Director, Technical Standards at Qualcomm Incorporated
Rome Area, Italy
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- Director of Technical Standards at Qualcomm
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- Music Reviewer at Rockerilla
- Engineering Intern at Qualcomm
- Education
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- Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
- Institut Eurécom
- Politecnico di Torino
- Liceo Classico C. Balbo
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Lorenzo Casaccia’s Summary
* Several years of experience at the forefront of communication technologies, including complex & competitive standardization environments
* Extensive experience in dealing with multi-cultural and geographically distributed staff
* Unique background blending engineering, science & humanities. Holds college degrees in Engineering, Telecommunications and Philosophy
Lorenzo Casaccia’s Specialties:
Technology strategy & design
Organizational skills
Interpersonal skills
Lorenzo Casaccia’s Experience
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Director of Technical Standards
Qualcomm
(Public Company; QCOM; Telecommunications industry)
February 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)
* 8-year expertise in standardization & design of wireless cellular technologies
* Current position includes overall responsibility for 3GPP standardization in Qualcomm (3.5 billion people employ wireless technologies developed by 3GPP, including GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA, LTE/EPC, IMS & their evolutions)
* Coordinates a staff of ~60 people across 3 continents, directly reporting to the Vice President level
* Has had a 2-year experience on coordination of activities on next generation wireless system architecture
* Has had a 3-year experience on GSM/EDGE radio research and standardization
* Has had a 2-year experience on frequency spectrum & regulatory matters
* Has represented Qualcomm in 100+ standardization, regulatory and industry meetings (3GPP SA WG2, 3GPP SA, 3GPP GERAN, ITU-R, ITU-D, EICTA & others)
* Vast network of connections with technology experts and peers in the industry -
Music Reviewer
Rockerilla
(Newspapers industry)
January 2000 — December 2003 (4 years)
* Reviewed hundreds of CDs (rock, avant-garde, hip-hop)
* Interviewed & profiled dozens of bands
* Established a periodic column on hip-hop music trends
* Participated in the creation of a monthly column on sociology of music, which later evolved into an autonomous webzine (www.sentireascoltare.com) -
Engineering Intern
Qualcomm
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; QCOM; Telecommunications industry)
January 2000 — June 2000 (6 months)
Six-month internship as part of the college program
Lorenzo Casaccia’s Education
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Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
Laurea degree , Philosophy , 2004 — 2008
* Classes in Philosophy of Knowledge, Logic, Linguistic
* End-of-study project on theories about the relationship of Body, Mind and Information
* Final Grade 110/110 cum laude -
Institut Eurécom
Diploma , Telecommunications , 1999 — 2000
* Classes in Network Communications, Wireless Communications, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence
* Semester project on CORBA technology -
Politecnico di Torino
Laurea degree , Electrical Engineering , 1995 — 2000
* Classes in Electrical Circuits, Signal Processing, Math & Physics
* Final Grade 110/110 cum laude -
Liceo Classico C. Balbo
High School , Humanities , 1990 — 1995
* Classes in Latin, Ancient Greek, Literature
* Final Grade 60/60
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Lorenzo Casaccia’s Interests:
Philosophy of Mind & Language, New Technologies, Music, Traveling, Contemporary Art, Politics, Hiking
Lorenzo Casaccia’s Honors:
* 16 granted US patents
* 20+ pending patent applications
* First prize of the Fondation Louis Leprince Ringuet for the best Master Thesis of France in the electronics / telecommunication area (2000)
* First prize in the philosophy contest “Ezio Garuzzo” with an essay on Kant (1995)
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