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I am a driven professional with 9 years of expertise in conceptualising and spearheading robotics solutions tailored for both industrial and research environments. Propelled by curiosity and tenacity, I thrive on tackling challenges and adapting state-of-the-art technologies for commercial use.
My consistent track-record showcases the delivery of innovative and resilient solutions. Skilled in overseeing intricate projects from inception to fruition, I help teams grow at speed while maintaining talents. I am eager to contribute to your company’s pursuit of excellence.
Skills
Work Experience
Lead AI Engineer at Leap.ai, Remote
November 1, 2023 - PresentCreated proposals and proof of concepts for high caliber clients. Owned the AI stack, delivering end-to-end production-ready software using PyTorch. Set up MLOps processes. Managed stakeholders including clients and vendors and budgets. Implemented real-time algorithms using 2D/3D sensors to reach sub-millimeter accuracy localization and identification of parts.
Head of Robotics and AI at Leap.ai, Remote
April 1, 2024 - PresentManaged $2M projects in robotic simulation learning, liaising with internal and external stakeholders. Scaled up and led multiple teams across Robotics & AI areas (Vision, Robotics, R&D). Directly managed up to 13 engineers with different seniorities and time zones. Championed introduction of best practices including CI/CD and MLOps. Designed roadmaps to reach company targets. Spearheaded R&D end-to-end projects connecting greenfield requirements to customer needs. Integrated state-of-the-art AI models into company stack. Architected software packages for current and future products. Organized hardware and software setup for remote access. Liaised with external firms for outsourcing design.
Lead Robotics and Controls at Automata Technologies Limited, London
November 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025Spearheaded system architecture design using ROS2 ensuring robustness at scale. Championed engineering best practices facilitating production of high-quality Python and C++ code. Led project to set up data tracking using AWS IoT, TimeSeriesDB, and MQTT. Implemented processes reducing PR approval time by 40%, leading to faster development cycles. Successfully managed high-impact customer-centric projects leading a team of 5 engineers to deliver innovative and cutting-edge solutions.
Senior Robotics Engineer at Automata Technologies Limited, London
May 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025Directed projects from inception to delivery ensuring milestones were met on time and within budget. Developed complex scheduling algorithm using Python. Developed comprehensive framework to evaluate and guide team development promoting acquisition of new skills. Championed scoping and implementation of projects from customer needs.
Robotics Engineer at Automata Technologies Limited, London
April 1, 2022 - August 4, 2025Designed and implemented a new collision detection algorithm in C/C++ that decreased false positives by 30% and improved performance by 40%, enhancing safety and efficiency of the robot system. Optimized robot controller codebase improving reliability, maintainability, and scalability. Created sophisticated analysis tools in MATLAB and Python to evaluate and improve robot performance enabling more accurate and effective monitoring and control.
Software Research Engineer at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa
January 1, 2018 - August 4, 2025Designed and implemented bio-inspired controllers for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Led deployment of a full solution for the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC). Spearheaded development of comprehensive ROS infrastructure for UAV swarm coordination enabling seamless communication, coordination, and cooperation between multiple drones in a highly dynamic and unpredictable environment.
Software Firmware Engineer at qbrobotics srl, Pisa
April 1, 2016 - August 4, 2025Utilized advanced Direct Memory Access (DMA) and code optimization techniques to improve firmware performance resulting in 100% increase in performance on all products. Designed and implemented a state-of-the-art controller architecture for modular articulated arms leveraging latest research in control theory and robotics to achieve exceptional performance and versatility.
Head of Robotics and AI at Leap.ai, Remote
April 1, 2024 - PresentManaged $2M projects on robotic simulation learning, liaising with stakeholders inside and outside the company. Scaled up and led multiple teams across Robotics & AI areas including Vision, Robotics, and R&D, managing up to 13 engineers with varied seniorities and time zones. Championed introduction of CI/CD and MLOps guidelines. Designed roadmaps to meet company targets. Spearheaded R&D projects integrating state-of-the-art AI models with company software stack. Architected SW packages for current and future products. Organized hardware and software setups for remote access. Coordinated with external firms for outsourcing design.
Lead Robotics and Controls at Automata Technologies Limited, London
December 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025Spearheaded system architecture design using ROS2 ensuring robustness at scale. Championed engineering best practices to facilitate production of high-quality code in Python and C++. Led a project to set up data tracking using AWS IoT, TimeSeriesDB, and MQTT. Implemented processes reducing PR approval time by 40%, accelerating development cycles. Successfully managed high-impact customer-centric projects leading a team of 5 skilled engineers to deliver innovative, cutting-edge solutions.
Senior Robotics Engineer at Automata Technologies Limited, London
May 31, 2023 - August 4, 2025Directed projects from inception to delivery, ensuring milestones were met on time and within budget. Developed complex scheduling algorithms using Python. Created a comprehensive framework to evaluate and guide team development, promoting skill acquisition. Championed scoping and implementation of projects starting from customer needs.
Robotics Engineer at Automata Technologies Limited, London
April 1, 2022 - August 4, 2025Designed and implemented a new collision detection algorithm in C/C++ that decreased false positives by 30% and improved performance by 40%, enhancing robot system safety and efficiency. Optimised robot controller codebase improving reliability, maintainability, and scalability. Developed sophisticated analysis tools in MATLAB and Python to evaluate and improve robot performance enabling more accurate and effective monitoring and control.
Lead AI Engineer at Various Companies, Remote
November 1, 2023 - PresentCreated proposals and POCs for high-caliber clients. Owned the AI stack, delivering end-to-end production-ready software using PyTorch. Set up MLOps processes. Managed stakeholders including clients and vendors and budgets. Implemented real-time algorithms using 2D/3D sensors to reach sub-millisecond accuracy localisation and parts identification.
Software Research Engineer at qbrobotics srl, Pisa
January 31, 2018 - August 4, 2025Designed and implemented bio-inspired controllers for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Led deployment of full solution for the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC). Spearheaded development of a comprehensive ROS infrastructure for UAV swarm coordination enabling seamless communication, coordination, and cooperation between multiple drones in highly dynamic and unpredictable environments.
Software Firmware Engineer at qbrobotics srl, Pisa
April 1, 2016 - August 4, 2025Utilised advanced DMA and code optimisation techniques to improve firmware performance resulting in 100% performance increase on all products. Designed and implemented a state-of-the-art controller architecture for modular articulated arms leveraging latest control theory and robotics achieving exceptional performance and versatility.
Lead AI Engineer at Leap.ai, Remote
November 1, 2023 - PresentCreated proposals and POCs for high caliber clients. Owned the AI stack, delivering end-to-end production ready software using PyTorch. Set up MLOps processes. Managed stakeholders including clients and vendors and budgets. Implemented real-time algorithms using 2D/3D sensors to reach sub-millisecond accuracy localization and identification of parts.
Head of Robotics and AI at Leap.ai, Remote
April 1, 2024 - PresentManaged $2M projects about robotic simulation learning, liaising with stakeholders inside and outside the company. Scaled up and led multiple teams across Robotics & AI areas (Vision, Robotics, R&D). Directly managed up to 13 engineers with different seniorities and time zones. Championed the introduction of guidelines and good practices including CI/CD and MLOps. Designed roadmaps for reaching company targets. Spearheaded R&D end-to-end projects connecting greenfield requirements to customer needs. Integrated SOTA AI models in the company stack. Architected software packages for current and future products. Organized hardware and software setup for remote access. Liaised with external firms for outsourcing design.
Lead Robotics and Controls at Automata Technologies Limited, London
November 30, 2023 - September 2, 2025Spearheaded the design of the system architecture using ROS2, ensuring robustness at scale. Championed engineering best practices to facilitate the production of high-quality code in Python and C++. Led a project to set up data tracking using AWS IoT, TimeSeriesDB, and MQTT. Implemented processes that reduced PR approval time by 40%, resulting in faster development cycles. Successfully managed high-impact customer-centric projects, leading a team of 5 skilled engineers to deliver innovative and cutting-edge solutions.
Robotics Engineer at Automata Technologies Limited, London
April 30, 2022 - September 2, 2025Designed and implemented a new collision detection algorithm in C/C++ that decreased false positives by 30% and improved performance by 40%, enhancing the safety and efficiency of the robot system. Optimized the code base of the robot controller, resulting in improved reliability, maintainability, and scalability of the software. Created sophisticated analysis tools in Matlab and Python to evaluate and improve the performance of the robot, enabling more accurate and effective monitoring and control.
Senior Robotics Engineer at Automata Technologies Limited, London
May 20, 2023 - September 2, 2025Directed projects from inception to delivery, ensuring all milestones were met on time and within budget. Developed complex algorithm for scheduling using Python. Developed a comprehensive framework to evaluate and guide team development, promoting the acquisition of new skills. Championed scoping and implementation of projects starting from customer needs.
Software Research Engineer at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa
January 31, 2018 - September 2, 2025Designed and implemented bio-inspired controllers for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Led deployment of a full solution for the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC). Spearheaded development of comprehensive ROS infrastructure for UAV swarm coordination, enabling seamless communication, coordination, and cooperation between multiple drones in a highly dynamic and unpredictable environment.
Software Firmware Engineer at qbrobotics srl, Pisa
April 30, 2016 - September 2, 2025Utilised advanced DMA (Direct Memory Access) and code optimisation techniques to improve firmware performance, resulting in 100% increase in performance on all products. Designed and implemented state-of-the-art controller architecture for modular articulate arms, leveraging the latest research in control theory and robotics to achieve exceptional performance and versatility.
Education
PhD in Robotics at University of Birmingham
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021MSc in Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of Pisa
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015BSc in Computer Science Engineering at University of Pisa
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2013PhD in Robotics at University of Birmingham
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021MSc in Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of Pisa
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015BSc in Computer Science Engineering at University of Pisa
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2013Project Management Course at Coursera, Online
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Deep Learning at Udacity, Online
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022Leadership in 21st century at Coursera, Online
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Deep Reinforcement Learning at Udacity, Online
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021PhD in Robotics at University of Birmingham
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021MSc in Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of Pisa
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015BSc in Computer Science Engineering at University of Pisa
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2013Qualifications
Project Management
January 1, 2023 - August 4, 2025Deep Learning
January 1, 2022 - August 4, 2025Leadership in 21st Century
January 1, 2021 - August 4, 2025Deep Reinforcement Learning
January 1, 2021 - August 4, 2025Project Management Course
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Deep Learning
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022Leadership in 21st century
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Deep Reinforcement Learning
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Project Management
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Deep Learning
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022Leadership in 21st century
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Deep Reinforcement Learning
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Industry Experience
Manufacturing, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education, Transportation & Logistics, Computers & Electronics
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