Giacomo Perfetti

Experience

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  Merloni Termo Sanitari MTS Group SpA

  Jun 2005 - Oct 2005

  Master Degree Thesis

  Experimental measurements, testing and energetic evaluation of low consumption apparatus

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  Meccanica di Precisione Tomassetti Elio

  Oct 2005 - Mar 2006

  CNC operator

  Production of mechanical components for automotive industry

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  TU Delft - DSM Food Specialties. MARIE CURIE BioPowders Research Network

  Apr 2006 - Jun 2010

  Ph.D

  Strength of polymeric coating for food and pharmaceutical applications: mechanical and physical polymer characterization for identification of process-formulation regime maps.- Fluid Bed Coating processes- SEM, AFM, DSC, DMA, TGA- Impact and abrasion characterization of coated particles- Nano Indentation and X-Ray microTomographyPhD Thesis - Quality of Coated Particles:Physical Mechanical characterization of Polymeric Film Coatings

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  DSM Composite Resins

  Jul 2010 - now

  Execution of complex R&D projects from idea generation to running business, including several structural components for body-in-white automotive parts and large components for wind-turbine bladesSuccessfully developed a full Carbon Fiber based composite solution for Resin-Transfer-Molding RTM processTranslate customer requirements, specifications and expectations into a development plan and making sure that technical deliverables are met according to customer and project deadlinesManaging project teams (few FTEs), budgets as well as internal and external resourcesDaily interaction with customers both in the product development stage as well as after-sale serviceFiled one patent in styrene-free resins Show less Development of innovative thermosets polyester and high-toughness vinyl ester resins for composite applications and industries such as Automotive, Transportation and Wind Turbine Blades.Successfully created a best-in-class styrene-free resin with patented composition and superior (30% higher mechanics vs. competition) for Vacuum Infusion based applications – JEC award winnerSupervised and set up a brand new group for Fatigue testing, including selection, specification and purchase of the machineries and education of the operators. Filed one patent in high toughness thermoset resin Show less

  • Project Leader

    Jan 2014 - now

  • R&D Scientist

    Jul 2010 - Dec 2013
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  DSM Engineering Matererials

  Mar 2015 - Dec 2020

  Application Development Advanced Thermoplastic Composite

  Responsible for application development in EU and coordination of the application development activities in not-EU territoriesCreated new business opportunities and a well-balanced pipeline for thermoplastic composite platform based on Unidirectional Tape including cross-ply, thermoformed & over-molded components that yielded a business case of 35,6 mEur NPV and 5 kTon volume by 2028. Developed a full portfolio of best-in-class thermoplastic UD tapes coordinating a staff of 3 scientists and 2 Post Graduate engineers and including full material data cards for CAE and designers together with well-known composite institutes, ILK in Dresden and IVW in Kaiserslautern. Supported metal-replacement innovative projects – i.e. structural parts in chassis, hybrid wheel, transmission tunnel - at several Tiers 1 and OEMs by leveraging commercial and marketing functions, R&T expertise and specific application know-how such as part design, material performance and processingSuccessful commercialization and product qualification at OEMs and Tier 1Established partnerships in the (composite) market to create for the final customers a fully transparent and well-visible supply chain to convert raw material UD Tape into a cost efficient lightweight partKey engineering support for the assembly of brand-new production-unit for UD Tape, including on-line quality control as well as an off-line quality assurance frameworkFiled two patents in UD Tape-based application & hybrid composite-metal design Show less

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  DSM Engineering Materials

  Dec 2020 - now

  Market Development Manager Advanced Thermoplastic Composites