Roberto Benassi Email & Phone Number

Florence, It

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Co-founder and CEO of SchoolNextDoor.com, a Start-up company with the objective of “Empowering Kids with 21st Century Skills” revolutionizing the way kids aged 4 to 12 learn. We combine the knowledge needed to thrive in today's digitally and globally interconnected world, through a unified vision for learning, that combines: ENGLISH, STEM and LIFE skills. - Develop a thorough Business Development strategy and Business plan and gained the requested seed and subsequent investments to implement the business plan.- Direct all aspects of business operations, services, business development (sales & marketing) and finance (budget/profit analysis), HR (full HR life cycle)- Increment company headcount from 2 to 50.- Selected by Bocconi Business School in Milan as one of the best Start-up of the year 2016 (top 5)- Currently serving 10,000+ children in over 20+ locations across Italy and Switzerland.

Florence, Italy

- Manage, Plan and Deliver multiple Contractual Service Agreements and Transactional Contracts across a portfolio of Energy and Oil & Gas customers in Europe and Africa, generating a consolidated revenue of over 80M€.- Implement the full cycle project structure and organization to fulfil maintenance activities and maximise operations of units compliant with quality standards, HSE, customer satisfaction, availability and financial KPIs (profitability, sales, costs, cash flow, PDs, etc).- Manage communication between project stakeholders at the boardroom level - Lead multicultural and multidisciplinary teams, assign project roles and responsibilities, and mobilize the personnel when needed.- Exceeded availability targets of 98% with an average increment of contract contribution margin by 7%.

Florence, Italy

- Main owner of various Global Service Agreements and Upgrades across a portfolio of Oil & Gas customers in Africa and South America generating a consolidated Revenue of over 60M€.- Manage the full cycle of the project’s upgrades, plus revamp initial design to installation and commissioning.- Entry point for the customer interface, assuring meeting all project milestones and requirements as per Supply Contract.- Ensure the highest quality of control on the principal index to guarantee all financial objectives and milestones while mitigating risks.- Develop business proposals to capitalize on opportunities, including enhancing offering within the current installed base.

Bologne, Italy

- Manage the overall execution related to the engineering, design, construction, commissioning and start-up of Major Information Rail Signalling Solutions, generating a consolidated revenue of 20+ M€.- Functional Team lead of a multicultural team of 15 people across the globe.- One project included the delivery of the main urban transportation system for the Olympic Games of 2004, which is used every year by over 1M people.- Liaison with consortium partners at the director level to mitigate risks and foster a win-win approach.

London, United Kingdom, Austria & Netherlands

- Work alongside senior Telco customer for Accenture’s Communication & High-Tech London practice.- Translate business requirements into functional requirements.- Implementation of important platforms used by over 50M customers across Europe.

Yeovil, Birmingham, United Kingdom & Brazil

- Selected to join their graduate training scheme and worked independently on multiple rotations across various businesses and departments.- Worked on a manufacturing project in Brazil and achieved a 20% reduction in costs by re-organising the producing cells.

Derby City, England, United Kingdom

Working on an internship at the Casting facility at Derby. Tasked with the development and improvement of a single crystal casting technique to produce single crystal NGVs for a military Jet engine.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Startup Acceleration Programme, Business Administration And Management, General