Mauro Faella

Project Director at ALTEN Italia

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

As Project Director with a robust experience in business and technical management, I'm driving projects to successful completion while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. My expertise lies in coordinating cross-functional and cross-countries teams, managing project risks, and delivering exceptional results. Leveraging my business and techincal management experience, I bring a unique perspective to project management, enabling me to understand client needs deeply and provide innovative solutions that enhance performance and efficiency.

Experience

  • ALTEN Italia (13 yrs 7 mos)
    • Project Director
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      As a Project Director at Alten Italia, I lead and manage complex projects from their inception to successful completion, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget. My role encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities, including: • Leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of projects to align with organizational objectives and exceed client expectations. • Coordinating cross-functional teams, including engineers, developers, and other stakeholders, to achieve project milestones and deliverables. • Managing project risks and issues, implementing effective mitigation strategies, and maintaining clear communication with all project participants. • Fostering strong relationships with clients, understanding their unique needs, and delivering exceptional service to ensure their satisfaction. • Conducting project status meetings, preparing comprehensive progress reports, and presenting updates to senior management and clients. • Ensuring compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle. • Driving process improvement and innovation to enhance project delivery and performance. • Coordinating cross-country teams and off-shore resources to leverage global expertise and ensure seamless project execution. • Leading and mentoring a team of project managers, providing guidance and support to ensure successful project outcomes.

    • Senior Manager
      Jun 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      In charge of one cluster of the Aerospace and Defence Division based in Northern Italy • Managing Business and Technical Managers of the cluster • Planning the business development strategy • P&L Management of the cluster • Responsible of Varese Site of the company

    • Coach Business Manager
      Jan 2020 - May 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      In charge of a team of Business Managers (1 to 5 members) and 100+ consultants based in Northern Italy • Coaching and mentoring of Business Manager • People Management • Account Management • P&L Management • Managing Fixed Price Project

  • R&D Software Engineer, Verification&Validation Consultant c/o Sesm una società Finmeccanica at Critiware s.r.l.
    Dec 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr

    Research and development activities for an innovative V-Model software life-cycle based on Model Driven approach in order to generate and execute automatically test cases of critical systems, i.e. air traffic management system. Software Veri cation Engineer c/o Selex S.I. in Giugliano (NA) and Rome, Italy as member of the V&V team of the eATMS project. Use of Model Driven Development to automatically generate and exe- cute test cases of air tra c management software, review and generation of documentation (e.g.: SRS-STD-STR)