Pier Francesco holds a Master degree in Electronics Engineering (since 1999) from the University "La Sapienza"​ of Rome (Italy), and has more than two decades of experiences in Electronics Design (Analog, Digital and Mixed-Signal schematics, multilayer PCB layout, Microprocessor/Microcontroller/DSP embedded software in C Language, firmwares for CPLD/FPGA written in VHDL and/or Verilog). He has worked for design houses or companies developing electronic products for a wide range of industries (mainly in the Military, Aerospace and Medical markets). Pier now works as the FPGA &VLSI Team manager for Confidential company: he spend his 50% as a manager, other 50% as a "Hands-on"​ engineer, being involved both as a designer and as a project manager.