Greater Milan Metropolitan Area
Hi! I’m Raffaele. I bridge the gap between deep-tech innovation and global market leadership. For over 25 years, I’ve operated at the heart of the digital revolution. My mission? To transform complex R&D visions into industrial realities on a global scale, driving high-tech organizations through periods of exponential growth. My archetype: The Architect. I don’t just manage; I design systems—multicultural teams, strategic roadmaps, and IP portfolios —capable of excelling within the world’s most competitive semiconductor ecosystems across Asia and the US. The EMBA at POLIMI has added a sophisticated business lens to my technical roots. I thrive where engineering complexity meets board-level strategy. Lately, I’ve been focused on balancing the high speed of innovation with the robust structure needed for long-term excellence. My signature: Surgical vision, global impact. Core Expertise: Executive Leadership: Global R&D Strategy, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Strategic Scale-up. Deep Tech: Semiconductors, Microelectronics, IPs (20+ Patents). Operational Excellence: Agile & Lean Methodologies, High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM).
Strategic Scale-up: played a pivotal role in the company’s transformation from a specialized firm into a global semiconductor leader, driving organizational maturity and technology expansion. Technology Industrialization: directed strategic initiatives for the qualification of advanced testing architectures for critical applications in Automotive, AI, and Mobile sectors. Managed the full lifecycle from frontier research to high-volume manufacturing (HVM) deployment. R&D Transformation: implemented Agile and Lean Product Process Development (LPPD) methodologies to modernize multidisciplinary R&D cycles and professionalize the engineering structure. Innovation Strategy: spearheaded the development of proprietary technologies (MEMS and vertical probe architectures) that are now industry benchmarks.
Complex Project Management: led interdisciplinary projects from technology design to mass production within the Microfluidics MEMS division. Operational Excellence: qualified new equipment and processes under the rigorous standards of the Automotive-grade semiconductor market. Technical Leadership: managed EWS Process Engineering groups, ensuring world-class quality and technical accuracy in high-precision environments.
EWS Process Engineering Group Manager Management of a group of people and of complex interdisciplinary projects from technology design to mass production. Selection and qualification of new equipment and/or processes mainly for Automotive grade products
Project Leader in the Electrodes and Fuel Cells R&D Group
PIRELLI OPTICAL COMPONENTS (than Corning OTI) – Milan (Italy) - Project leader from Jan to Dec 2001 in the R&D semiconductor devices dept. - Process Engineer from Jan 2000 to Jan 2001 in the R&D semiconductor devices dept. Main professional skills acquired: Installation, use and maintenance of MBE and UHV semiconductor equipment. New clean rooms’ layout and hook up. Interpretation of PL, HRXRD, SEM, AFM, SIMS, FTIR analysis. Use of Mass Spectrometer and RHEED.