- Leadership and Direction of the company R&D activities (operational and strategic levels) (team of 45)- Member of board of directors, R&D overview and strategy orchestration- Following of markets’ demand and adaptation of company’s R&D (AI/ML, ICT, Cybersecurity, etc.)- Overview, mentoring and monitoring of R&D Team and Activities- Preparation of R&D bids and (H2020 and other programmes) research proposals in topics: Transport, Logistics, ICT, Security, Environment, Raw Materials, SME, Circular Economy, Health etc- Coordination and Management of Research Projects (H2020, HEU) and other (GSRT, MED, INTERREG)- Strategic Relations Creation and Liaisons Building for upcoming synergies- Support R&D projects delivery, participate in meetings, sharing technical information and best-practices - Working in parallel with Innovation Manager to develop and maintain innovation roadmap- Ensuring reaching objectives and developing new products and technologies and improve existing- Develop employees assigned to R&D department, ensuring the correct application of tools and policies on training, career path and evaluations and inputs to compensation systems

- EC Expect and Proposals Evaluator in H2020 and Horizon Europe (transport, security, AI & robotics) programmes- Expert Evaluator in EUREKA/EUROSTARS programmes - Expert Evaluator in ERANET, MEDNET, CHRIST-ERA, MCST programmes

- Coordination and Management of Research Projects (FP5, FP6, FP7, H2020) and other (GSRT, MED, INTERREG) on Sensors, IoT, Communication Systems, Analytics, Cognitive Systems, Embedded Systems and Robotics systems and Applications- Extensive experience with EC co-funding topics such as: Security, ICT, Transport, SME, Energy, Environment, NMP, MED, CBC-MED, etc- Research Projects’ Technical and Administrative Coordination (strong positions of responsibility incl. coordination, technical management, cluster/SP leader etc.)- EC Research Proposals’ Preparation and Coordination (concept to project, budgeting, consortium building, submission) in various topics and funding schemes (see above)- Managing cross-discipline, local and co-located project teams (project management/technical)- Planning and Tracking Project Scope, Schedule and Budget- Activity and Financial Reporting to EC and Management (internal & external)- Deep knowledge and understanding of EC funding instruments (FP6, FP7, Horizon2020) Areas of Technical Activities:- Integrated Systems and Sensors- IoT, Cognitive Systems, Computer/Machine Vision, Learning and Cognition- Autonomous Robotic Systems- Wireless Sensor Networks and Communication Systems- Application Specific Embedded Systems- Security Systems (sensors and communications)- System Design, Synthesis and Integration

- Management activities over National and International Research Projects on Virtual Reality - Experience on EC funding instruments (FP5, FP6, FP7) and Frameworks- Planning and Tracking Project Schedule and Budget- Activity and Financial Reporting to EC and management- Member of projects’ Executive Board, Core and Technical Boards- Cluster, Phase and WP/Task Leader in a series of EC projects- Participation in conferences and technology/industrial platforms’ meetings/brokerage events- Virtual Reality Systems and ApplicationsAreas of Technical Activities:- Virtual Reality System Design and Synthesis- Virtual Reality Applications for Improving Industrial Safety (chemical, petro-chemical industries)- Virtual/Augmented Reality Applications for Lean Manufacturing and Factories of the Future- Virtual/Augmented Reality Systems and Applications for Cultural Heritage and Education

- Phone-cards interoperability programme- Cryptographic Algorithms application into Embedded System (SmartCard)- BasicCard Programming- Software development using the ZC-Basic programming language- Card reader software implementation for stand-alone system operation- Study of smart card and phone card environments- Experience with Schlumberger smart cards

- Training course on the design of analog amplifier- Analog amplifier design using VHDL and VERILOG