Lorenzo Serafini - Curriculum Vitae

Lorenzo Serafini

SUMMARY
-	Project Manager with a background in Aerospace Engineering.
-	Experience in project phases from funding proposal to hardware acceptance.
-	Able to plan and organize effectively, deal flexibly with changes.
-	Committed, strong team player, capable of motivating and leading others.
-	Excellent presentation and communication skills in international contexts.

EXPERIENCE
Sep 2000	Alta S.p.A - Pisa, Italy
to present	Design, development, testing and qualification of space propulsion subsystems
	Project Manager
-	Manage technology development and flight hardware procurement projects with major European aerospace agencies and industries.
-	Main project: ten internal staff, two sub-contractors, 3 M€ value.
-	Cover system engineering functions: requirements management, interface control, development and verification planning, testing; write relevant documentation.
-	Earned the Company 40% of its total revenue between 2001 and 2003.
-	Wrote proposals of strategic relevance for the Company, winning contracts for 5+ M€.
-	Actively contributed to ISO-9001 certification of Company Quality System, working on project control procedures, developing tools and defining internal document standards.

Apr 1999	European Space Agency - Noordwijk, The Netherlands
to Aug 2000	Technical and Operational Support Directorate, Electric Propulsion Section (TOS-MPE)
	Young Graduate Trainee	(Apr '99 to Apr '00)
	Consultant	(Apr '00 to Aug '00)
-	Propulsion Subsystem responsible in the ESA concurrent engineering team (CDF).
-	Actively contributed to the CDF methodology and software infrastructure.
-	Developed and documented spreadsheet model of spacecraft propulsion subsystem.
-	Completed eight CDF assessment studies between December 1999 and June 2000.

Apr 1997	Centrospazio - Pisa, Italy
to Apr 1999	Space Technologies Research Centre
	Research Engineer
-	Carried out thermal analyses and thermal vacuum tests.
-	Designed the thermal control system for a Space-Shuttle Get-Away Special payload.
-	Set up and autonomously ran Centrospazio stand at international exhibitions.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Jun 2003	PhD in Aerospace Engineering	University of Pisa, Pisa (I)
Feb 1998	Laurea degree in Aerospace Engineering	University of Pisa, Pisa (I)

2004	Project Management: Full Overview (PMI certified); Project Cycle Management
1999	Introduction to Spacecraft Systems Engineering Course; Excel 97 Advanced

OTHER SKILLS
Languages:	Italian: mother tongue; English: excellent; Spanish: proficient; French: good
Software:	Microsoft Windows, Office, Project, Visio, Visual Basic for Applications
	Mathematica, MathCAD, AutoCAD, ESATAN, LabView, Pascal, html, MS Front Page

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality:	Italian
E-mail:	[email protected]
Other:	Willing to travel, willing to relocate