Flavio Pic...

Current

Contributing Editor at Omnia Publishing

Past

Global Ambassador at CouchSurfing International
Training and Marketing Specialist at Nokia
Contributing Editor at Play Press Publishing

Windows Mobile Specialist at Microsoft
Sales Representative at Proge-Software
Sales Representative at Tecnoluce - Agency of Siemens
Military Service at Italian Defense Ministry
Internship at European Company for Mobile Communication Services (MCS Europe)
Various minor jobs at different places
Responsible of Rome local group at CESOP

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Education

Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Universitatea 'Politehnica' din Bucuresti

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
"E. Fermi" Technical High School - Rome

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Flavio Pic...’s Summary

I have developed a deep experience in the mobile telecommunication industry, retail, PR and marketing and have successfully developed marketing and merchandising strategies for some of the largest operators in Italy, combining the technical knowledge of my degree with my interpersonal skills.

I am an accomplished lecturer and public speaker and have regularly run training courses for clients and executives.

I am currently looking for new opportunities internationally, to work with or build a strong team to deliver on challenges and growth potential in the telecommunications industry.

I always enjoyed being in an international environment, attended short courses at foreign universities, and have been involved in international groups in my hometown. I love to travel and to learn cultures and foreign languages: English is an essential tool and I feel lucky to be fluent in it. Furthermore I studied some German, Dutch, Romanian and Spanish.

I am also a good organizer of events. In the past years I organized meetings, social and cultural events for people from all around the world in the Rome area.

Flavio Pic...’s Specialties:

Sales, Marketing, Public Relations, Technical Trainings, Events Organization, good knowledge of mobile devices (PDAs, Smartphones, Mobile Phones, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Software applications for mobile devices, GPS systems - PNDs and Navigation softwares), deep knowledge of the Italian Retail Market, really fluent in English and willing to learn more languages.

Flavio Pic...’s Experience

Contributing Editor

Omnia Publishing

(Online Media industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

Writing news, articles, reviews and tutorials on the two technical blogs edited by Omnia Publishing: Hi-Tech Italy, a web portal dedicated to all flavors of high technology, and Windows Mobile Italy, a web portal dedicated to the mobile platform by Microsoft.
Global Ambassador

CouchSurfing International

(Non-Profit; International Affairs industry)

December 2005 — September 2009 (3 years 10 months)

- Regional Coordinator for Southern Europe;
- Leader of the Geographical Database Fixing Team;
- Leader of the Groups Management Team;
- Member of the Members Disputes & Safety Team;
- Member of the Helpdesk Team.
Training and Marketing Specialist

Nokia

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

May 2005 — May 2008 (3 years 1 month)

[External] Marketing specialist for the retail channel on mobile phones. Technical support, marketing and merchandising responsible for clients from Central Italy. Trainer on the Nokia devices and on their applications. Deep knowledge of Symbian operating system, devices and applications.
Contributing Editor

Play Press Publishing

(Writing and Editing industry)

September 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 8 months)

Writing articles, reviews of devices, tutorial on applications, specials on PDAs, Smartphones, GPS systems for "Il Mio Palmare" and "Il Mio GPS", Italian magazines with rights on the English "PDA Essentials" and "GPS Advisor".
Windows Mobile Specialist

Microsoft

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 3 months)

[External] Specialist of new technology devices (PDAs, Smartphones, GPS systems, Mobile Phones and Networks). Technical support, marketing and merchandising responsible for clients from Central and Southern Italy (mainly retail channel). Trainer on Windows Mobile software, devices and applications. Deep knowledge of Windows Mobile operating system, devices and applications.
Interactions with Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, HTC, Qtek, I-mate, Sagem, TomTom, Creative.
Sales Representative

Proge-Software

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 2002 — October 2002 (4 months)

Assisted with new business development. Frequent interaction with vendors and clients in an effort to meet the needs of both groups. Learned professional software packages as well as sales techniques for IT services.
Sales Representative

Tecnoluce - Agency of Siemens

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

September 2000 — July 2002 (1 year 11 months)

Assisted with new business development. Organized business meetings with perspective clients in order to explain the services provided. Frequent interaction with vendors and clients in an effort to meet the needs of both groups. Design of lightning systems.
Military Service

Italian Defense Ministry

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

August 1999 — July 2000 (1 year )

Mandatory Military Service sustained at the Defense Ministry Services Unit (CUSDIFE) in Rome, as computer network administrator, programmer, and supervisor (Novell and Windows NT systems), with the rank of Corporal.
Internship

European Company for Mobile Communication Services (MCS Europe)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

June 1999 — October 1999 (5 months)

Market analysis on the possible applications of a satellite data system (ORBCOMM) in Italy and Europe, and analysis of the existing competition.
Various minor jobs

different places

(Entertainment industry)

January 1991 — May 1999 (8 years 5 months)

In these years I have been doing several minor jobs, mainly to be able to pay for my school and afford some traveling.
Among the jobs I have been:
- Professor's Assistant of Italian Language at some American Universities in Rome;
- Lifeguard and Swimming Teacher for a Sporting Center in Rome;
- Organizer social and cultural events in Rome;
- Bartender at an American bar in Rome;
- Waiter and Bartender at a Cafeteria in Brighton (UK);
- Hotel receptionist at a 4 stars hotel in Rome;
- Part of the staff of a Youth Hostel in Budapest (Hungary);
- Promoter for an International Language School;
- Private teacher of Math, Physics, Electronics, Communications, ... to high school and university students.
Responsible of Rome local group

CESOP

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 1993 — July 1998 (4 years 11 months)

Organizer of job fairs at the Universities of Rome, Milan and Bologna. Responsible of the local group CESOP Roma from Sept 1995 to June 1998 and main responsible of the organization of the Job Meeting Rome. Frequent interaction with company recruiters and with the University of Rome as well as with the suppliers of the services related to the organization of the fair.

Flavio Pic...’s Education

Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'

MSC , Telecommunication Engineering , 1991 — 2001

- Final grade: 100/110.
- Master thesis: “Traffic Dispersion in ATM Networks”.
- Short courses on different Telecommunication topics attended at Telecom Italia Rome; several visits at the Telecom Italia and Ericsson plants.
- Part of the organizer team of cultural exchanges between the University of Rome and the Universities of Bucharest (Romania), Lund and Uppsala (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Krakow (Poland), Riga (Latvia) and Tallinn (Estonia), and of several other international events taken in Rome.

Activities and Societies:

BEST (Board of European Students of Technology), AEGEE (Association d’Etats Generaux d’Estudiants Europeenne), IEEE Student Branch (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

1999 — 1999

International Contact Days, including a workshop at Volkswagen, a visit at the Volkswagen production plant in Brussels, a visit at the Mars plant in Viersen.

Activities and Societies:

BEST/Bonding (Board of European Students of Technology)
Universitatea 'Politehnica' din Bucuresti

1998 — 1998

Cultural Exchange

Activities and Societies:

BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

1997 — 1997

Short Intensive Training: "The culture of wine"

Activities and Societies:

BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca

1997 — 1997

Summerschool: "Communication Technologies for the Information Age"

Activities and Societies:

BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

1996 — 1996

Short Intensive Training: "Presentation Techniques - Conquer the World with your Words"

Activities and Societies:

BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

1996 — 1996

Summerschool: "Photonics in Computing and Sensing"

Activities and Societies:

BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
"E. Fermi" Technical High School - Rome

Electronuclear Technician , Electronics, Atomic and Nuclear Phisics , 1985 — 1990

- Final grade: 58/60.
- Diploma thesis: "Proton Decay and its detection with the Cherenkov Effect"

Additional Information

Flavio Pic...’s Websites:

Flavio Pic...’s Interests:

Organizing events, new technologies, PDAs and smartphones, traveling, camping, hiking, meeting people and cultures, foreign languages.

Flavio Pic...’s Groups:

- MilanIN Business Club (www.milanin.com);
- www.Xing.com (former OpenBC and Neurona);
- www.CouchSurfing.com
- www.ItaliansOnLine.net;
- BEST/Bonding Alumni;
- AEGEE Alumni.