Product Manager at H3G
Milan Area, Italy
Product Manager at H3G
Milan Area, Italy
Innovation Management; Value Added Services for Mobile TV; Business Development; Business Planning & Control
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
ITALIAN:
Svolgo un’attività di sviluppo e gestione di prodotti e servizi DVB-H. Le principali responsabilità riguardano i prodotti interattivi ed ibridi Telco-TV, i rapporti con i partner esterni e con le divisioni tecnologiche interne.
ENGLISH:
I currently develop and manage DVB-H products and services, liaising with content suppliers and technological partners as well as internal technical divisions. The main responsibilities concern interactive and Telco-TV products.
MAIN GOALS ACHIEVED
• Launch of the world’s first Mobile TV interactive services (participation TV platforms, real-time content download services);
• Definition of H3G’s Mobile TV service profiles and strategic guidelines;
• Collaborated with the Bocconi Management School on different business cases about the creation of new markets for Media Companies.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2005 — August 2006 (11 months)
ITALIAN:
Le principali attività, nell’ambito del marketing, hanno riguardato l’ideazione, la nascita e lo sviluppo della piattaforma DVB-H in tutti i suoi aspetti. Ho seguito tra le altre:
- la strutturazione della catena di acquisto e protezione dei contenuti;
- lo sviluppo delle applicazioni DVB-H sui videofonini.
- La definizione dei principali processi divisionali
ENGLISH:
I worked in the marketing division on the planning and development of the DVB-H service platform. Tasks and responsibilities included:
Development of the new division’s business processes and KPIs;
Definition of marketing plans for the new Mobile TV Business;
Development of the consumer purchase process for DVB-H services;
Collaboration with various vendors to develop the DVB-H application on handsets.
MAIN GOALS ACHIEVED
• June 2006: Launch, in only 6 months, of the world’s first commercial Mobile TV platform - anticipating any market forecast by 1 year.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2005 — October 2005 (6 months)
ITALIAN:
In un primo periodo ho lavorato alla valutazione e allo sviluppo di molteplici opportunità di business legate alla tecnologia UMTS. L’attività si è poi andata concentrando sul progetto Mobile TV.
ENGLISH:
I worked in a team that was responsible for evaluating and developing business opportunities dealing mainly with 3G technologies. I focused on business planning and product definition.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
February 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 4 months)
ITALIAN:
Progetto interno di riorganizzazione contabile ed amministrativa. Sono stati introdotti alcuni principali sistemi di budgeting e controllo.
ENGLISH:
I worked in the reorganization of the administrative division of this civil engineering company. Some fundamental budget and cost-control tools were introduced.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Research industry)
February 2004 — December 2004 (11 months)
Worked as researcher for the FINDUSTRIA Department (Center of Studies for Finance and Industrial Management) of the Bocconi Management Institute.
Worked on a research project on Venture Capital. The research was implemented whilst managing the internet portal “Venture Route” for matchmaking between demand and supply of private equity (the project was financed by the European Community).
Economics , business & Innovation , 2000 — 2004
Economics Degree (110/110 with merits) awarded by the Luigi Bocconi University, Milan.
Specialization courses in Project Management and Venture Capital. The thesis was titled “The Venture Capital Investment Process, with focus on the origination stage and the deal flow generation alternatives” and was published as part of the textbook “Il finanziamento dell’Innovazione”, written by Professor A. Marino and published by CEDAM;
LANGUAGES
Italian: Mother tongue
German: Mother tongue
English: Very good (TOEFL 273/300)
French: Fluent
Additional Info:
Student Representative (2001-2003), professional fencer (1996-2004)
ENGLISH: professional fencer from 1997 to 2004, at first for the “Roman Fencing club”, then for the “Piccolo Teatro di Milano”; Student representative at Bocconi University (2001-2003); strong interest for new technologies and energy; Currently concluding my first poem and novel collection.