Francesco Di Cugno - Lecturer of Telematics Engineering

Q: Where is Francesco based?

Francesco is based in Munich, Germany .

Q: What languages does Francesco speak?

Francesco speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Francesco have?

Francesco has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Francesco has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 7 years . Note that Francesco may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Francesco's latest experience?

Francesco's most recent position is Lecturer of Telematics Engineering at Polytechnic of Bari .

Q: What companies has Francesco worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Francesco has worked for Various Global Companies .

Q: Which industries is Francesco most experienced in?

Francesco is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Professional Services , and Telecommunication . Francesco also has some experience in Education .

Q: Which business areas is Francesco most experienced in?

Francesco is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Business Intelligence , and Project Management . Francesco also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D) .

Q: Which industries has Francesco worked in recently?

Francesco has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Professional Services , and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas has Francesco worked in recently?

Francesco has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence , Information Technology (IT) , and Project Management .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2006 - Dec 2007

2 years

Italy

Lecturer of Telematics Engineering

Polytechnic of Bari

Jan 2005 - Present

21 years 2 months

Senior Technology Director/Consultant

Various Global Companies

Forged relationships with international clients, including Fortune 500 companies, offering IT management consultancy and advisory services
Developed and executed tailored strategies aligned with corporate objectives and goals
Led digitisation, transformation and change management initiatives
Implemented process automation, risk management and regulatory reporting solutions
UniCredit Spa (Germany): headed up credit risk and regulatory reporting software release process, working alongside the Group Data Officer and communicating to stakeholders across 15 legal entities
UniCredit Spa (Germany): drove reengineering of access management processes, assisted GDPR compliance assessment, implemented data protection regulations and reduced authorisation process by 50% through automation and standardisation
UniCredit Services (Germany): managed a €2M portfolio to upgrade credit risk management and regulatory reporting systems across 15 European countries, accountable for IT governance, stakeholder engagement and multi-cultural virtual teams, embedding PDCA methodology to increase UAT efficiency by 25% and achieve highest user satisfaction scores
UniCredit Services (Germany): directed integration of credit risk management and regulatory reporting processes and systems under the DeLorean project, leading a multi-functional team of 30 FTEs to harmonise functions
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions (Germany): designed new software and hardware architecture leveraging Big Data and process automation to scale liquidity management system for LCR regulation, increasing computation capacity by 50x
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions (Germany): led delivery of fair value adjustments calculation and reporting aligned with IFRS 13 across all legal entities, introducing Internal Model Methods for FVA, CVA and funding value adjustments with 100% compliance
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions (Germany): accountable for the market risk workstream in a multi-year risk management transformation programme across major UniCredit entities, devising IT strategy for group risk reporting and supporting regulatory inspections under Basel III
UniCredit Spa (Italy): implemented an ESMA transparency solution under directive 2014/302, directing a virtual talent pool of six
UniCredit Global Information Services (Italy): designed and developed a Basel III compliant market risk management system for processing equity, FX and interest rate derivatives using Sophis Risque, Murex and Kondor+
Vodafone (Italy): architected a patented Big Data analytics service to estimate geographic people density from mobile network usage, supporting security and business intelligence use cases
Alcatel-Lucent (Italy): led development of IPTV value-added services, building business intelligence for user profiling and .Net applications to manage 50+ servers
Alcatel-Lucent (Italy): provided on-site support across datacentre, telecom fixed, WAN and broadband environments, analysing issues, proposing solutions and leading disaster recovery
Degitech Srl (Italy): developed a PHP and jQuery prototype MVP for an IP video surveillance solution based on open source technologies

Jan 2005 - Dec 2008

4 years

Italy

Research Assistant

Polytechnic of Bari

Conducted research on semantic matchmaking and developed an artificial intelligence service for an automated reasoning system providing non-standard inference services
Formulated a graphical ontology manager in Java and published "OwlEd: An ontology manager for MaMaS-tng"

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Banking and Finance (21 years), Professional Services (21 years), Telecommunication (21 years), and Education (4 years).

Banking and Finance

Professional Services

Telecommunication

Education

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (21 years), Business Intelligence (21 years), Project Management (21 years), and Research and Development (4 years).

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Research and Development

Summary

Accomplished, versatile and customer-centric Senior Technology Director who shapes strategic visions and champions delivery of advanced technological solutions involving intricate transformation and change, which propel global organisations including Fortune 500 companies to next stage of evolution. Acts as driving force behind resolution of complex IT strategic challenges, takes charge of client relationships and engages with senior level stakeholders to secure buy in for radical changes, directs multi-cultural talent pools in virtual environments to deliver major projects/programmes. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of entire IT landscape, from networks and datacentres through to software development lifecycles, translates business requirements into technical specifications to yield impressive results. Trusted IT advisor, instrumental in business process engineering/re-engineering, advocates digitisation, automation and improvements to optimise operations and save costs.

Skills

It Strategic Development, Governance & Direction Setting
Big Data & Analytics, Cloud Computing, Ai
Business & Digital Transformation
Process Automation & Optimisation
Regulatory Reporting & Risk Management
Decisive, Motivational Leadership & Coaching
Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management
It Advisory & Management Consultancy
End-to-end Technology Solution Design & Delivery
Continuous Improvements/efficiencies
Design Thinking & Enterprise/solution Architecture
Complex Business Analysis & Process Mapping

Languages

Italian

Native

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2015 - Jun 2017

Henley Business School, University of Reading

Executive Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Reading, United Kingdom

Oct 2000 - Jun 2005

Polytechnic of Bari

Master of Science · Information Systems and Automation Engineering · Bari, Italy

Certifications & licenses

Advanced Data Science With IBM Specialization

IBM

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

IBM

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

GDPR: EU Regulation 2016/679

the Italian National Engineering Council

Home Automation

the Italian National Engineering Council

Tackling Challenges Of Big Data

MIT Professional Education

Communication And Management

DMT Training

Fundamentals Of Digital Forensics

the Italian National Engineering Council

Innovative Arduino

the Italian National Engineering Council

PRINCE2 – Project Management Certification

Axelos

Profile

Created

January 2023

Last Update

July 2024

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Where is Francesco based?

Francesco is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Francesco speak?

Francesco speaks the following languages: Italian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Francesco have?

Francesco has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Francesco has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 7 years. Note that Francesco may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Francesco be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Francesco would be well-suited for roles such as: Lecturer of Telematics Engineering, Senior Technology Director/Consultant, Research Assistant.

What is Francesco's latest experience?

Francesco's most recent position is Lecturer of Telematics Engineering at Polytechnic of Bari.

What companies has Francesco worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Francesco has worked for Various Global Companies.

Which industries is Francesco most experienced in?

Francesco is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Professional Services, and Telecommunication. Francesco also has some experience in Education.

Which business areas is Francesco most experienced in?

Francesco is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Business Intelligence, and Project Management. Francesco also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D).

Which industries has Francesco worked in recently?

Francesco has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Professional Services, and Telecommunication.

Which business areas has Francesco worked in recently?

Francesco has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), and Project Management.

What is Francesco's education?

Francesco holds a Master in Business Administration from Henley Business School, University of Reading and a Master in Information Systems and Automation Engineering from Polytechnic of Bari.

Does Francesco have any certificates?

Francesco has 10 certificates. Among them, these include: Advanced Data Science With IBM Specialization, IBM Data Science Professional Certificate, and Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

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