I graduated from the Polytechnic of Milan (Italy) with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on robotics and automation. After graduation I worked for the next 5 years at a research and development institution where I specialized in the study of industrial batteries for electric vehicles. I subsequently joined a company that relocated me to the US to be in charge of product development for the US market. In 2006 I  received a Master in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. Between 1994 and 2012 I covered executive positions with increasing responsibilities in the private sector and had an opportunities to run organizations that span across the globe. In 2012 I decided to retire from that experience and eventually joined the faculty at the STEM Academy at Lee High School where I have been teaching advanced Algebra, Calculus and Engineering classes and have been coaching the First Robotics Competition team. I have two sons one of which graduated from the STEM Academy and is currently attending the college of Engineering at UT Austin. As an avid cyclist I spend my free time on a bike saddle covering thousands of miles each years on Texans and Italian roads.