Dipl.-Ing. Silvia La Rotonda

Strategic coordination in customer account BMW on innovation projects. Large customer projects (e.g. e-Axle) with interdisciplinary, cross-divisional and international project teams.

Product Manager in Sales customer account IVECO for the Electronic Control Unit, responsible for customer release and product alignment of business across Bosch regions (EU, NA, India, China). Project Manager for the New Daily Electric project and all consecutive applications in the field of electrification. Coordination of Functional Safety and Cyber Security topics across projects. April 2021 - March 2022, Task Force Leader in semiconductors shortage crisis.

Autonomous planning and control of development projects in the field of electrical connectors for automotive applications and execution of customer projects. Coordination of the simultaneous engineering team and Project reporting (on time, on spec, on budget) in all relevant review committees up to product area management. Process expert for the company Quality Assessment Tool.

Managing complex, multidisciplinary and multicultural projects with several automotive manufacturers (located in Italy, USA, India, Korea and China) from the acquisition phase to serial production. Continuous engineering for our existing product lines for performance improvement and customization for special applications. Successfully named Pilot Project Manager (praised as Benchmark by FCA) for the introduction of the new generation of MAF (Mass Air Flow Meter) sensors at the Fiat-Chrysler Group.

Studied how variance of important parameters reflects on indoor forklifts. Appointed responsible for reach trucks new test bench development (improvement of the thesis project, see section below) and for the new joystick design project. Also responsible for the quality of the prototype department.

Developed the project for the Master thesis, consisting in the production of a test bench in order to simulate the whole cycle of life of a lift truck. Main activities: • Designed the schematic of the data acquisition and transmission board. • Programmed the microcontroller to transmit and receive data via CAN bus. • Simulated the working cycle of an indoor truck and analyzed the test results, suggesting improvements regarding Electrical Signature.

Taken exams in Spanish as: Microelectronic Design, Power Electronics, Electronic Control, Microcontrollers and Electronic Equipment.

Specialized in Electronics: expecially strong in design, research and develop problems in electronics. Therefore able to engage in activities in high technology contexts, as analog and digital integrated circuits and communication and control systems.

After a solid foundation in Math and Physics, gained bases of scientific and technological knowledge in electronics also at the operative level: • How to employ electronic systems in various application contexts. • Industrial controls and communication.