Chemist
Resume:
PERSONAL INFORMATION
BORGATTI MICHELE
Name
City MODENA
Country Italy
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Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) 30/07/1972
Gender Male
Nationality Italian
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WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2012 – present day
Period
Industrial Technical Consultant in Ceramic Tiles R&D and New Materials
Energy Manager expert in Energy Efficiency of buildings and Renewables Energies
Consultant in writing projects for EU Grants for renewable energies and energy efficiency
Ceramic Tiles new body development for grès, floortiles and walltiles
Description •
New glazes development for grès vitrified porcelain tiles
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Digital printing development of ceramic tiles
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Raw materials quality control
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New body development for thin ceramic slabs (3 mm thickness)
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TiO2 Titanium Dioxide application on ceramic tiles
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Geopolymeric Tiles for 100% ceramic scrap recycling
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Anti-bacterial ceramic walltiles and floortiles development
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Easy-to-clean ceramics for interiors and ventilated facades development
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Eco-materials new applications and solutions in sustainable buildings
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Energy diagnostics for saving and management energy for buildings
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Development of sustainable buildings and houses solutions for private costumers
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Energy efficiency earning for Industrial production process of Ceramic Tiles
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Projects writing proposals for energy efficiency in industrial production - EU Grant Horizon 2020
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Projects development for innovative eco-materials EU Grant Horizon 2020
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April 2009 – August 2012
Period
Marazzi Group spa – via Regina Pacis, 39 - 41049 Sassuolo (MO) - Italy
Company
R&D Special Projects Manager
Position
• Direct special program “Large light ceramic slabs with enhanced functionality” financed by the
Description
Italian Minister for University and Innovation for 5,000,000 € over 5 years, coordinating the
following ceramic manufacturing area partners : Sacmi Group, Colorobbia Group, Kerakoll
Group, Ingegneria Ceramica, Expert System Solutions, AZ- tech, Lightprogress, University of
Pisa (Italy), Poli-Technical R&D Institute of Marche (Italy) and University of Modena (Italy).
• Technical Manager for Marazzi Group in partnership with Italcementi Group, XGroup
photovoltaic module producer, CNR R&D institute of Parma (Italy) for special program “Energy
Efficiency” financed by the Italian Minister for University and Innovation for 1,000,000 € over 5
years to develop “High efficiency photovoltaic surfaces”
• Technical Manager for Marazzi Group for program “Lead substitution from the Ceramics frits and
tiles” ” financed for 1,000,000 € over three years by the Emilia Romagna County for the
innovation program “ Safer work and living places ” with Expert System Solutions Company.
• Manage and coordinate negotiations with other companies and/or research institutes to obtain
grants for innovative programs
• New technician interviewing, hiring, training and job-introduction
• People management (11 technicians)
April 2007 - August 2012
Period
Marazzi Group spa – via Regina Pacis, 39 - 41049 Sassuolo (MO) - Italy
Company
R&D Special Projects Coordinator at Marazzi Group
Position
Research and development of the following non-confidential programs:
Description
Functional Ceramic Tiles surfaces (Easy-to-clean, anti-bacterial, anti-mold)
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Easy installation tiles (patented)
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Thin ceramic slabs (3 – 5millimiters thickness)
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Domotic Ceramic Tile (patented) – 2nd prize winner in the 2011 Fiorano “Green Festival”
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Michele Borgatti’s Resume
March 2003 – April 2007
Period
Ceramiche Ragno (MarazziGroup ) V.le Virgilio, 30 - 41123 Modena - Italy
Company
International logistics and production planning
Position
Production planner for “Ragno USA” ceramic tile brand at Marazzi’s Alabama production facility
Description •
Production planner for “Ragno USA” ceramic tiles produced in Italy for export to the US.
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Procurement planner for 850+ Italian products exported to the US for both “Ragno USA” and
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“American Marazzi Tile” brands.
Supervisor and planner for international shipments to the US.
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General connection supervisor between Italian headquarters and the USA affiliates
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November 2002 – March 2003
Period
Ceramiche Marazzi spa – via Regina Pacis, 39 - 41049 Sassuolo (MO) - Italy
Company
Quality coordinator
Position
Quality control of the certifications: UNI, ISO 9001 and NF-UPEC for 12 products made in four
Description •
different factories in Italy.
June 1999 – November 2002
Period
American Marazzi Tile, Dallas, Texas, USA
Company
Position Ceramic engineer
Researched and developed claybodies for production of porcelain and ceramic floor and
Description •
walltiles
Developed an additive to enhance the dispersion of slip, resulting in process savings of 3%/year.
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Introduced a specialized application (Tile Master Pro) to analyze total manufacturing costs and
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identify margin contribution by product. Analysis included more than 200 products and
evaluated all costs, including raw materials, packaging, equipment utilization, labor,
depreciation, etc.
Led product development for 10 new tile styles, developing graphics and adjusting glaze
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applications to achieve desired effects.
Researched and developed glaze compositions to solve product quality problems.
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Liaised with laboratories in Italy and Spain, as well as with European suppliers, to exchange
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best practices and exchange knowledge of effective manufacturing methods.
Main contact for industrial consultant (Dr. Mariano Paganelli) who assisted our plant with
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manufacturing process improvements.
Education
Period November 1991 October 1998
School University of Modena – Italy
“Surface Reactivity of Bio-glasses containing CeO2”: research and development of a bioglass
Thesis
containing cerium oxide (disinfecting agent) to be released in the body at a prescribed time rate
Degree Chemistry Engineer 110/110
PERSONAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES ENGLISH FRENCH
Reading High level Good
Writing High level
Conversation High level Good
Special qualifications In-depth knowledge of Inventor 3D, Autocad 2D,Microsoft Office, Internet, Multimedia software
Good knowledge: Photoshop, Termus, Therm, Target Cross, Tile Master Pro, Skype
Other qualifications European Energy Manager – 7th EQF (European Qualification Framework ) Level
Autocad 2D Expert – 6th EQF Level
Inventor 3D Expert – 6th EQF Level
Building Energy Certificate Assessor
Casaclima Network for thermal and acoustic insulation of buildings
Raffaele Bartoli - Industrial Director & R&D at Marazzi Group SpA +39-348-*******
REFERENCES •
Gabriele Canotti – Ceramic Tiles Manufacturing Industrial Consultant +39-335-******
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Cristina Leonelli – Chemistry Professor at University of Modena – Italy +39-059-*******
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Eric Gachelin – HR Manager American Marazzi Tile, Dallas, TX, USA acbxpg@r.postjobfree.com
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