Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)
Roberto Pioggia
Address(es)
Via Enzo Pinza, 29 – 48121 – Ravenna - Italy
Telephone(s)
Mobile:
+39.392.7706148
E-mail
robypiog@gmail.com
Nationality
Italian
Date of birth
Rome, 05 May 1964
Gender
Male
Desired employment / Occupational field
I would like to lead a team for innovation projects involving aspects of data analysis, machine/deep learning and modern operator interfaces.
Experienced and dedicated Automation Department Manager with a proven track record of successfully leading teams to implement cutting-edge automation solutions. Skilled in project management, process optimization, and team collaboration.
Work experience
Dates
September 2023
Occupation or position held
Contract professor at the University of Bologna (Faculty of Engineering - DEI)
Main activities and responsibilities
I am a professor of the "Interaction Design - Web Based HMI" course relating to the third year MECHATRONICS course (Unibo Engineering - Bologna)
Name and address of employer
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Type of business or sector
Dates
May 2017
Occupation or position held
R&D Automation Manager
Main activities and responsibilities
Team Leader of the "FMP Common Software" project for the creation of a new and modern operator interface (based on WEB architecture), new automation systems for the asphalt plant.
Furthermore, I am Team Leader of the "Predictive Maintenance" project based on EDGE technology and uses machine/deep learning algorithms.
Coordination of the design activities of asphalt production plants involving electrical, electronic and software aspects
Name and address of employer
MARINI - Fayat Group
Via Roma, 50
48011 Alfonsine (RA) - Italy
Type of business or sector
Manufacturer of asphalt production plants
Dates
From December 2013 until April 2017
Occupation or position held
R&D Automation Manager
Main activities and responsibilities
The main activities in the role of Automation Department Manager within the company are the following:
- Coordination of activities carried out by 15 colleagues.
- Preparation of firmware/hardware design guidelines (with technical training (hardware and firmware) for junior designers).
- Operational instructions for standardization of activities within the office.
- Product certification process (in European (CE and IMQ), North American (CSA / UL)
- Definition of the hardware/software architectures used within the packaging machines.
- Definition of requirements relating to machine connectivity (Bluetooth Low Power, Wi-Fi, UMTS) and use of the "Clouds" platform for remote assistance.
- The definition of a communication plan with clear and reasonable contents and timing;
Name and address of employer
GRUPPO FABBRI VIGNOLA Spa
Via per Sassuolo, 1863
41058 Vignola (MO) - Italy
Type of business or sector
Manufacturer of food packaging machines
Dates
From December 1999 until December 2013
Occupation or position held
R&D Electronic/Software Manager
Main activities and responsibilities
The main activities of my role within the company are the following:
- Team Leader in projects with a prevalence of electronic expertise in the electro-medical field
- Certification and registration of electro-medical products (in European (CE and IMQ), North American (CSA / UL) and Japanese (JIS))
- Training on technical standards within the R&D office
- Technical training (hardware and firmware) in the electronic office
- Participation as a member of CEI committees on electro-medical standards
- Preparation of firmware/hardware design guidelines
- Lean Design: creation and improvement of hardware and firmware design procedures (methods, indicators, improvement actions)
- Operational instructions for standardization of activities within the office
Name and address of employer
CEFLA sc – CEFLA DENTAL GROUP
Via Bicocca, 14/C
40026 Imola BO - Italy
Type of business or sector
Manufacturer of medical equipment for dentists
Dates
From March 1996 until November 1999
Occupation or position held
Hardware/Software Engineer
Main activities and responsibilities
The main activities of my role within the company are the following:
- Coordination of hardware and firmware design activities
- Electronic design using FPGA (Xilinx, Altera)
- HW/FW digital design of 8/16 bit microprocessor boards
- Product certifications with electro-medical standards (Europe and North America)
Name and address of employer
TECHNOGYM
Via Perticari, 20
47035 Gambettola FC - Italy
Type of business or sector
Manufacturer of fitness and rehabilitation equipment
Dates
From October 1993 until January 1995
Occupation or position held
Hardware/Software Engineer
Main activities and responsibilities
The main activities of my role within the company are the following:
- Digital hardware designer
- ASIC designer
- Basic Firmware Development
Name and address of employer
DATALOGIC
Via Candini, 2
40012 Lippo di Calderaia BO - Italy
Type of business or sector
Manufacturer of industrial identification tools
Education and training
Dates
From September 1984 until March 1990
Title of qualification awarded
Doctor in Electronic Engineering – Specialization in Microelectronics
Rating: 100/100 praise
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
Thesis title: Graphic representations of device simulations obtained using the Monte Carlo method
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
University of Bologna – Faculty of Electronic Engineering
Dates
From September 1979 until June 1983
Title of qualification awarded
Industrial Expert in electronics
Rating: 60/60
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Industrial Technical Institute
Cesena - Italy
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
English
Self-assessment
Understanding
Speaking
Writing
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
Good
Excellent
Good
Good
Excellent
Social skills and competences
- Good ability to work within a project team.
- Easy adaptability to multicultural environments
- Simplicity of language in communication
Organisational skills and competences
- Organization of work within a group
- Management of the entire development cycle of a new product
- Good ability to manage cross-functional teams
Technical skills and competences
- Interaction Design - Web-based HMI
- Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
- Project Management
- PLC programming (SIEMENS)
- Web languages :HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React
- Software languages: Python, Java, C
- Team leadership
- Data analysis
- Automation design
- Risk assessment
Additional information
- SUMMIT: How to lead/manage your collaborators
- SUMMIT: Service quality – The Human Factor
- GECOS: Design of Experiments
- GECOS: Principles and Techniques of Project Management
- SDA Bocconi: New Product Development Management
- SOA: Designing Reliability
- IMQ: Software Validation – Methodologies and Formalisms for the software project (Reliability, Security and Self-diagnosis)
- IMQ: The EN ISO 14971 standard
- IMQ: Application of the EMC directive
- IMQ: Directive 93/42 on medical devices
- IMQ: Rules and Legislative Requirements for access to the North American market (USA and CANADA)
- IMQ: CFR Title 47 – Part 18: Industrial, scientific and medical equipment
- CERMET: FDA and medical devices
- IMQ: Manage product technical documentation.
- INLINGUA: English Course – APP Professional Programme
