Expert for the INEA agency of the European Commission. Contract Professor of “High Speed Craft” at Università degli Studi di Trieste. Member of the Technical Scientific Committee of MARE fvg Technical Cluster. PhD in Naval Architecture, with a doctoral dissertation on trimaran hulls, he has worked for 5 years on research applied to multihulls using numerical and experimental methods. He gained significant experience in structural design and naval architecture, collaborating with Universities and Research institutions; for 3 years he has been Project Manager for Atlantis SpA, a brand of the Azimut|Benetti group, dealing with large areas of project management. Numerous his technical publications in national and international conferences, related to multihulls, stepped hulls, seakeeping of high speed craft and sustainable materials in collaboration with companies and R&D dept in the world (Michael Peters Yacht Design, R&D Dpt of the Azimut|Benetti group, Krilov Institute in St. Petersburg (KRISO), Sissa, University of Napoli, University of Trieste, Cetma).
Among the collaborations should be reported as current, ongoing with Montecarlo Yachts (hull design, structural design, project management), Beneteau, Bavaria, Bluegame (Sanlorenzo Group), Azimut|Benetti S.p.a.. Former Deputy Technical Director of the Istituto Giordano, notified body for 2013-53 UE. Former partner of Lady Hawke Catamarani srl, an italian company active in the design and production of professional (www.catmarine.it) and pleasure (www.lhcat.com) catamarans. He owns and manages Micad.