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 Electronics Engineering at the University of Padua, including an exchange period at IMEC in Leuven, Belgium.

After graduation, I joined ABB-Solar, designing power electronics for three-phase solar inverters at a time of growing global enthusiasm for photovoltaics and renewable energy. I then worked with OCEM Power Electronics, developing custom power systems for Big Science applications ranging from 10 kW to over 1 MW. This role introduced me to the fields of particle accelerators and nuclear fusion research, in collaboration with leading international scientific institutions.

I later moved to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA), where I work on the power systems of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron. I now serve as Technical Group Leader and Project Manager for the Power Supplies group, contributing to the major ALS-U upgrade project.

Outside of work, I enjoy the outdoor opportunities of the Bay Area—cycling in Marin County, hiking in Yosemite and the Sierra, or exploring National Parks. I also appreciate opera, art, and drawing, and recently began clay sculpting. Some of my works will be posted here soon.

More professional details in my resume.