Piero Refolo

*** Professional:
He begins his professional experience in 1997 in worldwide automation leader ABB, taking part in relevant projects where he is involved in the development of systems and software for control and automation of industrial plants. He participates actively at start-up phase of several plants.
In September 1999 he decides to face a new professional challenge, beginning an experience in a start-up company named Info Solution (at that time 4 workers). He becomes co-owner of this firm in 2000.
At the beginning he takes part in projects in aero-space area. Meanwhile, he begins taking account management activities. He participates at every evolution phase of the firm (up to 80 workers, 3 sites), doing various activities and playing several roles required for the business growth. Thus he acquires “on field” management skills, deeply enhanced on theoretical side by a two - years Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) at MIP.

In 2007 he gives way Info Solution attracted by a new professional challenge, co-founding AERMATICA SpA.

*** Personal:

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

*** Professional and Personal Objectives:
Bring AERMATICA to become a market leader in UAV field.
Improve my professional and personal skills.
Have a lot of fun in my work !

Piero Refolo’s Specialties:

Organization & Process Reengineering
Human Resources Management (give trust, have trust !)
Business Strategy Definition
Entrepreneurial and Hard worker

Piero Refolo’s Experience

Board Member & Co-founder

ClubIN

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

National Federation of Social Business Networking ClubIN (http://clubin.biz)
is a free National Wide network of local Business Clubs in Italy, launched as generalization of our practical experience with MilanIN Business Club 2.0 of Milan (http://www.milanin.com)
CEO

AERMATICA

(Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years )

AERMATICA conceives, designes, manufactures and sells small flight-capable unmanned vehicles (light UAV)
The final light UAV devices are flying robot systems, autonomous and intelligent, with data acquisition and transmission capabilities. This data can be images, videos or other information captured by specific sensors. Once captured, this informations are conveyed to ground station where they can be processed according to the end-user’s necessity.
Board Member

Business Club Milan-IN

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years )

Milan's premier Business Networking organisation, providing an off-line compliment to LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) for the Northern Italian business community.
Councillor

Alumnimip Association

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

Alumni Association of Politecnico di Milano Business School (MIP)
Owner - Human Resources Director

Info Solution

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

January 2002 — May 2007 (5 years 5 months)

He defines processes for carrier planning, involved in the yearly workforce definition, job evaluation, recruiting, resources planning and allocation, knowledge management and pay system definition, system performance management, internal communication management
Owner - Account Manager

Info Solution

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

June 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 1 month)

Handles several contracts, from job order phase up to delivery phase , for big programs of relevant customers in the aero-space field.
Owner - Software Engineer

Info Solution

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

September 1999 — September 2001 (2 years 1 month)

Design and consulting software/firmware for embedded systems and real time applications in space, avionic, automation and Telecommunication fields.
Software Engineer

ABB Automation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)

September 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 9 months)

Develop of systems and software for control and automation of industrial plants, taking part actively at start-up phase of several plants, in energy production and oil refinery plants.

Piero Refolo’s Education

MIP-Politecnico Di Milano

Executive Master of Business Administration 2002 — 2004
ISTUD - Istituto Studi Direzionali

Human Resources Management 1999 — 2000
Politecnico di Milano

MD in Telecommunication Engineering , Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni , 1991 — 1997

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Piero Refolo’s Interests:

*** Professional interest:, UAV, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Remote Environmental research, Earth Observation, Maritime Surveillance, Telecommunications, Forest Fire Management, Security, Border Patrol, Pipeline Observation, Powerline Maintenance, Law Enforcement, Pollution (assessment and monitoring), Scientific missions, Agricultural (applications), Fisheries (applications), Oceanography, Oil spillage, monitoring vital infrastructure sites of national interest (power plants, critical buildings, harbours, power or energy distribution), Security surveillance of drug and arms trafficking, Wide-ranging police, Land and sea border monitoring to minimize Illegal immigration, Avionic, Space, Defense, Aerospace, *** Managerial interest:, Internationalization, Finance, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Venture Capital, M&A, NLP, Control Management, Marketing, Communication, Human Resources.