Politecnico di Torino

M.Sc. (Laurea Specialistica), Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering

5-year Master Degree Course (BAC+5) in Aerospace Engineering
110 / 110 cum laude.

According to “Academic Ranking of World Universities” in engineering, technology and computer science fields, Politecnico di Torino ranks among Top 50 universities in the world and # 1 in Italy.

Imperial College London

MSc, Aerospace

2000 – 2001
Master Thesis under the SOCRATES/ERASMUS Exchange Program

North Carolina State University

International Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace

June 2001 – May 2002

RESEARCH
- Researched on synthetic jets for active flow control; built and developed a piston-driven jet for realistic flow control applications
- Developed a new calibration law for the Constant Voltage-operated anemometer (CVA) and its application to the unsteady flow in synthetic jet

PUBLICATIONS
- Truzzi G., Sarma G. R., and Chokani N. “Constant Voltage Anemometer Operated Hot Wire at Subsonic Speeds over Wide Overheats in Unsteady Flows,” Review of Scientific Instruments, V. 73, N. 12, Dec. 2002

- Hirokazu I., Truzzi G., Sarma G. R., and Chokani, N. “Fluctuation Measurements Using a Constant Voltage Anemometer Operated Hot-Wire in a Synthetic Jet,” Paper presented for the 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Jan. 2003

AgustaWestland Professional Development Center

Mini-MBA, Business/Leadership

October 2004 – December 2004
3-week course (spread over 3 months) in the core skills of a business school curriculum:
- microeconomics
- accounting
- finance
- marketing
- business strategy

Air Business Academy

Business, Mastering International Negotiations

September 2009
A balanced mix of tutorials and coaching in negotiation principles and techniques, with practical negotiating scenarios related to the aerospace environment. I have learned how to use effectively the main techniques and steps of negotiating in order to achieve win-win solutions.

With the aeronautical industry focused increasingly on international co-operations and partnerships, the course helped me to identify the key factors of communication in international negotiations. Emphasis was placed on understanding cultural and behavioral factors and techniques of persuasion.

Topics covered
- The negotiation process: preparation, establishing positions, developing proposals,
bargaining and closing
- Negotiation tactics
- National and organizational cultural factors
- Distance negotiation
- Team management and leadership
- Negotiations with customers, suppliers or other departments
- International partnerships
- Complex technical and inter-cultural projects

Business, Aerospace Contracts

May 2008
1-week business course concentrated on the main aspects of an aircraft purchase agreement from quotation to after-sale obligations, presenting both the seller’s and the customer’s points of view.
Gone through the successive steps of executing the contract, including the proposal; contract negotiation; financial and legal ramifications; post-contractual duties and issues.

Introduction to contracts and first binding commitments:
- Contract context
- The offer

Successive steps from offer to final binding document:
- Contractual negotiation
- Main fields of a contract

Contract implementation and management:
- Post-contractual signature – duties and issues
- Summary of key learning points

Business, Commercial Aspects of Aircraft Maintenance

October 2007
1-week business course on the aspects related to aircraft maintenance and the major impacts on airline business:
- Establishment of the initial maintenance program
- Reducing maintenance costs and aircraft downtime
- Financial and operational points of view
- Financial and operational points of view
- Aircraft engine ownership costs
- The Importance of Maintenance in the Relations between Airline and Manufacturers when Buying Aircraft
- Case Studies on Maintenance Costs
- Training in Maintenance
- Initial Provisioning
- Workshop on Provisioning
- Airline Maintenance Organization: the Air France maintenance system and organization (with focus on on-wing maintenance)
- Visit Air France Industrie
- Industrial maintenance MRO Market
- Subsequent Relations between Airline, Manufacturer and Supplier
- Maintenance organization and processes: the MRO perspective

ATR Training Center

ATR JAR/FAR 147 Approved Maintenance Course

June 2007
1-week course on maintenance related issues in Aeronautics; awarded an EASA-recognized certificate (EASA is the European civil aviation authority)