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BIOGRAPHY Born to Italian migrant parents in the early 60s while living in country Victoria till the early 70s, then moved to Melbourne completing secondary school at St. Bedes college 1979. Then worked in several different jobs including electronics, courier driver until settling down as an adult apprentice motor mechanic for Courtney & Patterson (Ford) performing automotive servicing and repairs from 1984. This work activity continued until completing my trade schooling in 1986 when I moved to several smaller workshops to extend his knowledge base in a wider range of different vehicles. I then sat a VACC trade recognition examination in 1989. I joined Cranbourne Gas Conversions in 1992 where I found my niche working with alternative fuels. For the next 15 years included workshop manager, lead technician, diagnostic work, LPG installation, administration duties, technical support to customers and trade enquiries. I commenced sessional teaching at Chisholm TAFE in 2000 until receiving a full-time position in 2007. Currently working as the Education manager for the Automotive department @ Chisholm. Leader in electric vehicle training.ACHIEVEMENT2008/9 - Program resource writing, acting program coordinator and project management on and offshore with the Chongqing automotive teacher training program project and an alternative fuel project with both General Motors Holden and Holden Special Vehicle industries. As the E-Learning coordinator for the Chisholm automotive center I worked in conjunction with both Southwest TAFE and Vic Roads on alternative fuels online projects.2010 - TAFE DC Teaching Fellowship (completed my Grad Cert in Vocational Education and Training (VET)2014 – Italian Services Institute Australian International Fellowship2015 – (Publication) Automotive Vehicle Powertrains and E-Mobility – THE FUTURE. 2017- Contributed information to Jones & Bartlett Learning with:• (Publication) Fundamentals of medium/heavy duty diesel engines CDX Automotive.• (Publication) Fundamentals of medium/heavy commercial vehicle systems CDX Automotive.• (Publication) Fundamentals of medium/heavy commercial vehicle systems CDX Automotive.• (Publication) Fundamentals of Automotive Technology CDX Automotive.2019 – to the present have worked with several different companies as a subject matter expect (SME)2023 - August was selected to be an Automotive judge in the national world skills challenge in Melbourne2023 – October travelled to Kiribati institute of technologies as a joint venture with Chisholm to review and support there Automotive training.