Alexander Ess

Senior Technical Specialist | Noise & Vibration Isolation | Material Behaviour | Application Engineering, QM and R&D Interface | Technical Advisory | DE-EN-IT

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

I am a Senior Technical Specialist with more than 25 years of applied engineering experience. My expertise centres on material behaviour, noise and vibration isolation (NVH), combined with structural and system dynamics. I support senior technical decision-making by connecting global engineering teams with internal application engineering, R&D, product and quality management units. My professional foundation was built in industrial and infrastructure engineering. I led and delivered structural and vibration analysis for paper and pulp facilities, Oil & Gas EPC projects, road infrastructure, and large recreation and festival environments. I coordinated multidisciplinary technical teams, ensuring interface compatibility and system alignment. Over the past 13+ years, I transitioned fully into noise and vibration engineering with deep specialisation in dynamic material behaviour. I act as a senior technical authority in application engineering and technical advisory. I develop calculation methodologies, conduct competitor analysis, and translate complex engineering requirements into validated and execution-ready solutions across railway, civil, and industrial environments. Native German speaker, fluent in English and Italian. Based near Milan, Italy, with extensive experience in remote and cross-border engineering collaboration.

Experience

  • Senior Noise & Vibration Expert | Application Engineering & Technical Advisory at Getzner - engineering a quiet future
    Sep 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 10 mos

    ✓ Led the design of tailored noise & vibration mitigation and shock isolation solutions for global railway, construction and industrial projects. ✓ Provided technical advisory for international noise and vibration isolation challenges. ✓ Delivered technical training and engineering presentations to clients and internal teams. ✓ Aligned R&D interface and coordinated cross-disciplinary engineering teams. ✓ Evaluated competitor materials and alternative calculation models to support technical benchmarking and engineering strategy. ✓ Contributed to standards development, including Austrian Federal Railways specifications and upcoming DIN 45673-4 standard. ✓ Developed and enhance internal calculation algorithms to optimize engineering analysis and reliability.

  • Senior Structural Design Engineer at Sering srl
    Apr 2007 - Aug 2012 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    ✓ Managed structural design and multi-disciplinary technical site supervision for the “Acquaworld” waterpark (www.acquaworld.it), successfully delivering the project on time and within quality standards despite continuous project changes. ✓ Led the structural design of a major infrastructure project, including abutments and piers of motorway bridges. ✓ Directed adaptations and upgrades of a water treatment plant, providing site supervision and technical consultation that resulted in optimized solutions developed in close collaboration with the client and construction firms. ✓ Directed structural design for industrial facilities, translating client needs into reliable and constructible solutions by aligning with fabrication options from precast manufacturers. ✓ Developed structural concepts and detailed designs for residential buildings made of timber, in collaboration with a leading timber construction company.

  • Civil Engineering Discipline Lead at Foster Wheeler Italiana srl
    Apr 2006 - Mar 2007 · 1 yr

    ✓ Directed the civil discipline for new tail gas and petrol desulphurization units and interconnecting structures under EPC contracts. ✓ Ensuring seamless technical coordination across multiple disciplines within the project team. ✓ Supervised a remote civil engineering team, maintaining alignment with project objectives. ✓ Conducted on-site surveys to assess space conditions for both design and construction phases. ✓ Prepared technical specifications as the basis for commissioning construction companies.

  • Structural and Dynamic Analysis Engineer at BHM INGENIEURE - Engineering & Consulting GmbH
    Jun 2001 - Mar 2006 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    ✓ Performed structural analysis for precast and in-situ concrete structures as well as steel buildings across industrial plants (primarily in the paper and pulp industry), festival stages, road bridges, tunnel constructions, torrent weirs and residential buildings. ✓ Provided technical support to construction site management to ensure effective implementation of structural designs. ✓ Conducted dynamic simulations of paper machine, drive and gearbox foundations, evaluating system performance under operational conditions. ✓ Analysed passive vibration isolation systems for paper machine foundations and associated components to ensure consistent paper quality.