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Ancona, It

Fabriano (An)

Fabriano

Cooking, Air Treatment and IOT Department Responsible for the technical execution of the connectivity platform managing a team of internal (1) and external resources (6)KEY FACTORS- Analysis of the connectivity requirements and support to their definition- Architecture definition of the IOT system (appliances, cloud, app, voice assistants)- Scouting and selection of the technologies (wifi/ble module, mqtts and https protocols, REST API)- HW&SW… Show more Cooking, Air Treatment and IOT Department Responsible for the technical execution of the connectivity platform managing a team of internal (1) and external resources (6)KEY FACTORS- Analysis of the connectivity requirements and support to their definition- Architecture definition of the IOT system (appliances, cloud, app, voice assistants)- Scouting and selection of the technologies (wifi/ble module, mqtts and https protocols, REST API)- HW&SW specification definition of the connected devices- Introduction of the new electronic platform implementing configuration file concept and remote fw update (OTA)- HW&SW specification definition of the plant test tool and the technical assistance tool- IOT Cyber Security design - Suppliers and partners management Show less

Fabriano

Electronics Direction – Whirlpool EMEA Responsible for the development and management of the electronics projects for the laundry category (washing machine, dryer) regarding the control boards, the user interface boards, the connectivity boards and involving the global team distributed in all the different regions.KEY FACTORS- Analysis of the product requirements coming from the marketing, the product category, the design centre- Definition of the hardware and… Show more Electronics Direction – Whirlpool EMEA Responsible for the development and management of the electronics projects for the laundry category (washing machine, dryer) regarding the control boards, the user interface boards, the connectivity boards and involving the global team distributed in all the different regions.KEY FACTORS- Analysis of the product requirements coming from the marketing, the product category, the design centre- Definition of the hardware and software specifications for the electronics projects- Definition of the investment needed for the development and the industrialization of the project - Management of the external Electronics Manufacturers- Responsible for timing, quality and cost of the projects Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Connectivity Direction In the brand new Direction Indesit has founded in April 2014 focused on Connectivity and directly reporting to the Director, responsible for the execution of the connectivity strategy through the definition of value propositions, technical requisites and system architecture of the connected products.KEY FACTORS - Technical requisite definitions, system architecture definition, maintenance and support of all the building blocks of the whole… Show more Connectivity Direction In the brand new Direction Indesit has founded in April 2014 focused on Connectivity and directly reporting to the Director, responsible for the execution of the connectivity strategy through the definition of value propositions, technical requisites and system architecture of the connected products.KEY FACTORS - Technical requisite definitions, system architecture definition, maintenance and support of all the building blocks of the whole connectivity chain (backend, front end, APP, product firmware, software tools and services , algorithms, demand side management logics, …) ensuring technical harmonization among the product categories- Support product marketing organizations for the definition of cross-categories and cross-industries connected-products Value Propositions and Services - Support Service organization in the definition of innovative service methodologies- Support new business model definition process with Smart Home and Smart Grid stakeholders, consortia and integration platforms- Define new business models leveraging on Big Data asset- Promote interoperability through the participation to Associations and international standardization committees Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Technology CenterDirectly reporting to the Technology Center Director, responsible for the Smart Appliance migration program to connect all traditional product lines to the Internet of Things and Smart Grids.KEY FACTORS- Connected appliances architecture definition to provide smartness and advanced functionalities and according with regulations on networked and remotely controlled appliances. - Scouting and definition of new smart appliances services… Show more Technology CenterDirectly reporting to the Technology Center Director, responsible for the Smart Appliance migration program to connect all traditional product lines to the Internet of Things and Smart Grids.KEY FACTORS- Connected appliances architecture definition to provide smartness and advanced functionalities and according with regulations on networked and remotely controlled appliances. - Scouting and definition of new smart appliances services, partnerships and business models. - Coordination of some of the most advanced European trials of Smart Appliances and Smart Grids, in collaboration with British Gas, E.On, Enexis, Enel, Telecom Italia and with more than 500 smart appliances delivered and installed in Italy, UK and the Netherlands.- Design, validation and industrialization of the Smart Aqualtis, the first Indesit Company washing machine designed to be integrated in “Smart” ecosystems, covering a wide range of use cases. - Promotion and support regional and European funded projects related to Connectivity.- Team member of the Working Groups of the Energy@home Association (22 companies) and the Homelab consortium (9 companies), whose main goal is to promote interoperability through a common and open data model and communication languages and to define new Value Added Service for the connected home. Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Innovation and Digital Design DirectionDirectly reporting to the IDD Director, responsible for Electronic Hardware Design managing a 7 people TeamKEY FACTORS- Hardware architecture and design of Electronics Control boards for washing machine, oven, hob, refrigerator, dishwasher.- Simulation tools adoption for electronic, EMC and thermal simulation and for automated architecture definition.- Hardware Advanced analysis.- Design Failure Mode and… Show more Innovation and Digital Design DirectionDirectly reporting to the IDD Director, responsible for Electronic Hardware Design managing a 7 people TeamKEY FACTORS- Hardware architecture and design of Electronics Control boards for washing machine, oven, hob, refrigerator, dishwasher.- Simulation tools adoption for electronic, EMC and thermal simulation and for automated architecture definition.- Hardware Advanced analysis.- Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA).- Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).- New components approval.- ORCAD component library platform management. Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Innovation and Digital Design DirectionResponsible for Electronic Hardware and Software Design managing a 15 people Team.KEY FACTORS- Hardware and Software architecture and design of Electronics Control boards for washing machine, oven, hob, refrigerator, dishwasher.- Leverage on Platforms: Hardware and Software standardization and reuse among the whole appliance lines, to promote quality and design time saving.- Hardware and Software Integrated approach… Show more Innovation and Digital Design DirectionResponsible for Electronic Hardware and Software Design managing a 15 people Team.KEY FACTORS- Hardware and Software architecture and design of Electronics Control boards for washing machine, oven, hob, refrigerator, dishwasher.- Leverage on Platforms: Hardware and Software standardization and reuse among the whole appliance lines, to promote quality and design time saving.- Hardware and Software Integrated approach for: - Requirements collection - Architecture definition - Safety standard compliancy (IEC 60335, IEC 60730) - Protective Electronic Circuits (PEC) identification - Software certification (Class B) - Design Review Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Electronics Design TeamResponsible for Electronic Software Design managing a 8 people Team.KEY FACTORS- Software Architect for the new control board projects.- Complete migration of the whole appliance lines to the new Software Platform.- Continuous improvement adopting Software Quality methodology with a Design for Testability perspective: programming check lists, M.I.S.R.A. rules, code inspection, unit tests. - Coordinator of the Class B… Show more Electronics Design TeamResponsible for Electronic Software Design managing a 8 people Team.KEY FACTORS- Software Architect for the new control board projects.- Complete migration of the whole appliance lines to the new Software Platform.- Continuous improvement adopting Software Quality methodology with a Design for Testability perspective: programming check lists, M.I.S.R.A. rules, code inspection, unit tests. - Coordinator of the Class B Software certification process built with the certification body IMQ and applied to the new Arcadia Washing Platform board, the first Indesit Class B certified electronics board. - SW certification process applied to the others appliances lines (except for the refrigeration) including the challenging certification with the French body LCIE of the induction and ceramic hob platform. Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Electronics Design TeamResponsible for the introduction of the Software Platform managing a 2 people Team.KEY FACTORS- Promoter and coordinator of the following processes:- Introduction of the first 8 bits Microcontroller line with on board Flash memory, enabling the on board SW reprogramming and the external EEPROM removal - Assembler to C language migration resulting in a dramatically improvement on source code sharing, documentation and reuse-… Show more Electronics Design TeamResponsible for the introduction of the Software Platform managing a 2 people Team.KEY FACTORS- Promoter and coordinator of the following processes:- Introduction of the first 8 bits Microcontroller line with on board Flash memory, enabling the on board SW reprogramming and the external EEPROM removal - Assembler to C language migration resulting in a dramatically improvement on source code sharing, documentation and reuse- Architecture and design of the platform and product software modules - Introduction of OSEK, a low memory footprint operating system, resulting in one of the first OSEK-powered electronics for non-automotive industries- Adaptation of the OSEK configuration to the household appliance electronics and integration of the OS services (tasks, alarms, semaphores, …) with the software modules- Hardware abstraction of the Software Platform, implemented on both the Freescale HCS08 microcontroller family and the Renesas H8 microcontroller family- Introduction of a Configuration Management System (Rational ClearCase) supporting version control and parallel software development and integration Show less

Fabriano (An), Italy

Wr@p (Merloni Elettrodomestici spin off)Software designer of the Ariston Digital appliances communication board, the first Merloni Elettrodomestici connected appliances, based on the powerline communication (C Band 132.5 KHz) using Echelon LonWorks technology.Software designer of the tools running on PC (Visual Basic programming language) for the Ariston Digital appliances installation and diagnostic.Network integrator of the Ariston Digital system.Responsible… Show more Wr@p (Merloni Elettrodomestici spin off)Software designer of the Ariston Digital appliances communication board, the first Merloni Elettrodomestici connected appliances, based on the powerline communication (C Band 132.5 KHz) using Echelon LonWorks technology.Software designer of the tools running on PC (Visual Basic programming language) for the Ariston Digital appliances installation and diagnostic.Network integrator of the Ariston Digital system.Responsible for the Ariston Digital field trial preceding the industrialization of the system.Sw designer of the communication board and system integrator for the connected Pay x Use washing machine Show less

Master'S Degree, Electronic Engineering, Electronic Computers Specialization, 103/110

Dissertation on "Electric loads management in an Home Automation system" in collaboration with the Electronics R&D Department of Merloni.

High School, Computer Science Specialization, 52/60