Carlo Argiolas

I am currently a Full Time HKUST MBA 2011 Candidate.
I worked in the Italian subsidiary of Medtronic Inc. as Market and Business Development Specialist until January 2009, focused on new products and services introduction in the healthcare and biomedical market.
I developed the business model, supported and coordinated all aspects of the launch of Medtronic CareLink System in Italy (including events organization, marketing plans, promotions, sales, pricing).
Created and managed the intranet website, including sales forecasts, reports and updates.
Since September 2007 to January 2009, I represented Italy in the Medtronic European Marketing team.

Carlo Argiolas’s Specialties:

Business planning, Service development, Project Management, Strategic and operating planning, Sales, Events and congresses coordination

Carlo Argiolas’s Experience

Market Development Specialist

Medtronic

(Public Company; MDT; Medical Devices industry)

April 2004 — January 2009 (4 years 10 months)

Medtronic Italia Spa - Market Development Specialist in the Clinical and Business Development Division, responsible for the introduction of monitoring systems for implantable cardiac devices in the Italian market. Supported sales activities of monitoring systems conducting through analysis of patients’ survey data and devising marketing strategies based on survey results. Developed the business model, supported and coordinated all aspects of the launch of Medtronic CareLink System (including events organization, marketing plans, promotions, sales, pricing). Created and managed the intranet website, including sales forecasts, reports and updates. Since September 2007, represented Italy in the Medtronic European Marketing team.
Project Manager, Project Management Special Bid

Eutelia

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

January 2003 — April 2004 (1 year 4 months)

Responsible for the implementation of projects for the supply of telecommunication services (data and voice) to medium-large corporate clients in the Italian market.
Service Engineer, New Product Development

Edisontel

(Telecommunications industry)

September 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 5 months)

Responsible for the development of technical and economic specifications of telecommunication services (voice and data transmission).
Internship

ENEA

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )

Participated in research activities on biological hazards of electromagnetic fields. Designed and developed an innovative system of exposition to electromagnetic fields. Contributed to improving the design of existing exposing systems.

Carlo Argiolas’s Education

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management

Full Time MBA , Business Administration , 2009 — 2010 (expected)

-->Financial Times, Global MBA Ranking 2009 World No.16

Activities and Societies:

Founder and President of the Life Science Club. My main responsabilities are leading the team members, corporate fundraising, building relationships and networking within the healthcare market
TOEFL

Certification , Test of English as a Foreign Language , 2009 — 2009

-->Total score 102 out of 120
GMAT

Certification , Graduate Management Admission Test , 2008 — 2008

-->Total score 620 out of 800
Gustav Kaser Training

Training Course , Management, Sales, Communication , 2004 — 2006
Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'

Master of Science , Electronics and Biomedical Engineering , 1991 — 2000

-->Final score 105 out of 110

-->Pubblications:

§"Follow-Up of CRT-ICD: Implications for the Use of Remote Follow-Up Systems. Data from the InSync ICD Italian Registry"
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Vol. 31 Issue 1 Page 38 January 2008

§“Tele-Cardiology Home Monitoring: Analysis Of Patient's Acceptance” Accepted as oral presentation Progress 2006 - Cardiac pacing in hospital and remote control.

§“In vivo exposure system operating at 1900 Mhz”, Abstract Book Annual Symposium Bioelectromagnetics Society 23 al 27 June 2002,Quebec City, Canada.

§“An Exposing System Project operating at mobile telecommunication (DCS and UMTS) frequencies”, published in the Abstract Book of Perugia University Symposium on “Electromagnetic fields hazards” of March 2001. Also published in the Abstract Book of EBEA (European BioElectromagnetics Association) Annual Symposium of September 2001.

Activities and Societies:

"Student at the College of Excellence of the Knights of Labor National Council (FNCL) ""A. Lamaro - E. Pozzani"""