Growing in projects life: from operational field to project management
Logistic provider: started with interesting opportunity to explore manufacturing world and daily activities to improve the workshop process as link between engineering and blue collars.
Then, the choice to develop products (and no longer services) in a different company by facing demanding challenges in several foreign countries. It was an opportunity for professional and personal growth with multi-ethnic teams.
And finally, Project Management, transversal teamwork and leaving mark on daily management facing Customer expectations, stakeholders, relationships and conflicts.
Project Manager
As Project Manager, I drive the project to maximize the results with respect to cash and margin whilst delivering on time, in conformity with the contract according to Customer expectations, constantly seeking additional opportunities in the frame of the contract. I manage the project team based in several Alstom sites (EU and worldwide). I represent Alstom towards Customers and external stakeholders (Railway Agency, Certification Entities, etc..).
My actual project consists of development of a hydrogen train (regional configuration) for an Italian customer. It's the first hydrogen application on 5 cars train and in Italy. The main challenges are the innovative technologies of the product and the certification and authorization on Italian market.
Leading an exciting and innovative project with supportive colleagues
Hydrogen train is a flagship project for our company and the leadership of such project means to face daily issues. The key factors are the innovation of the product with continuous evolution of the technology, a project team strictly focalized on project targets and the opportunity to work in international and complex context with several countries involved (EU and worldwide). On the other hand, daily project life could be stressful and sometimes frustrating due to difficulties to achieve conclusion.
Build your knowledge, be flexible, stay true to your values.
Your knowledge and your skills are not only what you learnt at school or your previous job, but it is the mix all the experiences you've had. Therefore be curious on the world around you, and catch what helps you to grow and develop as real person. Be honest and show how you really are, and prompt and flexible adapting to the situation, but also staying tuned on your values.
I led the commissioning of several train fleets in foreign countries.
As Commissioning manager, I spent several years to perform commissioning activities for trains fleet in abroad countries. In most of the cases, it was the first time for Alstom in such countries (Russia, Poland, China) for an high speed train.
