Grid as mission.
Joined Flower Infrastructure Technologies to build optimization and control systems for distributed energy resources at fleet scale. The same GNC rigor that keeps a satellite in attitude, applied to the energy transition.
2024 – NOWABOUT
Most engineers pick a domain and stay in it. Over the past 4+ years I have deliberately crossed between them, from UAV autonomy and CubeSat GNC to IoT integration for distributed energy systems. My mission is to combine cross-domain expertise across automation, autonomy and real-world systems to research, build and deploy technologies that move from complex engineering concepts to reliable, independent real-world operation.
I've applied this mindset across different domains, from UAVs and CubeSats to distributed energy systems. In each case, the challenge started with demanding requirements, limited existing infrastructure and real-world constraints. My work has focused on transforming those constraints into systems that can operate reliably with less need for human intervention.
My foundation is in Aerospace Engineering, with a specialization in Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC). I have worked across different dynamics, vehicles and physical constraints: quadrotor UAVs, 3U and 6U CubeSats, trajectory analysis, path tracking, rendezvous and docking, and GPS-denied navigation. This work has included control law design (PID, LQR, MPC) combined with APF guidance, as well as simulation, software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop validation, physical testing and real-world integration.
In the energy domain, I have applied the same engineering approach to distributed energy systems: integrating battery and inverter assets, working with MODBUS/IEC104 communication, AWS IoT automation, energy-management logic, and FCR/mFFR prequalification for grid-support markets.
I enjoy challenging environments where the path is not fully defined, resources are limited, and adapting quickly is part of the work. I like taking on problems that force me to learn fast, stay methodical, and keep improving the solution until it works in reality.
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Joined Flower Infrastructure Technologies to build optimization and control systems for distributed energy resources at fleet scale. The same GNC rigor that keeps a satellite in attitude, applied to the energy transition.
2024 – NOWGuidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) engineer at Porkchop Space Systems, a Stockholm-based CubeSat startup. Designed and implemented the full guidance, navigation, and control subsystem for autonomous rendezvous and docking between two 6U CubeSat in LEO. MPC proximity operations, APF guidance, VBN state estimation, and µVAT thrusters PWM actuation.
2023 – 2024Master's thesis: autonomous UAV navigation research. Real flight tests, sensor fusion, and the discipline of making abstract control theory hold on a physical platform. The moment equations became mass and momentum.
2022 – 2023Bachelor's and Master's in Space Engineering and Space Technologies at Politecnico di Torino. Five years learning orbital mechanics, GNC theory, and how to design systems that do not get a second chance.
2018 – 2023Born and raised in a small town between the Dolomites and the Adriatic Plain vineyards, mountains, and a scientific high school where I first discovered my passion for math and physics.
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