Renato D`Avella Via Alessio Baldovinetti, 136

Renato D’Avella
Via Alessio Baldovinetti, 136 - 00142 Rome (RM) - Italy
Mobile: +39 348 2605380 – E-mail [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I have extensive, solid experience in large scale Project Management acquired at Italian firms and
multinationals. During my career, I have been assigned positions of increasing responsibility, most
recently as Solution Engagement Manager – Radio Access at Nokia Siemens Networks Italia.
I have a results-oriented mindset and have proven design and problem solving skills matched by
determination and the search for the best possible solutions, even in emergency scenarios, in addition
to the ability to motivate assigned resources and optimum management of key customers.
CAREER HISTORY
1.
Nokia Siemens Networks Italia SpA
World leading multinational in Telecommunications.
 Technical Sales Support – 2003 - 2012
NSN relies on a hierarchical/functional matrix structure for its organisation, requiring the
position to work in close cooperation with the Radio Access Account Manager in the
Customer Team assigned by the first level Line Manager.
Initially supported various business cases aimed at the LATAM market, working primarily with
two of the leading operators in Italy, helping to consolidate and expand NSN’s market share
as regards GSM and UMTS radio access. Successfully started up a small private network
using LTE technology (4G) for the operator Wind.
Worked with solutions such as PDM & CSP to ensure efficient order management. The IPC
product configurator was also one of the tools used to define tender specifications; once the
specifications were frozen, they were automatically transferred to the SAP P20 environment
used by the Finance & Control department and Logistics for order processing. Using these
supports resulted in shorter processing times and reduced the potential for human error, in
addition to representing a standard mode of operation for other users and for other projects.
Main Achievements:
 Modernisation of Telecom Italia’s mobile network with innovative solutions (referring
specifically to the GSM network). The sales contract for the 2G network alone was worth
around €5.25 m.
 Modernisation of Wind Italy’s GSM & UMTS radio mobile network, introducing new functions
aiming to enhance 3G data service performance (HSDPA+). The contract brought a sales
volume of approximately €9m in 2010-2012 for the radio access network alone.
 Implementation of an experimental micro network based on LTE technology (4G), now in
operation for some time and undergoing further expansion.
2.
Siemens Mobile Communications SpA
Privately owned company created as a result of the merger between Italtel’s radio mobile division
and Siemens Italia’s mobile business unit
 GSM & UMTS System Engineer – 1999 - 2002
In charge of coordinating local resources involved in developing simulation programmes as
part of the work for the ETSI & 3GPP standardization agencies. Also required to provide presales support to the sales force relating to the different tenders where the company
participated. The experience gained in standardisation resulted in an increase in technical
know-how gained by working with the top agencies and manufacturers at global level.
Undertook intensive in-house training targeting the company’s workforce. Main subjects of
training included: the Radio network Sub-System, Network planning & Engineering with
specific reference to interference in 2G and 3G networks.
Main achievements:
 Provided support to a major Chinese operator for consolidation and expansion of the 2G
network
 Technical support for tenders for assignment of 3G Radio Access open to the major Italian
operators (gaining significant market share in the Telecom Italia, Wind and H3G networks).
3. Italtel spa
State-controlled Italian company, whose radio mobile division merged with the privately-owned
Siemens Mobile Communications,
 Research & Development – radio access - 1983 - 1998
Initially a researcher in Italtel’s new R&D group focusing on radio mobile networks, leading to
opportunities to attend training courses at G. Reiss Romoli Telecommunications College in
Aquila, and one year (1984) collaboration with CSELT (currently TILab, Telecom Italia’s
laboratory).
In 1986, worked on a European project to define second generation radio mobile systems,
requiring nine months relocation to Stuttgart, Germany, at the former Standard Elektric Lorentz
(currently SEL Alcatel AG).
The subsequent SW development of the radio modules for GSM Radio Base Stations,
produced by Italtel led to an International patent deposited by Italtel as “essential” for
production of the relative apparatus (with a positive impact on payable royalties).
Remit:
1. Responsible on behalf of Italtel for the “Progetto Finalizzato Telecomunicazioni” coordinated by CNR (Italian research centre) with the participation of the major operators,
research centres and TLC manufacturers. Given complete autonomy for handling
technical and organisational issues associated with financed projects.
2. Responsible on behalf of Italtel for operations associated with the COST231,
RACE/CODIT European projects;
3. Coordinator and coach for several in-house training courses on 2G and 3G radio
systems, interference analysis and mobile network planning.
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Addition Information
Personal data:
born in Ponzano di Fermo (Ascoli Piceno), Italy, 20/11/1956
Married, 2 sons (18 and 16 years old)
Education and Training:
Degree in Electronic Engineering, awarded by Turin Polytechnic
(1980)
Member or the Society of Engineers of the Province of Rome
Language skills:
Good English
OTHER INFORMATION’S – PUBLICATIONS & LECTURING
Publications (Seminars & workshops)
DMR II, 1986, "On the spectral efficiency of CD900", U. Langewellpott, R. D'Avella
VTC ’87, “Adaptive equalisation in TDMA mobile radio systems”, (co-author)
International Conference on Digital Land Mobile Radio Communication, Venice, July 1987, “Maximum
Likekihood adaptive technique in the Digital mobile radio environment”, (co-author)
IV Convegno Sistemi Radiomobili, Villa Griffone, Pontecchio Marconi 20-21 Ottobre 1988, "Progetto,
realizzazione e valutazione delle prestazioni di un ricevitore digitale", (co-author)
GLOBECOM '89, "Adaptive equalization and Viterbi decoding for Digital mobile radio systems", (co-author)
GLOBECOM '90, "Evaluation of diversity schemes in TDMA Digital Mobile Radio", (co-author)
VTC '91, "A diversity receiver for the Pan-european mobile digital system", (co-author)
ICUPC '94, "Power Control in CDMA systems: performances and their implications in system design", (coauthor)
DMR IV, 1994, "Power control algorithms for a DS-CDMA cellular system: simulation results", (co-author)
EPMCC '95, "Performance evaluation of the GSM TCH/HS channel decoder", (co-author)
EPMCC '95, "Dynamic Network simulations ", (co-author)
Technical journals/reports
RR 84.391, “Sensibilità degli spettri di Potenza di modulazioni numeriche per sistemi radiomobili a tipiche
imperfezioni di realizzazione dei modulatori”, R. D’Avella, F. Muratore, V. Palestini, CSELT Technical report, 1311-84
IEEE Journal on Selected areas in Communications, Vol. 7, No 1, January 1989, "An adaptive MLSE Receiver
for TDMA Digital Mobile Radio", R. D'Avella, L. Moreno, M. Sant'Agostino
AEI, Volume 8 numero 4, Luglio-Agosto 1996, "Coperture radioelettriche in ambito macrocellulare", E.
Damosso, R. Lanzo, R. D'Avella
IPRs
Co-author with L. Moreno & M. Sant'Agostino, "Space diversity digital mobile receiver and relevant process",
USA patent 5,297,168 , IPN WO 90/16118
Co-author with A. Ricci, "Metodo per generare un parametro di informazione sullo stato del canale in ricevitori
con decodifica convoluzionale", Italy, 24/10/95
Lecturing
TT14 Radio Coverage & cell Planning - internal course , coordinator & teacher, 3 day course.
TT18 “Cellular Digital Radio Systems – Radio coverage” - internal course , coordinator & teacher
TT53 “Radio Planning for Third generation Systems” - internal course , coordinator & teacher, 3 day course.
Teaching c/o “Cefriel” on the receiving technics (1/2 day, 1990).
Teaching c/o Cefriel on “Radio Coverage & Cell planning (1/2 day, 1994).
1998 – Giornate di Studio organizzate dalla Fondazione Marconi (BO); “IMT-2000 / UMTS . Radio
Transmission Technologies: ITU / ETSI vision of Specification and Services Requirements” specific on “Third
generation Radio Mobile Systems ”, 01-04-98
1999 – Giornate di Studio organizzate dalla Fondazione Marconi (BO), “Planning Models for Radio mobile
Cellular systems”, “Third Generation Radio Mobile Systems”, 22-4-99
General Training
“Impianti Elettrici”, 12 h course on wiring projecting: technical and normative aspects, Jan. 2013
“Informazioni ai lavoratori per la sicurezza sul lavoro”, Corso AiFOS, License n. NSNI_00496, 16/04/2010
(Certified mandatory course for the workers security on working place)
“Impianti Fotovoltaici”, 12 h course on Photovoltaic Systems: implementation and normative aspects , Jan. 2008
“Obblighi, deleghe e responsabilità in tema di sicurezza(DLGS 81/08”, workshop held on the 22nd of April 2013
“Firma Digitale, PEC e le prospettive delineate dalla nuova Agenda Digitale”, seminar held on the 28th of
February 2013 by “GLINGEGNERIDELLORDINE”, Rome
Associated to ONAPS since April 2013 (Ordine NAzionale dei Professionisti della Sicurezza)