Experience

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  Universidade do minho

  May 2005 - Nov 2005

  Summer research assistant
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  Universidade do minho

  May 2006 - Dec 2007

  Research activity at the Department of Civil Engineering. Analysis of Masonry Structures, Advanced Modelling, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis, Experimental Characterization of FRP strenghtened masonry structures. Research activity at the Department of Civil Engineering. Analysis of Masonry Structures, Advanced Modelling, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis, Experimental Characterization of FRP strenghtened masonry structures.

  • Graduate Research Fellow

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Graduate Research Fellow

    May 2006 - Dec 2006
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  Cetma - centro di ricerche europeo di tecnologie design e materiali

  May 2007 - Sept 2008

  Structural engineer - finite element analysis

  Department of Materials and Structures. Division of Modelling and Simulation. Structural Design of Industrial and Aeronautical Devices. Prototyping. Finite element modelling.

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  Private clients

  Feb 2008 - Apr 2012

  Freelance structural design engineer

  Structural and Mechanical Design in the Civil and Environmental Sectors (Renewable Energy, Solar and Wind Farms, Nuclear Buildings and Components).

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  Smart geometry

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Working prototypes workshop

  Curved folding: from Craft to Rapid Manufacture. Smart Geometry Conference (SG2010), 28th March -- 2nd April 2010, Barcellona. Achievement of the workshop days: we built a structural prototype that was exhibited at the Barcelona Museum during the exhibition on advanced digital technologies to support the design phase.

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  University of salento

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2018

  Nonlinear Finite Element Modelling, Nonlinear Dynamics, Multiscale and Multiphysics Simulations, Advanced Modelling for Energy Based Applications, Energy Harvesting, Surface Acoustic Waves, Piezoelectric Systems. Teaching Computational Mechanics to University Master Degree students. Topics included nonlinear finite element analysis, programming structural finite elements: beams, plates and shells, implementation of finite element procedures in Fortran. Teaching Computational Mechanics to University Master Degree students. Topics included nonlinear finite element analysis, programming structural finite elements: beams, plates and shells, implementation of finite element procedures in Fortran.

  • Research Associate in Structural Mechanics (Scienza delle Costruzioni)

    May 2012 - Jul 2018

  • Lecturer of Computational Mechanics II

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Lecturer of Computational Mechanics II

    Mar 2013 - Dec 2013
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  Istituto comprensivo di scorrano

  Feb 2015 - May 2015

  Lecturer of 3d-printing technologies

  Teaching Technology Laboratory to high school teachers. Topics included curriculum design and digital tools to support learning, 3D printing.

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  Istituto professionale statale per i servizi alberghieri della ristorazione e del turismo

  May 2015 - May 2015

  Lecturer of 3d-printing technologies

  Teaching Technology Laboratory to high school teachers. Topics included 3D printing and 3D CAD.

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  Stm engineering and prototypes

  Sept 2018 - now

  Lecturer and structural & materials engineer

  Consultancy Activity for Dimensioning, Sketching and Manufacturing in several engineering fields with a focus on Structural, Civil and Electro-Mechanical components. Furthermore, Design and Prototyping using CAD, FEM, 3D-Printing and Arduino.