Bio

I was born and raised in Padua, a peaceful and charming city in northeastern Italy where Galileo Galilei once taught. I earned both my BSc and MSc in Electronic Engineering at the University of Padua, including an exchange period at IMEC in Leuven, Belgium.

After graduation, I joined ABB Solar, working on power electronics for three-phase solar inverters during a period of rapid growth in photovoltaics and renewable energy. I later moved to OCEM Power Electronics, where I developed custom power systems ranging from 10 kW to over 1 MW for Big Science applications. This introduced me to the world of particle accelerators and nuclear fusion research and gave me the opportunity to work with international research institutions.

I eventually moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to join Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where I work on the power systems of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron. I currently serve as Technical Group Leader and Project Manager for the Power Supplies group and contribute to the ALS-U upgrade project.

Outside of work, I enjoy making the most of California’s outdoors—cycling in Marin County, hiking in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, and exploring National Parks. I also enjoy opera, art, and drawing, and I recently started experimenting with clay sculpture. Some of my work will hopefully make its way onto this site soon.