Giovanni Cataldi, MSc MEng, PMP

Energy Processes Engineer with Project Management expertise | Product Development, Project Execution | PMP certified, Lean enthusiast

Switzerland

About

Passionate for Energy Processes design, realization, validation: heat pumps, gas turbine, gas compression stations. I like getting my hands dirty and get things done till they are really done. This attitude helped me over the years to boost motivation and passion through project teams and bring solid results to the business. After graduating with distinction in Mechanical Engineering, I worked 20+ in the Energy sector (Alstom, GE, MAN Energy Solutions), covering following roles with strong results: - Development Engineer and System Integration Lead (process thermodynamics, automation, protection). - Project Manager Product Development (customer specific upgrades for large thermal power plants worldwide and from sales to site validation; gas turbine product innovation from design and modeling to prototyping and testing). - Project Manager Project Execution (commercial and technical responsibility for large gas compression projects with up to 70 MEUR value). - Engineering Manager with direct people responsibility (gas turbine thermomechanical analysis, multidisciplinary and multi-location). I own since 2006 a PMP (project management professional) certificate and had the chance to work productively along Lean and Agile frameworks.

Experience

  • Product Development Manager, Heat Pumps at Rockfin
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • MAN Energy Solutions (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Product Development and Sales Manager - Large Heat Pumps
      Jan 2023 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Senior Project Manager - Energy Systems, Oil & Gas Upstream
      Feb 2019 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs

      . 18 large gas compression skids delivered in 4 years. 8 different customer specific designs with electrical motors, gearboxes, compressors, control and auxiliary systems. For our customers MODEC, Yinson and BWO . working multilocation at MAN-ES and together with our suppliers Rockfin, Avicomp, VOITH, RENK, ATB, WEG, IMI CCI, Severn and many more

  • Engineering Manager - Thermal Dynamics in Gas Turbine Product Development at GE Power
    Nov 2015 - Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Alstom Power (13 yrs 5 mos)
    • Group Leader - Clearances in Gas Turbine Design, Innovation, Validation
      Aug 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Project Manager - Technology and Innovation
      Aug 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      . Refer also to the poster attached in the above position and to few of the patents listed at the bottom of my LinkedIn profile. Most of the features described in the poster and patents went through testing and some of them made it into standard Gas Turbine products by GE, Ansaldo and Alstom.

    • Project Manager - Product Development (Costs and Supply Chain)
      Feb 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Msc Thesis at Siemens
    May 2001 - Dec 2001 · 8 mos