Profile

MSc in Telecommunication engineering with a strong background in computer science and an authentic passion for innovation. I'm looking for R&D positions about novel telecommunication paradigms, applications and services.

I strongly believe in experimenting with new things to expand my knowledge both professionally and recreationally. I strive to seamlessly integrate myself in any workflow (working solo, within a team or as team leader) and to adapt promptly to dynamic situations. I am willing and motivated to work abroad for extended periods of time.

Skills

Web services

Professional knowledge of web and network services development, both software- and hardware-wise. Particular interest in efficiency, scalability, availability and security issues.

Research

Interested in delay-tolerant networking, publish-subscribe, semantic web, distributed and fault-tolerant systems; multimedia signal compression and filtering; user interfaces and information visualization; machine learning and data mining.

Teamworking

Good experience managing and working in team, especially in multicultural environments. Great attention to teamwork scheduling, quality assurance and deadline meeting.

Education

Telecommunication engineering, MSc degree

Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 2008—2011 Thesis: Compiler optimizations based on call-graph flattening (supervisor prof. S. Rivoira) Final grade: 110⁄110

Erasmus exchange MSc degree student

TKK/HUT/Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland 2009—2010

Telecommunication engineering, BSc degree

Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy 2004—2009 Final grade: 94⁄110

Languages

Besides my mother tongue (Italian), I am a fluent English speaker (IELTS 7.5) and I have a basic knowledge of French, German and Spanish.

Achievements

Erasmus scholarship

2009—2010

PRLP scholarships

2004—2005, 2005—2006, 2006—2007

System proficiency

I am proficient in C, C++, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL and know my way around Java, XML, Matlab, AviSynth and LaTeX. I have used a number of different frameworks/platforms including POSIX, .NET, J2SE, LLVM, Apache, xulrunner, jQuery, WordPress and Git.

I use currently Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux. I know well the applications of the Adobe Creative Suite and the Microsoft Office productivity suite. I have academic experience using Wireshark, NS2 and The ONE.

Additional knowledge include computer and network hardware assembly, embedded development on microcontrollers, RF and electronics test equipment.

Experience

Blue Reply, Turin, Italy

Consultant, ICT architect July 2011—present

ICT architect for FIAT Group Automobiles S.p.A.

  • Application integration using the IBM WebSphere MQ platform.
  • Architecture and go-live support for the new Kragujevac plant in Serbia.

Strayorange, Turin, Italy

Co-founder, project manager, web architect 2007—2010

Freelance creative group I co-founded in 2007. In two years time we grown from working for small local businesses to international clients.

  • Cross-media projects coordination.
  • Web development on LAMP stack, server administration.
  • Worked on graphics, photography, corporate identity and multimedia.

TKK/HUT/Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland

Erasmus exchange MSc degree student September 2009—June 2010

Academic experience in a highly multicultural environment during which I had the invaluable opportunity to focus on advanced telecommunication and machine learning topics.

  • Developed HelRouter, a routing algorithm for delay-tolerant networks (DTN).
  • Developed a highly effective spam classifier based on a Mahalanobis metric.
  • Greatly improved my communication, presentation and team-working skills.

Live Pino, Pino Torinese, Italy

Volunteer 2008—Present

Group of young volunteers that organizes activities to foster youth aggregation and social participation in our municipality.

  • Drafted new activity proposals and coordinated their development (e.g. rock concerts, sport contests).
  • Created the visual identity, website and advertising material of the group and its events.

ImageTweak

Developer 2007—Present

ImageTweak is an add-on for the Mozilla Firefox browser I created in 2007. Since then it has been downloaded over 2 million times and localized in more than 20 languages.

  • Firefox add-on development in JavaScript and XUL.
  • Managed over 20 release cycles with new features and 3 cycles with bugfixes.

Minteos, Turin, Italy

R&D intern 2007 (6 months)

Feasibility study and prototyping of a low-cost wireless mesh wildfire alarm system.

  • Studied the sound spectrum of wildfires especially in the infrasonic band and its atmospheric propagation characteristics.
  • Helped define specifications and identify low-cost parts for the prototype.