Studies

Scientific High School– 5 years, graduation 58/60.

-ENGINEERING graduate - Genoa State University.

Engineering studies lasted 5 years, may ‘83 - june ‘88, graduated 110/110 cum Laude and press dignity in Mechanical Engineering.

1988 Industrial Automation specialization.

1989 (05.09.1989) registration in the Italian Book of Engineers (ALBO degli Ingegneri-Genova) at N.6178.

1990, Economy- master in Turin (6 month).

1999, Structural Civil Engineering specialization course at Genoa University, 6 months.

2000, Plasma Technologies applied to waste final treatment,  master and course at MIT (Boston, USA), 6 months.

2006 Start of patenting procedure of the Plasma treatment of wastes for energy production and materials recycling. During 2010 release of Patent n. GE2006A000034 (patent application n.000034/2006 CCIAA). 

Besides standard engineering studies and courses, also Control and Measurement, Numerical Methods, Mathematical Programming and Optimization, CAD Computer Aided Designing, CAE Computer Aided Engineering, Advanced Programming Languages. During last University year was developed a CIM program: a ‘Tools Management System’ with Robotics application and FMS managing.

 

In July 1989 on Advanced Manufacturing Engineering magazine (Vol.1, n.4) was published an article of mine: "An expert scheduler for tool-stock management in a CIM environment".

Many other publications were made during the time, especially in waste-management, final treatment of wasted, pollution-prevention, water and land pollution..

 

I studied also recycling processes, both technical aspects, both procedural programs: from post-production to waste materials (plastics, other oil derivates, lubricants, used Pb and other battery-materials,etc.); I studied particular energy production processes from wastes (co-generation, biogas, synthetic gas/gassification, etc.).

 

I developed some new Software Programs (“WASTE”) for people working in recycling/environmental field: the general purpose program, may be personalized for specific uses; this Software deals with waste-treatments, transportation and stocking controls under a technical/procedural point of view and it helps the user about all administrative procedures (EU waste laws).

 

 

Working Experiences

Navy Officer (September 1988 - December 1989); during this period I teached technical subjects to Navy people (Basic knowledge of Computer), other jobs were technical training to Navy personnel and technical supervising of works (installing engine and other navy devices on board or in Navy bases).

Assistant Product Manager (January 1990 - December 1991) in FIAT Auto SpA - Direzione Prodotto, I had to study and compare different technical solution onto the Fiat cars and main Competitors’ ones.

Materials and Quality Manager (January 1992 - December 1995) in FIP SPA (Glynwed International Group, England), this group produces plastic devices (valves, pipes, fittings, etc.); my job was to better recycling processes using plastics from wastes.

Project Manager (January 1996 – June 2000) in ATC AG (German-Swiss Engineering Company, based in Luzern (CH)): I was responsible to develop new plant designs and projects especially in environmental and energy fields, customers were European Companies, but also North American and from Australia and Far East. Main job was to act as a Main Contractor Manager to design factories and plants “all inclusive” from the paper to the final asset.

Technical Director (January 2001 – 2003) for Italian Environmental and Energy Companies (Sicil Oil, Risaliti, others): my job was to direct all waste treatment plants, from exhausted mineral oil, to recycling of lead batteries and municipality wastes final treatments.

Director of Mine (2004-2009) West Africa Bauxite facilities (CBG,  Compagnie de Bauxite Guinèe, a mixed company Alcoa – State of Guinea): the job was to manage new and existing mine sites mainly in Northern part of Guinea (Kamsar, Sangaredi, others).

Safety Inspector/Safety Engineer (from 2010) of lifting equipments, pressure equipments, gas or steam for Italian Public Agencies (mainly ARPA Puglia, Regional Agency Puglia, official web site www.arpa.puglia.it) mainly in heavy industrial sites: steel Companies, refineries, cement Companies.

At this moment I’m doing the same job (Safety Inspections) for Italian Ministry of Labour (Ministero del Lavoro, official web site www.lavoro.gov.it)

 

Professional Profile:

Technological/Scientific:

Mechanical Engineer (main title), Energy and Waste Manager Engineer (first sub specialization), Industrial Engineer (second sub specialization), Structural, Civil (third sub specialization).

Skills about Waste recycling plants (energy and materials); skills about procedures and techniques of environmental protection and remediation of contaminated sites; skills about Plasma Technologies and controlled molecular division applied to wastes.

 

Plasma Technology Specialist:

During last 6 month of 2000, I was at MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology, Boston (MA), USA) where I attended a master in Plasma Technology applied to waste final treatment.

Since that time I worked to develop this new kind of equipments (production of electrical energy and small quantity of melted vitreous material from them), that represent a sure and relevant step in the environmental technological progress (progressive dismission of waste land-filling and incinerating).

In many occasions I presented new technology during important international meeting: one of them was on March 16^th at USA General Consulate of Naples to point out the possibilities offered to all operators, public and private, for waste problem solving.

Moreover I patented in Italy a Plasma Technology Procedure to treat wastes.

 

Specific skills:

PED-Pressure Equipment Directive, 97/23/CE, standards for the design and fabrication of pressure equipment (steam boilers, pressure vessels, piping, safety valves and other components and assemblies subject to pressure loading, pressure > 0,5 bar)

ATEX Directive (94/9/CE) concerning equipments and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, classification places, explosion risk assessment, prevention of potentially explosive atmospheres.

REACH Regulation CE 1907/2006 (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals): addresses the production and use of chemical substances and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. The Regulation give guidelines about the assessment of the chemicals used, their classification and registration, notification, evaluation of the safety of chemicals

F-GAS Regulation (equipments using CFC, HCFC, HFC Gases), CE 2037/2000 e CE 842/2006 Regulations (and CE 1516/2007, CE 303-304-305-306-307/2007 Regulations), introduced into Italian Laws as DPR n.43 dated 27.01.2012.

RS Regulation (equipments using renewable sources of energy [photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas,etc.]), CE 28/2009 Regulation, Italian Laws Dlgs n.28 dated 03.03.2011.

Biomedical systems and associated risks Expert: chemical & biohazard, ionizing and non-ionizing radiations, evaluation of systems and structures related to healthcare buildings, operating rooms, toilets and other radiology equipment.

Safety Inspector/Safety Engineer:

-pressure equipments, steam generators, heated water generators, steam/heated water/gas/liquid vessels, Temp>boiling temp at atmospheric pressure (superheated liquids under pressure), pipes.

References of Italian Laws:

-DLgs. n. 81/2008 art. 71, allegato VII, RD 824/27, DM 21-05-74, DLgs. n. 93/2000.

-[Pressure Equipments Directive 97/23 CE], DECRETO 1 dicembre 2004, n. 329 “Regolamento recante norme per la messa in servizio ed utilizzazione delle attrezzature a pressione e degli insiemi di cui all'articolo 19 del decreto legislativo 25 febbraio 2000, n. 93.”.

-lifting equipments

References of Italian Laws:

-art. 71, comma 11 D.Lgs. 81/2008, as stated and modified by DLgs. 106/2009; DPR. 459/96

–DLgs. 17/2010 [Direttiva macchine 89/392 CEE e 98/37 CE, 42/2006 CE].

-heating equipments

References of Italian Laws:

-DLgs. n. 81/2008 art. 71 e allegato VII - D.M. 01-12-75 e specifica tecnica applicativa raccolta R,

-heating equipments using heated water (normally verified every 5 years), 100 °C max operating temperature, heating capacity of the furnace over 100,000 kcal (116,4 kW),

-electrical grounding and protection against atmospheric discharges (Italian Law: DLgs. n. 81/2008, DPR 462/01, Norme CEI, DM 37/08),

-electrical equipment installed in areas with danger of explosion (Italian Laws: DLgs. n. 81/2008, DPR 462/01, Risks assessment as stated in DLgs. n. 81/2008, CEI Norms, DM 37/08).

-inspection of F-GAS equipments (CFC, HCFC, HFC gases),

-inspection of equipments producing Energy from renewable sources,

-inspection of wastes treatment plant and equipments, included the ones producing energy or recycling materials from wastes .

 

 

Academic:

-Contract Professor in Italian University/European/International Research Center (ISCOT, M.A.R.E., etc.).

-Scientific and technological activities. During June 2012, at Weifang Mingshou Environmental Protection Co Ltd, Weifang (China), I teached “Development of Biogases engines in modern Energy production from renewable sources” under supervision and help of  Ph.D. Haoran Li (Bio-Chemical Engineering Group - Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Mr. Shi Jangming (President of Weifang Mingshou Environmental Protection Co Ltd).

 

Consulting:

Conventional power sources (hydrocarbons, hydraulic, coal).

Renewable power sources (solar, eolic, etc.).

Environmental support and recovery of degraded sites.

Consultant of important Italian and European public and private Agencies: COOU, COBAT, AMIU, etc.

Consultant of Local Italian Government: Municipalities, Provinces and Regions

Consultant of foreign Government (many West African Countries)

Consultant and Official Adviser of (Civilian and Penal) Court

Consultant of Environmental Association.

CONTACTs:
PhD.Ing.Giovanni A.Raffaelli
Via XX settembre 11/2 - 16121 Genova (Italia)
Tel. +39 010 5957013 - Fax.+39 010 8631336
Tel. +39 02 303127694 (uffici Milano)