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Romsey, England, United Kingdom

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Keep the technical design ownership, being the Senior Technical Authority across all Navigation Aids, oversighting the design and development of underpinning solutions to ensure they align to overarching technology solution, client requirements and presiding technical standards.Responsible to identify and create new and best solutions for the Customer’s needs, which aligns to the business requirements (time, budget, and quality), shaping the strategy of the future, and leading the changes… Show more Keep the technical design ownership, being the Senior Technical Authority across all Navigation Aids, oversighting the design and development of underpinning solutions to ensure they align to overarching technology solution, client requirements and presiding technical standards.Responsible to identify and create new and best solutions for the Customer’s needs, which aligns to the business requirements (time, budget, and quality), shaping the strategy of the future, and leading the changes that will be undertaken from Aquila ATMS. Part of the solutions are based on teamwork, able to engage and have onboard the team members with the required experience and skills.Strength the relationship within the Company, mentoring other members, empowering them, encouraging autonomy, delegating responsibilities, within the team, and ensuring them the adequate level of support and review. Show less

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Southend-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

Primarily manages the development of the new generation of Galley Inserts (GAINs), for the major worldwide airframe manufacturers (Boeing, Airbus, Fokker …), in accordance with Customer Technical Specification, EASA Certification Specification and FAA Airworthiness Standards, for the (E)TSO approvals.Essential involvement of the airlines, supporting the identification of users and maintenance centre requirements, ensures a strong design team orientation to Customers/Users and… Show more Primarily manages the development of the new generation of Galley Inserts (GAINs), for the major worldwide airframe manufacturers (Boeing, Airbus, Fokker …), in accordance with Customer Technical Specification, EASA Certification Specification and FAA Airworthiness Standards, for the (E)TSO approvals.Essential involvement of the airlines, supporting the identification of users and maintenance centre requirements, ensures a strong design team orientation to Customers/Users and improvements.The design to cost and the time to market are the drivers; de-risking activities are identified to secure the products roadmap, meets Customer’s milestones in fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.Mentoring multi-disciplinary and multi-national team, from thermos-hydraulics to electronics - HW & SW, and external contractors, for research and aesthetic design (UX), the products are developed from the concept phase to the completion of qualification/certification phase (RTCA) and production start (NPI, EIS).Ensures products lifecycle support, managing the obsolescence of the products in service.Supports business development, with multi-year products strategic analysis, bids and customer service.Responsible for R&D budged and CAPEX definition, with active control of the variance.Participate and actively contribute to Company transformation plan for business processes improvement. Show less

Gorgonzola, Milano, Italy

Launched and developed an engineering performance plan (lean), increasing communication (Obeya, SIM) and boosting efficiency in product management up to three times more in two years, and managed the development of two new products from orientation to industrialization.Manage day-to-day activities and guidance of the team, using consolidated technologies for product development and release into production, ensuring configuration and change management.Define and implement guidelines for… Show more Launched and developed an engineering performance plan (lean), increasing communication (Obeya, SIM) and boosting efficiency in product management up to three times more in two years, and managed the development of two new products from orientation to industrialization.Manage day-to-day activities and guidance of the team, using consolidated technologies for product development and release into production, ensuring configuration and change management.Define and implement guidelines for engineering process upgrading: design, development, prototyping to pre-series phases, resolving quality, and product lifecycle issues.Participate and actively contribute to Company change management project (e.g. ERP, PDM …).Established cost improvement targets in teaming with Product & Production Managers, identifying production process and design improvement opportunities utilizing established tools and KPIs, leading the team in a cohesive and creative environment for implementation.Developed staffing strategies, establish SMART goals and priorities, reviews performance against the goals. Coached the team to improve its skill sets and any missing competences, assessing department ineffectiveness and develop improvement plans accordingly. Show less

Gorgonzola, Milano, Italy

Managed national and international programs for radio assistance equipment for aircraft navigation.The main tasks refer to program schedule and cost control, from the Bid proposal to the end of the warranty period including the after-sale assistance with strong Customer focus over 4 Continents.The Customer (e.g. National Aviation Organization, both Civil and Military) requirements are achieved by planning and controlling internal (production), external (on-site installation) and… Show more Managed national and international programs for radio assistance equipment for aircraft navigation.The main tasks refer to program schedule and cost control, from the Bid proposal to the end of the warranty period including the after-sale assistance with strong Customer focus over 4 Continents.The Customer (e.g. National Aviation Organization, both Civil and Military) requirements are achieved by planning and controlling internal (production), external (on-site installation) and outsourcing activities to main suppliers. The interaction with Customers and Suppliers is continuously maintained in order to mitigate risks and maximize opportunities, with their permanent monitoring. Show less

Barlassina, Milano, Italy

Maintaining the same function for the technical qualification and competences, managed the main company production programs, with direct involvement with key suppliers, for component high-technological content, and customer management.- Electronic Security SystemPlanning and management of the inherent activities for installation of electronic security systems and surveillance for military bases. He manages a on-site team, planning their activities, maintaining continuously contacts with… Show more Maintaining the same function for the technical qualification and competences, managed the main company production programs, with direct involvement with key suppliers, for component high-technological content, and customer management.- Electronic Security SystemPlanning and management of the inherent activities for installation of electronic security systems and surveillance for military bases. He manages a on-site team, planning their activities, maintaining continuously contacts with the Italian and foreign suppliers for the purchase and materials supplying.- Chaff & Flare Dispenser for EurofighterManagement and planning the activities for the final phase of development and production of the Chaff & Flare system installed on aircraft EFA2000. He manages the company resources in order to satisfy the strong requirements of the Eurofighter consortium. Show less

Barlassina, Milano, Italy

Managed several development projects, from design to qualification for electrical and hydraulic airborne equipment: gyroscope, servo-hydraulic actuators, heat exchangers and hydraulic winch.At completion of the qualification phase, involved as a Program Manager.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Energy, Eqf 8, Gpa 4.0

The subject of the doctorate course concerns the research activities on combustion, on turbomachinery, on energetic systems.

Chartered Engineer (Ceng), Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Aeronautica E Astronautica/Spaziale, Eqf 7, Gpa 4.0

Thesis concerning the design of a heat exchanger for the FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) of the EFA2000 (EuroFighter 2000) satisfying.