Summary
A pragmatic embedded engineer with over *5 years of international experience in installing, testing and maintaining complex plants and systems. Highly focused with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of site management processes in several industries such as logistics, chemical-pharmaceutical and sustainable production systems.
Technical Skills: Developing, implementing and monitoring production site strategies. Training and coordinating internal and external staff. Identifying departmental needs making appropriate budget allocations. Comprehensive understanding of health & safety legislation.
Personal Skills: Energetic and determined, he can act as a quick problem solver and work well under pressure. Flexible, adaptable with great interpersonal and team building skills.
Career Highlights
SYSTEM LOGISTICS – Italian company with offices all over the world specialized in intralogistics and material handling systems mainly for the consumer packaged goods industry
Sept 2015 - present: Embedded Engineer hired by System Logistics Corporation USA working for Coca Cola Refreshment manufacturing plant, Hartford (Connecticut, USA)
Hierarchical Superiors: CEO of System Logistics Corporation USA and Logistics Manager of Coca Cola Refreshment
oManaging start-up and testing activities for an automated picking and storage system (3600 items / hr)
oManaging ordinary and extraordinary maintenance activities: planning, implementing, monitoring and trouble shooting
oTraining and coordinating teams of technicians and workers (5 System Logistics and 10 Coca Cola employees)
oTechnical support and customer service duties
Sept 2013 – Aug 2015: Site Manager / Embedded Engineer posted at System Logistics Northern Europe working for Carlsberg Group manufacturing plants in Denmark and Sweden
oHelping to build a new automated logistics facility in Denmark (3400 items / hr)
oManaging start-up, testing and maintenance activities for two different manufacturing plants
oTraining and coordinating teams of technicians and workers (30 employees in each factory)
RO.MA&COSrl (Gorizia, Italy) – Mechanical engineering company
2012-2013Site Manager
oManaging 7 different northern Italy construction sites
oCoordinating internal staff, supervising external companies and monitoring safety conditions on each construction site
oPlanning, monitoring and checking work in progress
oAllocating budget for acquisition of materials and new investments
oInteracting with principals, public authorities and inspectors
Main achievements:
- Installed cold/warm air conditioning systems and technical gas lines. Maintained filters and pipelines for several northern Italy hospitals
-Installed and maintained different kinds of plants: water treatments (Trento, Italy), waste treatment (CDR ACAM, La Spezia, Italy), biogas power plants (Gorizia, Italy), paper company production plants (BURGO, Gorizia, Italy)
Seggiovie DANTERCEPPIES Spa (Bolzano, Italy) – mechanical engineering company (fixed and detachable chairlifts, cable cars, ski resorts, snow making machines)
2011-2012 Technical Manager
oCoordinating installation and maintenance works for facilities, vehicles and equipment
Ladurner Spa (Bolzano, Italy) – environmental systems company (waste disposers, water treatment systems, biogas plants)
2005-2011 Technical Project Manager
oEconomic and operational management of several plant engineering projects within the mechanical, electrical, instrumental, construction industries
oCoodinating internal staff and subcontractors
Main achievements:
- Built and managed a waste treatment plant of 100,000 tons/year (CDR ACAM, La Spezia, Italy)
- Managed a sewage treatment plant for HERA (Emilia Romagna waste treatments, Italy)
- Installed and managed waste disposer plants for two municipal companies (Bari and Milan, Italy)
DIPHARMA Spa (Milan, Italy) – Chemical and pharmaceutical company
2002-2004 Technical and Maintenance Manager (Dipharma Spa)
1999-2002 Technical Advisor (posted at SIMIND Srl)
oInfrastructures and facilities management (within the production, drying and grinding lines)
oAllocating budget for ordinary and extraordinary maintenance (2 mil. €) and for new production plants investment (3 mil. €)
oDrawing up P&I (Piping & Instrumentation) plant diagrams, coordinating internal and external workers
oIssuing purchase orders and supply chain management
oInteracting with public authorities and inspectors (I.S.P.E.S.L, A.S.L, Fire Fighters, ARPA)
SIMIND Srl (Milan, Italy) – Industrial and mechanical engineering plants
2002 Site supervisor - Projects: 1) Chemical and pharmaceutical company ATOFINA France (based in France); 2) Chemical and pharmaceutical company AKZO NOBEL (based in Novara, Italy)
oCoordinating, supervising and building new facilities. Health and safety management
2000-2002 Project Manager Assistant - Project: building the new chemical plant “AMINO Chemicals Ltd” (Malta)
oDesigning and developing P&I (Piping & Instrumentation) plant diagrams
oIssuing purchase orders and Italian materials shipping
1998-1999 Technical Clerk
C.A.D Leo Antelli Srl (Milan, Italy) – Customs Clearance Agency and ROCHE Spa (Milan, IT - Basilea, CH) – Chemical and pharmaceutical company
1995-1998 Import-Export Clerk
Education
2016 OSHA General Industry 30 hours, 2014 and 2012 Courses Healthy and Safety at work (at height directives as well)
2012 and 2008 Course Fire Safety training program 2003 Certificate Fire Safety and Risk Management
1991 High School Industrial Diploma, Head Technician – Technical Institute (ITSOS), Milan, Italy
Languages & IT Skills
English: advanced level – frequently used for business purposes (Europe/USA) and during several study trips (USA)
German: elementary level MSOffice: Word, Excel Technical Design: AutoCAD 2012
Additional Information
Home Address: 2460 Woodcliff Ave SE Grand Rapids MI, USA
Italian with Green Card.
Volunteering: Italian Red Cross, First Aid Trainer since 1995 and Ambulance Staff Trainer since 2001 for SSN 118 (Lombardia and Alto Adige, Italy). Alpinism military instructor since 1994.
Driving Licences: Unrestricted license (USA), A-B (Italy), 1-2-3-4-5 Italian Red Cross.