SUMMARY
Intellectual Property Manager.
Management of vast patent portfolios (250+ families, 700+ patent / patent applications) .
Over six years of experience as Patent Office Manager (5+ FTE).
Over seven years of experience as Technology Transfer Professional.
Electronic engineer, with broad experience in embedded firmware and networking.
EXPERIENCE
Intellectual Property Manager at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
September 2012 – Present (5 years 11 months)
• Intellectual Property Manager (Technology Transfer Directorate)
• Patent Office Manager (6+ FTE)(Technology Transfer Directorate)
• Strategy planning and execution, management, budgeting and reporting of the Intellectual Property Portfolio including Patents, Copyright and Trademarks
Intellectual Property Manager at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
January 2011 – September 2012 (1 year 9 months)
• Intellectual Property Manager (Technology Transfer Directorate)
• Set-up of the patent office and initial strategy planning, management and budgeting of the Intellectual Property portfolio including Patents, Copyright and Trademarks
• Draft and review of the relevant policies and compliance due diligence
• Patentability analysis, Freedom to operate, Infringement, Landscaping
Engineering Manager at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
October 2007 - December 2010 (3 years 3 months)
• Chief Engineer (5+ FTE)
• Engineering of long-term European projects
• Engineering of complex embedded systems
• Drafting and reviewing scientific publications
System Test Engineer at Magneti Marelli S.p.A. - Electronic Systems and Powertrain
May 2007 - October 2007 (6 months)
• Testing department
• Architectural design of embedded testing software for info-telematic on-board equipment with Freescale MPC52XX microprocessors and real-time OS WindRiver VxWorks (customers FIAT, Lancia, Maserati, Audi, Aston Martin, Citroën, Peugeot, SsangYong)
Team Leader at Nokia Siemens Networks
January 2007 - May 2007 (5 months)
• Embedded Software R&D Team Leader (4 FTE)
• New generation radio equipment portfolio
• Architectural design of embedded software for radio systems equipped with Freescale MPC82XX/MPC85XX microprocessors and Linux OS
Team Leader at Siemens
January 2004 - December 2006 (3 years)
• Embedded Software R&D Team Leader (6 FTE)
• WayMAX base station IEEE 802.16-2004
• Architectural design of embedded software for radio systems equipped with Freescale MPC82XX/ MPC85XX microprocessors and real-time operating system WindRiver VxWorks
• Architecture and design of Boot Loader, Board Support Package and TCP/IP networking
Software designer at Siemens
July 1996 - December 2003 (7 years 6 months)
• Embedded Software R&D
• Architectural design of embedded software for radio systems equipped with Freescale MPC82XX/MPC85XX microprocessors and real-time OS WindRiver VxWorks
• Design and implementation of Boot loader, Board Support Package and TCP/IP networking
software
Consultant at CNIT (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni)
January 1993 - June 1996 (3 years 6 months)
• LabNET project, consortium operative unit C/O University of Napoli Federico II
• Telecommunications infrastructure for experimental remote labs
• Analysis and evaluation of different products for broadband LAN and Campus Networks Interconnection design of telecommunications LAN/MAN systems with wireless networks
Consultant at CNIT (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni)
January 1990 - December 1992 (3 years)
• LabNET project, consortium operative unit C/O University of Napoli Federico II
• Methods and technologies for experimental remote labs
• Analysis and evaluation of different middle-ware software for multivendor application integration
EDUCATION
Università degli Studi di Genova
Master's Degree, Electronic Engineering
Università degli Studi di Genova
Professional engineering practice examination
Convey Intellectual Property
Operative Master, Intellectual Property
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• 15 Scientific publications
• 3 Patents
• 15 edX certifications
• 2 Languages (Italian native proficiency, English full professional proficiency)
INTERESTS
Stock Market, Finance, Massive Online Open Courses, Books
L’Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) è una fondazione di diritto privato - cfr. determinazione Corte dei Conti 23/2015 “IIT è una fondazione da inquadrare fra gli organismi di diritto pubblico con la scelta di un modello di organizzazione di diritto privato per rispondere all’esigenza di assicurare procedure più snelle nella selezione non solo nell’ambito nazionale dei collaboratori, scienziati e ricercatori ”.
IIT è sotto la vigilanza del Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca e del Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze ed è stato istituito con la Legge 326/2003. La Fondazione ha l'obiettivo di promuovere l'eccellenza nella ricerca di base e in quella applicata e di favorire lo sviluppo del sistema economico nazionale. La costruzione dei laboratori iniziata nel 2006 si è conclusa nel 2009.
Lo staff complessivo di IIT conta circa 1440 persone. L’area scientifica è rappresentata da circa l’85% del personale. Il 45% dei ricercatori proviene dall’estero: di questi, il 29% è costituito da stranieri provenienti da oltre 50 Paesi e il 16% da italiani rientrati. Oggi il personale scientifico è composto da circa 60 principal investigators, circa 110 ricercatori e tecnologi di staff, circa 350 post doc, circa 500 studenti di dottorato e borsisti, circa 130 tecnici. Oltre 330 posti su 1400 creati su fondi esterni. Età media 34 anni. 41% donne / 59 % uomini.
Nel 2015 IIT ha ricevuto finanziamenti pubblici per circa 96 milioni di euro (80% del budget), conseguendo fondi esterni per 22 milioni di euro (20% budget) provenienti da 18 progetti europei, 17 finanziamenti da istituzioni nazionali e internazionali, circa 60 progetti industriali
La produzione di IIT ad oggi vanta circa 6990 pubblicazioni, oltre 130 finanziamenti Europei e 11 ERC, più di 350 domande di brevetto attive, oltre 12 start up costituite e altrettante in fase di lancio. Dal 2009 l’attività scientifica è stata ulteriormente rafforzata con la creazione di dieci centri di ricerca nel territorio nazionale (a Torino, Milano, Trento, Parma, Roma, Pisa, Napoli, Lecce, Ferrara) e internazionale (MIT ed Harvard negli USA) che, unitamente al Laboratorio Centrale di Genova, sviluppano i programmi di ricerca del piano scientifico 2015-2017.
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is a public research institute that adopts the organizational model of a private law foundation. IIT is overseen by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (the Italian Ministries of Education, Economy and Finance). The Institute was set up according to Italian law 326/2003 with the objective of promoting excellence in basic and applied research andfostering Italy’s economic development. Construction of the Laboratories started in 2006 and finished in 2009.
IIT has an overall staff of about 1,440 people. The scientific staff covers about 85% of the total. Out of 45% of researchers coming from abroad 29% are foreigners coming from more than 50 countries and 16% are returned Italians. The scientific staff currently consists of approximately 60 Principal Investigators, 110 researchers and technologists, 350 post-docs and 500 PhD students and grant holders and 130 technicians. External funding has allowed the creation of more than 330 positions . The average age is 34 and the gender balance proportion is 41% female against 59% male.
In 2015 IIT received 96 million euros in public funding (accounting for 80% of its budget) and obtained 22 million euros in external funding (accounting for 20% of its budget). External funding comes from 18 European Projects, other 17 national and international competitive projects and approximately 60 industrial projects.
So far IIT accounts for: about 6990 publications, more than 130 European grants and 11 ERC grants, more than 350 patents or patent applications, 12 up start-ups and as many which are about to be launched. The Institute’s scientific activity has been further strengthened since 2009 with the establishment of 11 research nodes throughout Italy (Torino, Milano, Trento, Parma, Roma, Pisa, Napoli, Lecce, Ferrara) and abroad (MIT and Harvard University, USA), which, along with the Genoa-based Central Lab, implement the research programs included in the 2015-2017 Strategic Plan.
