Diego Casadei

Strategic Advisor | Modernization of Mission-Critical Systems | Aerospace-Grade Systems Architecture | Space Instrumentation

Brugg, Aargau, Switzerland

About

I support industrial manufacturers in modernizing mission-critical production systems affected by architectural drift and aging control infrastructures. By applying aerospace-level systems rigor, I lead structured modernization programs that reduce downtime exposure, improve maintainability, and enable meaningful ERP/MES integration. My focus is pragmatic: restoring system integrity and enabling measurable performance gains — without disrupting ongoing operations. With 25+ years of experience in complex, regulated engineering environments and executive leadership roles, I operate at the intersection of technical architecture, operational risk, and strategic decision-making. Further information on selected projects is available upon request.

Experience

  • Managing Partner at Fly High Engineering
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    We help companies to bring innovative solutions to market, in particular in highly-regulated industries, where this is made particularly difficult by the risk-averse attitude of the players, motivated by the societal concerns about safety.

  • Panel Member at European Research Executive Agency (REA)
    Oct 2015 - Sep 2025 · 10 yrs

    Panel Member for EIC Pathfinder Open 2025 Panel Member for EIC Pathfinder Open 2024 Vice-Chair for H2020-FETOPEN-01-2018-RIA Vice-Chair for H2020-FETOPEN-1- 2016-2017-RIA Remote evaluator of H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015-RIA

  • Strategic Advisor on Complex Systems at Chelonia Applied Science
    May 2024 - Dec 2024 · 8 mos

  • Cosylab Switzerland (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chairman Of The Board Of Directors
      May 2019 - Mar 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Strategy, objectives and KPIs definition

    • General Manager
      May 2019 - Mar 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Business development, managing operation, portfolio monitoring, handling exceptions and difficult situations with clients, offering business and technical consulting

    • Head of Space R&D
      Mar 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Strategic business development

  • Research Associate at University of Johannesburg
    Dec 2017 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    ATLAS experiment at CERN. Supervision of PhD students