

Marianna Verdino
About
Aerospace Engineer/Project Manager
Passionate and efficient Aerospace Engineer with many years of experience in research and development for Space projects and in Aeronautics as Certification and Development Engineer. Dynamic Project Manager with good experience in projects with high technology and innovation content. Coordinating and leading the team, she has developed excellent assertiveness skills towards stakeholders, Governance and scientific institutions. Rigorous in always following the development of projects according to agreed programs, budgets and scope. The combined skills and experience allow her to approach projects even in an unconventional way and always with a positive attitude towards challenges. Technically, she is always thinking and pushing to use the latest innovations to make the most of every opportunity, remembering that a flexible approach to the project methodology means also that the team's performance and cohesion are optimized.
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Skills
Aerodynamics
Aeronautics
Aerospace Engineering
Agile Methodologies
Agile Project Management
Aircraft Engines
Airworthiness
Airworthiness Certification
Applied Research
Applied Technology
ArcGIS
Carbon Nanotubes
Conferences
Data Analysis
Development Models
Document Preparation
Document Review
Earth Observation
Engineering Management
Engineers
Equipment Qualification
Flight Test Engineering
General Aviation
Geodatabase
Geodesy
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geolocation
Geologic Hazards
Geological Mapping
Geology
Geomagic
Geomatics
Hazard Mitigation
Meeting Planning
Meeting Scheduling
Meeting Skills
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project
Open for
fulltime
cofounder
Work Experience
Freelancer
2014-10 - 2017-02
Freelancer Consultant Engineer
Italy
freelancer
Technical activities: • As part of the research for the development for In Situ Resources Utilization from other planets (e.g. Moon and Mars). • Participation in the Feasibility Study for cataloguing and study of Pulsars as "support system for space navigation"; • Earth Observation, future application: participation in the feasibility study for the car traffic flow monitoring and optimisation project; • Technical support to the study and experimental activities on nanomaterials and their possible application in the aerospace industry; • Wrote, reviewed and optimized technical and certification documentations. Project Management activities: • Ensuring projects are conducted in compliance with applicable government and regulatory procedures; • Coming up with solutions to a variety of technical problems; • Writing up all sub-project related documents; • Organising and leading project meetings; • Communicate progress reports to project stakeholders; • Keeping in close contact with stakeholders and project team members; • Reviewing deliverables across projects; • Managing external contracts and suppliers. • Support for risks analysis
Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche S.p.A.
2012-06 - 2013-06
Certification and development Engineer - Team-leader: Powerplant and Fuel Systems
Italy
fulltime
Participation in certification & development activities for two new aircraft models. 06/2012 - 06/2013 Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche S.p.A. Technical activities: • Responsible for production supervision, preparation and development of documentation and quality control for powerplant and fuel system installation. • Responsible for planning, execution and control of test activities (procedures, test reports) for compliance verification. • Prioritization of product customization activities based on customers and suppliers’ requirements. • Co-responsible for the elaboration and development of qualification documents for the production process of primary structures made of composite materials. Project Management activities: • Cooperation with cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams to achieve project goals in a timely and effective manner. • Ensuring projects are conducted in compliance with applicable government and regulatory procedures. • Management and identification of stakeholders, Suppliers and Sub-contractors. • Establishing credibility with senior stakeholders, technical and Governance authorities. • Organization and participation in project and audit (internal, external) meetings • Managing the schedule, budget, and risks plan for the sub-project. • Defined and implemented the planning & control system for the Design Organization Activities. • For the development and implementation of product customizations the team management has been set up through a creative approach, mixing the classical predictive approach with the agile one. • Creating project work plan for my sub-project. • Directing sub-project team members. Results: Achieved the Type-Certificate for P2008JC and P2010 aircrafts
Galileian Plus S.r.l.
2008-01 - 2012-04
R&D Engineer
Italy
fulltime
Participated in research and development activities based on Earth observation systems. Technical activities: • Development of models, solutions and products for geomatics, precise point positioning, geo-localization and real-time kinematic precise positioning, and solutions customized for the scientific research. • Development of high precision single frequency OEM products. • Data analysis and testing activities for software and models’ validation process. • Participation in several research activities in scientific projects mainly focused on use of Earth Observation technologies for terrestrial applications. Assistant Project Management activities: • Participation of project scheduling, documentation and deliverables. • Participation to writing up the projects related call to tender documents. • Organising and participating in project review and hand-over meetings, users and scientific conferences. • Managed customer-oriented projects (planning, stakeholder and process management). • Managing and identification of external Suppliers and Sub-contractor. • Experience of working with remote development teams.
Galileian Plus S.r.l.
2007-10 - 2007-12
Internship
Italy
internship
Feasibility study of a Lunar Mission for gravitational field measurement: evaluation of a three probes configuration.
Academic Experience
Sapienza University of Rome -
2001.09 - 2010.07
Bachelor of Engineering, BE in Aerospace Engineering
School of Management Bocconi University -
2019.05 - 2019.08
Master of Engineering, MEng in Executive Master Course: Project Management
University System of Maryland (edX) -
2020.12 - 2021.01
Master of Engineering, MEng in Project Management: Agile Process, Project, and Program Controls