Affiliate Paolo Schiavone, MSc Eng.
Composites Specialist
Paolo, an Aerospace Engineer, has expertise in different areas of composites, as for example automotive, racing, aerospace, biomedical devices, industrial and product design. He worked as designer and project manager for important Italian companies, managing complex programs starting from the feasibility analysis, passing through the industrialization of the parts, the design of the tools, the construction of the plybooks and arriving to the production and assembly of the whole vehicle. Accustomed to achieving clients’ objectives by performance managing systems and resources towards specific goals.
Composites Specialist Aerospace Engineer Industrial Automation |
Experience
2020 - Present
MAPS – Composite Solutions Srl – Co-Owner and CEO
Turin, ITALY
EGS LobArt – Design Director and Production Plant Manager
Turin, ITALY
2017-2018
Nach-Tech Srl – Mechanical Development Manager
Turin, ITALY
2014-2017
Sparco Spa – Project Manager and Designer
Turin, ITALY
2013-2014
Car Studio Srl – Designer
Monza Brianza, ITALY
2020 - Present
MAPS – Composite Solutions Srl – Co-Owner and CEO
Turin, ITALY
- Founded this consulting company to follow the customer from the idea to the final product, passing from all the phases of the project;
- Continuing research and development of new materials and applications, working for introduce composites in areas where they are not currently used and promoting recycled materials instead of new ones;
- Responsible for the whole company, but firstly for the design and the engineering, using most common 3D CAD programs as Unigraphics NX, Catia V5 or Solidworks;
- Strong background in composites processing, including hand lay-up, prepreg, RTM, press forming or the last discovered QRT technology
- Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) by 3D Finite Element Analysis for part deformation under load
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (flow during injection)
EGS LobArt – Design Director and Production Plant Manager
Turin, ITALY
- Responsible for the design, development and management of composite material components related to automotive, racing and product design in general;
- Supervisor of the product throughout its industrialization cycle, from preliminary meeting with the customers to regular production. Moreover I followed directly the design, development and maintenance of tools needed for the parts production and post-production process;
- Manager of a staff of 25 craftsmen operating in the different business areas of the production plant;
- Coordinator for different projects, as for example the carbon pack of Mercedes – Benz G-Class, the mock-up of the new Maserati MC20, the external and internal parts of Pininfarina Battista.
2017-2018
Nach-Tech Srl – Mechanical Development Manager
Turin, ITALY
- Responsible for the design, development, construction, set up and installation of process plant for industrial automation, and partially for the development for the product itself;
- Bringing on the introduction of composite materials in automation, especially where rapid movements and low inertia are required (packaging and robotics);
- Main customers: UTC Aerospace Systems, Rochling Automotive, Tratter Engineering, TaborGlit, Fata, Varinelli, Defendi, Calearo.
2014-2017
Sparco Spa – Project Manager and Designer
Turin, ITALY
- Designer of composite material components related to automotive, racing and aerospace fields;
- Responsible for the design, development and maintenance of tools needed for the parts production and post-production process;
- Member of the team dedicated to the development of a new production process for CFRP founded on press forming, with the task of designing parts and their associated moulds;
- Responsible for the compilation of DFMEA, FMEA, GD&T, Control Plan, IMDS, Flow Chart, Tooling Matrix documentation and the most important tests for quality requirements (AQF);
- Project where I worked on: some parts of AR952 – Alfa Romeo Giulia (Front Splitter, Carbon Roof and Gear Shift Knob), the Carbon Pack of M156 and M157 MY17 – Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli (Rear Spoiler, Rear Back Mirror Cover, Front Bumper) and the Rear Back Mirror Cover of M156 and M157 MY16.
2013-2014
Car Studio Srl – Designer
Monza Brianza, ITALY
- Designer of components related to automotive, agro mechanical and product design, with specific skills in what concerns plastic parts (thermoplastic, thermosetting and composite materials with their techniques of production);
- Employed at AGAP Maserati Grugliasco for the customer Maserati from 03/03/2014 to 30/10/2014, with qualification of interior designer.
Education
- Politecnico di Torino, Turin, ITALY
- MSc Aerospace Engineer
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project);
- Very good knowledge of 3D CAD design software Unigraphics NX and SolidWorks (good knowledge of Autodesk Inventor, Catia V5 and AutoCAD 2D);
- Good knowledge of FEM program for structural analysis (based on MSC Patran/Nastran);
- Good knowledge of PLM software (TeamCenter).