Giorgio Trinchero

Experience

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  Thales Alenia Space - Optical Observation & Science, Torino (Italy)

  Jun 1997 - Nov 2005

  Software System Engineer

  ▪ Software Engineer, responsible of the requirements drafting and on-board software verification.▪ Software System Engineer, responsible of various teams of on-board software development.▪ Software operations instructor at NASA, Texas, USA.

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  Thales Alenia Space - Space Infrastructure and Transportation, Torino (Italy)

  Dec 2005 - Jan 2011

  Project Manager

  ▪ System Engineering Manager for the Fluid Science Laboratory, the fluid physics lab on-board the International Space Station.▪ Payload Operations Manager, in charge of planning, executing and controlling the operations on the Fluid Science Laboratory.

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  Thales Alenia Space - Domain Observation Systems & Radar, Roma (Italy)

  Feb 2011 - Aug 2015

  Program Manager

  Start-up, planning, coordination, control and closeout of complex Space projects, such as EXOMARS 2016 & 2020 Radars, BIOMASS satellite study phase and others ESA small satellite projects.

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  Thales Alenia Space - Domain Observation & Navigation, Milano (Italy)

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2019

  Senior Program Manager

  Program Manager for the European Space Agency earth-observation satellite equipment projects.▪ Set-up, coordination, monitoring and control of the projects lifecycle, in order to ensure successful delivery within agreed standards of quality, performances, time and costs.▪ Management of stakeholders and harmonization of their expectations; customers and suppliers front-interface.▪ Monitoring and control of financial indicators, analysis of costs, provision of estimates to completion, financial planning and forecasts (budgeting, funding, cash flow).▪ Projects planning: preparation and control of project schedule, identification of critical path, analysis of deviations, development of trend charts, recovery actions identification.▪ Quality and risk management: evaluation, mitigation and reporting of any risk arising before, during and after the projects execution.▪ Coordination with company top management to assure adequate human resources for the projects, in terms of quantity and quality.▪ Triggering of contractual milestones achievement and control the process up to payment.▪ Authorisation and follow-up of procurement, support to sub-contracts negotiation. Show less

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  Thales Alenia Space – Domain Equipment & Countries, Roma & Milano (Italy)

  Nov 2019 - now

  Head of Bids

  Leading offers and capturing for opportunities ranging from satellite equipment to sub-systems, including space and ground segments and related services. Customers: Governmental Authorities, Space Agencies and B2B.▪ Bid teams coordination from early capturing to negotiation/contract signature.▪ Main activities: understanding customer’s needs, technical solution definition/validation, OBS/WBS, sub-contractors management, cost estimation, risks assessment, schedule, contractual/financial aspects, management of bid approval reviews, offer volumes preparation/validation, negotiation with customer, hand-over with Project Manager.▪ Support to the Project Manager for the start-up of developing activities.▪ Support to other bid opportunities as designated proposal assessor.▪ Support to Marketing & Sales dept. for product value proposition, competition analysis, product policy and pricing. Show less