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   The NEWSOFT Consulting Network draws on a staff of professionals with several years’ experience and different skills:

  

Management

  • Planning Consultant: several years’ experience in Organization, Planning, Development and Evaluation of ICT Systems. A Mathematics graduate, he has achieved its experience in Moventia, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Intema and SAIA. He led and managed e-Learning projects, Lira/Euro translation projects in the insurance sector, Management BPR, SAP and SAP/HR in Public Administration.
     

  • Quality Consultant: several years’ experience in Quality Management Systems Evaluation. An Electronic Engineering graduate, he has gained experience at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Sesa and Datamat. He has led Analysis and Risk Management projects in the Energy & Utilities industry; responsible for the company quality system.
     

  • Benchmarking Consultant: several years’ experience in ICT Assessment, Component Selection, Project Management, Benchmarking and IT Contracts. A Political Science graduate, he has built its experience in Gruppo Infocamere, Ernst & Young, Arthur Young, Efimdata, Uniroyal and Sogei. He led projects on Time & Cost Planning and Control, Software Engineering, mainly in credit and insurance companies
     

  • Organization Processes Consultant: several years’ experience in Program Management, related to Process Re-engineering and Business Transformation, carried out for big-sized and global-scale clients. His unique skills concern the use of technology as a leverage to enhance business performance and to innovate business processes. An Electronic Engineering graduate, he has gained its experience at Arthur Young, Ernst & Young, Advantage Corporate Finance.
     

  • Sales & Marketing Consultant: several years’ experience in Project Management, Solution Sales and Operational Marketing, achieved in Reuters Group, French Embassy, Dedem-Photo Me Int. He led and managed Trading Floor projects for BNL, Banca Intesa, Unicredito, MPS. As Account Manager, he managed credit and insurance companies, both in the public and the private sector, providing economic-financial information and complex solutions focused on Customer Satisfaction. He also managed market surveys and served as competitor for a leading company in the vending machines sector.
     

  • Communication & Marketing Consultant: specialized in Distribution Marketing, Creativity and Trade Communication. He worked as Assistant in Siemens, AG, Honeywell Inc. and as Freelance Consultant in prominent manufacturing and services enterprises. He led the Regione Lazio Managers Training School (IRFOD).
     

  • Psychologist of Language and Communication: specialist and professor at the Rome University “La Sapienza”. Consultant with several years’ experience in Corporate Communication Systems at a general and inter-personal level. Deep expertise in managing  the different men’s and women’s communication styles and expert on the use of language to create  a company image.
     

  • Legal Consultant: several years’ experience in Commercial, Insurance, IT and Privacy Law. A Law Office in which  professionals enrolled in the Lawyers Register and with specific civil-law competences are joined in.

 
Functional

  • Internal Controls, Operating Risks, Organizational Development, Technologies: Management Consultant within the Banking and Interbanking system, notably in the Finance Area (Settlement and Global Custody of financial instruments), particularly committed to Operations & Organization Control and related technologies. Management Consultant for companies providing solutions (technologies and services) for Banking, Interbanking and Finance systems.
     

  • Financial and Operating Risks, Bank Transparency and Privacy: he has worked in a prominent banking group as Responsible for Finance and Foreign Division, Auditing Service, Complaints Department, in particular for Internal Control (under art. no. 57 of the Consob Res. no. 11522) and for the implementation of the rules on Privacy (Italian Legislative Decree 196/03). He was a member of the ABI (Italian Banking Association) banks-consumers working party
     

  • Markets Law and Financial Intermediation:  professor in Financial Markets Law (and all other subjects related to Financial Intermediation) at the IRFI (Rome Chamber of Commerce); professor in Economics of Financial Intermediaries at CESCOT Lazio (Confesercenti); Professor-Tutor in Financial Intermediation, National and International Financial Markets at ABI Training; member of the European Promotion Association; Financial Consultant for RASBANK
     

  • Strategic Planning and Risk Management: Management consultant (Strategic Planning and Risk Management) accredited at Lega Cooperative CT, Apindustrie CT, ENFORM, FederConfidiServizi, AGCI-AICP, UNIREC FITA CONFINDUSTRIA. He works in Italy and abroad. Professor in Marketing and Company Management & Organization, he writes his articles and technical advices in several media (ItaliaOggi, Compass, Il Resoconto, IasItalia.it, BasileaItalia.it, Portalino.it, Credivillage.it etc.). He joined the World Forum on Credit Collection (FENCA 2004) with a lecture about “The effects of Basel II on firms and on debt-recovery agencies”. He drew for UNIREC FITA CONFINDUSTRIA the remarks on the implementation of the IAS/IFRS for SMEs

  • Bank Operations and Accounts: several decades’ experience, he has worked for an interregional bank as responsible for Corporate Foreign Operations; consultant for banks, firms and industry associations; Professor in Foreign Trade at several Institutes and Associations in the Italian North-East; Fellow at the Verona University; member of the Credimpex Italia Management Committee
     

  • Analysis and Audit of Export Credit Transactions: professional with several decades’ experience in letters of credit. In recent years he has been working as Consultant for Trade Association, professor in Documentary Credit at several Institutes, Associations and firms in the Italian North-East.
     

  • Transport Insurance, Insurance and Risk Management: working for several years in Insurance and professional since 1987, he achieved deep experience in the specific Transport and Guaranties sectors; former consultant for several local associations, he currently serves as Insurance Management and Risk Management Consultant and holds insurance training courses.
     

  • Credit Management: devoted to Insurance Brokerage, Financial Intermediation and Business Consulting about Disinvestment and Credit Guarantee instruments - such as Factoring, Forfaiting - Credit Insurance, both in Italy and abroad. He organizes the Customer Rating procedures and attends to Credit Management in the pre-dispute and forced recovery stages.
     

  • Banks and Companies International Operations: former responsible for “International Area” in one of the leading Italian banking groups. Several decades’ experience in the Foreign Division, attending to operational, organizational and decision-making duties. Consultant for banks and enterprises. Former member of  ABI (Italian Banking Association) Commission on documentary transactions and currency  issues; member of the Swift Group Italia Executive Committee.
     

  • National and International Payments System (RNI and SWIFT): former member of  the Swift Group Italia Executive Committee. In CIPA, he took part in many work teams on projects about the National Interbank Network (RNI). Expert on Anti-Money Laundering he held many Self-Learning training courses for banking (WBT): Anti-Money Laundering – Privacy Law  – Check Truncation – National Interbank Network – Central Credit Register – Foreign Operations  – Derivative Instruments
     

  • Control and Operations in Securities Business and Finance Area Management Consultant and professor in Banking and Finance Systems, specifically devoted to regulations, control and operations issues within Securities and Finance sectors (financial instruments, derivatives, currencies, treasury and settlement).
      

Information Technology

  • Information Systems Governance: several years’ experience in the Banking industry, holding managerial positions and particularly committed to Application Systems integration and harmonization, Application and Technological Outsourcing. Specialist in drawing and implementation of strategic and operational plans and related cost control and optimization.
     

  • Organizational Development & Information Systems: previously responsible for Information Systems Management & Development in Banking and Insurance, he  currently serves as partner and manager for “Knowledge Transfer” Consulting Firm. He is Management Consultant within the Organizational Development and ICT areas, particularly committed to Banking and Insurance sectors. He is enrolled in the Assessors & Experts Register (no. 1740, XXVI - IT Category) at the Rome Chamber of Commerce.
     

  • Technology Development and Management: Electronic Engineer, always engaged in innovative technologies for IT, Networking and Telecommunication Systems sectors. He held several managerial positions in leading companies, acting as interface towards the main TELCO operators. He took part in the first implementations of the Internet connectivity systems in Italy. He attends to the designing, development and marketing of products directed to the IT market.
     

  • IT Infrastructures: Automation & Automation Systems Engineer, professional with several years’ experience in Support and Help Desk services on distributed environments. He coordinates the planning and the carrying out of both on-site and remote Support & Help activities, ensuring operational continuity to key Public Administration bodies and to small and medium businesses, notably professional offices.
     

  • Technical Account Manager:  several years’ experience as Pre & Post Sale Account Manager for Reuters Italia, ICT Division. He ensured high levels of customer satisfaction about all issues related to the products and services supplied to several top-clients, mainly in the banking industry. He is an Electronic Engineer, with a wide knowledge of the Information Technologies and the International Safety Standards, gained by attending to complex projects management at  European level.
     

  • Systems Engineer: several years’ experience in Cryptography Systems, Risk Analysis, Design, Tuning and Management of Complex Databases, expert on TP Monitor,  both in Mainframe and Open environments, Telephone Traffic, Mathematical Modelling for Electromagnetic Propagation. An Electronic Engineering graduate, he achieved its experience at IBM, Sogei, Sirti, MDS, Wang Tecnodata. He managed specialized projects on Data Communication, Marketing, Data Warehousing Development and in IRIDIUM Telespazio and AgipPetroli Provisioning.
     

Logistics

  • Safety Auditor: several years’ experience in Risk Assessment and Prevention techniques, responsible for Prevention, Protection, Evaluation of the adjustment projects conforming to Italian Legislative Decree no. 626/94, Accident Prevention, Implementation Monitoring of European Accident Laws. An Industrial Chemistry graduate, enrolled in the Chemists’ Register, he has built its experience at Inail, Rayon Italia and in academic research
     

  • Engineering and Safety: Electronic Engineer, specialized in Bioengineering (qualification under Italian Legislative Decree 494/96). Several years’ experience and qualification in Fire Prevention, Indoor Air Quality, Waste Management, Industrial Ventilation. Internal Auditor for the Environmental Management System (ISO 14000); Lead Auditor for Firm Quality Systems ISO 9000 and Firm Safety Systems OHSAS - SGS ICS October 2001. Support to SSP; Prevention & Protection Responsible (RSSP) and related Risk Mapping and Conformity Assessment.
     

  • Civil Architecture: professional specialized in architectural and structural design (qualification under Italian Legislative Decree 494/96), Plant Engineering, Fire Safety, Work Direction and Supervision, Testing. Several years’ experience in Cabling System, Environmental Management, Quality Audit, Construction Sites Safety (Italian Legislative Decree 494/96), Electrical Conformity and Safety