation using various PC programs (Virtual Crash, PC Crash and Simulink)
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The Plus Planet
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Italy
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Travel Arrangements
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1 - 100 Employee
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On-Site Manager
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Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
Evening festival in Florence (concerts, conferences, exhibitions). Main activities: security standards officer, supporting audio and lighting staff, general problem solving, reporting to the Head Managers Evening festival in Florence (concerts, conferences, exhibitions). Main activities: security standards officer, supporting audio and lighting staff, general problem solving, reporting to the Head Managers
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Università degli Studi di Firenze
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Tutor - Engineering Enrollments and Erasmus Office
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Apr 2016 - Nov 2016
Students support in university registration procedures. Support for university employees in the organization and administration of procedures for traineeships and Erasmus. Students support in university registration procedures. Support for university employees in the organization and administration of procedures for traineeships and Erasmus.
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Università degli Studi di Firenze
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Tutor - Faculty of Engineering Library
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Apr 2015 - Oct 2015
Cataloguing books according to the Dewey classification, PC maintainer in "Informatic Hall", digitization of the historical archive of the library, students support and help. Cataloguing books according to the Dewey classification, PC maintainer in "Informatic Hall", digitization of the historical archive of the library, students support and help.
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Education
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Virginia Tech
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Mechanics -
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering - Road Vehicles -
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering -
Liceo Scientifico Statale L. Da Vinci
Diploma, Scienze applicate