
COMAU BWA Engineering Vice president - LION
Turin Area, Italy

COMAU BWA Engineering Vice president - LION
Turin Area, Italy
I have experience in product and process engineering worldwide management (Italy, India, China, Germany, Russia, South America), in automotive, military and special vehicles, nautical, aeronautical and railways fields
Among main Customers I work with, FIAT Group Automobile, FPT, IVECO, CNH, Ferrari, Maserati, Daimler Chrisler, Audi, BMW, Peugeot, Renault, TATA, Mahindra&Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, MLR, Foton, DongFeng, Brilliance, FAW, SAIC, FIASA, Avtovaz, Gaz , YAMZ, Avtodiesel, Seversthal, Azimut Yachts, ABB, Manitowoc, Agusta Westland, System Logistic, Leyland PACCAR, SCANIA
I am actively operating on several KAIZEN applications
I am married with two children, Ludovica, 8yo, and Lorenzo 5yo.
I love reading (management, marketing, politics, economics), listening to music (almost any kind of it), playing golf (never enough time), squash, practicing taichi, playing with my NintendoWII.
Starting September 2008 I have been member of international leadership team for COMAU BWA Business Unit turnaround (lighthouse project) .
Since Jan 09 I am responsible for global engineering function in BWA at COMAU (800 persons in USA, India, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Romania, Mexico)
engineering expertise, purchasing, sales, marketing, negotiations, international laws, turnaround management, social enterprises, killer apps, kaizen as a state of mind, world class manufacturing
(Privately Held; Automotive industry)
January 2009 — Present (1 year )
i am responsible for driving common engineering strategies, methods and standards and the industrial strategy for engineering on a worldwide basis.
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
October 2008 — December 2008 (3 months)
Member of international leadership team for COMAU BWA Business Unit turnaround : in charge of engineering .
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
October 2005 — September 2008 (3 years )
I was responsible for process engineering business line in COMAU engineering division. I led 120 persons worldwide (Italy, India, China, Germany, Russia, South America) working on all production processes definition and implementation (stamping, welding, assembling, machining, painting).
In 2007 I managed revenues for 35Million Euros, with a Customer portfolio covering several areas: automotive (80%), special vehicles (10%), railways, nautical and aeronautical (10%).
Among main Customers, FIAT Group Automobile, FPT, IVECO, CNH, Ferrari, Maserati, Daimler Chrisler, Audi, BMW, Peugeot, Renault, TATA, Mahindra&Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, MLR, Foton, DongFeng, Brilliance, FAW, SAIC, FIASA, Avtovaz, Gaz , YAMZ, Avtodiesel, Seversthal, Azimut Yachts, ABB, Manitowoc, Agusta Westland, System Logistic, Leyland PACCAR, SCANIA
I was responsible for World Class Manufacturing development inside COMAU and actively operating on several KAIZEN applications
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
March 2005 — October 2005 (8 months)
New FIAT Ducato program management, product and process engineering development, claim management, supplier management, start of production support.
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
July 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 9 months)
Management of several product engineering projects such as FIAT Panda Monster, FIAT Bravo concept
Project and account manager for SCANIA 4 and 5 series
Management of product engineering and cost analysis department (120 persons, in Turin)
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
May 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 3 months)
Program manager for Lancia Ypsilon project. Product engineering development, planning, risk management, suppliers management, innovation (first Lancia model with plastic fender)
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Automotive industry)
May 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Project manager for IVECO Light Military Vehicle (currently known in Italy as Lince). Manegement of concept, feasibility and detailed drawings , targets breakdown, suppliers management
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)
January 1998 — July 2000 (2 years 7 months)
Project manager assistant for Alfa Romeo147 project
Member of MURST financed SPI4 project, for the development of a customized PDM
Quality Responsible per Product Engineering and Cost Analysis depts.
Responsible for Digital MockUp methodologies development and virtual validation techniques
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)
September 1995 — May 1997 (1 year 9 months)
Project manager assistant for Ferrari 360 Modena - BIW and external trims development - ECR management - Suppliers management
110L/110 , aeronautic , 1990 — 1995
My bachelor thesis has been "Structural optimisations through genetic algorithms" with the supervision of Prof. Giancarlo Genta
52/60 , physics, economics, latin, philosophy , 1984 — 1989
management training, golf, tai chi, squash Reading: management books, philosophy, cultural and social essays Co-professor at Politecnico of Turin for "Production processes simulation techniques"
Club Optime - Industrial Association based in Turin,
Military service carried out in Alpini - Battaglione Logistico Taurinense - with the role of supporting piedmontese population hit by 1994 natural calamities,
Mention for one of the best graduation for 1995 year at Politecnico of Turin