Summary

Work experience

• Economist and government affaires manager

  Pricewaterhouse coopers Advisory spa

  1970.01-Current

  (56 years)

  Economist and member of staff for economic and financial evaluation of Municipality of Palermo strategic plan. Core responsibility: Government affaires advisor, managing working relation with Municipal bodies. Market surveys, Economic, financial and social appraisal, Benefits and Costs ratio (NPV/Costs). Strategic planning and international investment program evaluation.
• Advisor for International relations and Development Cooperation

  Municipality of Palermo

  2012.10-2015.01

  (2 years)

  International government affaires. Economic and financial appraisal and Budget planning. Accounting and auditing of all projects launched by Municipality in international economic and cooperation fields. Risks management and reporting. Planning of development cooperation projects in international relations field, as expert. Main programs/projects carried out: • City Twinning with Gran Bassam in Ivory Cost; • Support and Plan the participation of Palermo in Shanghai city Pavillion exhibition (October 2012) • Collaborating with Chinese embassy to implement promotional events of Chinese culture in Palermo • Promotional cultural events with Nigeria Embassy of country presentation • Promotional program of cooperation between University of Palermo and Ghana Embassy to Italy. Added Tasks and skills are: marketing and communications, international relations, economic and financial planning, foreign and government affaires. The cores Countries are China, Malaysia, Nigeria, Republic Democratic of Congo and Ivory Cost.
• Project senior economist

  Ministry of Agriculture & fisheries of Oman

  2014.02-2015.01

  (a year)

  Feasibility study, Economic and financial appraisal, Benefits and Costs ratio (NPV/Costs). Preliminary Risks evaluation and Financial control. Government affaires and managing working relation with the executive body. Operational process in budgeting and accounting, auditing and socio economic reporting of three fishery ports in Sultanate of Oman: Khaburah, Mirbat and Lima. Feasibility study and Economic appraisal. Accounting and budgeting planning processed by Sap system. Preliminary Risks evaluation and Financial control. Government affaires and managing working relation with the executive body. Benefits and Costs ratio (NPV/Costs) and socio economic reporting of 10 recharge dams in the Region Al-Dahirah in Sultanate of Oman. Government affaires and managing working relation with the executive body. Preliminary economic and financial evaluation of new development proposed project within the Ninth Five Year Plan (2016-2020) in Shinas (Sultanate of Oman). Preliminary estimation, financial control, budget preparation and risks management of: - The annual distribution of the cost of the investment project on the ninth five-year plan (RO) - Operating expenses for the project by the ninth five- year plan - Capital costs for the project, broken down by the ninth five-year plan - Expected Annual Revenues from the operation of the project, broken down by plan year - Financial and Economic indicators (Rate of return on capital, IRR, Proportion of the annual profit/sales, Proportion of the annual profit/Total fixed capital costs, Proportion of the use of local materials/total input of raw materials, Proportion of the value of substitution of imports/total imports of the same product, Proportion of export earnings/total exports of the same product, Proportion of export earnings/Total project production).
• Expert in international economy

  Global Impianti ltd and Osun State government

  2013.07-2014.12

  (a year)

  Government affaires and managing working relation with the Governorate, executive bodies and officials. Economic and financial appraisal, and feasibility evaluation. Budget preparation and Human resources management. Accounting and auditing of all project phases on going, supported by Sap system. Financial planning and proposal of following fields: private equity, PPP contract management, empowerment and educational program (Life Academy) of Osun State (Nigeria). Marketing and government affaires
•  Advisor

  Chamber of Commerce

  2013.04-2013.12

  (8 months)

  Economic and financial appraisal, budgeting preparation and risks management, accounting and auditing of Marketing Project “Sicilia 360°” launched by Chamber of Commerce.
• Intermediate advisor

   Ecosfera spa

  2009.12-2012.12

  (3 years)

  Member of team to manage and carry out technical assistance of European empowerment and school development programs financed by The European Social Fund in Southern Italy. The main tasks and duties were: accounting financial control, risks management, purchase management and control. The core asset was the Sap system. Budgeting and Economic evaluation to define technical proposals on following programs/tenders: • Operational Regional Programs in Sicily – EU FESR Fund • Operational Regional Programs in Apulia– EU FESR Fund • Employment marketing assets and web site (Italian Ministry of Labour) • National operative programme (PON) for Research and Competitiveness Other project: Government affaires consultant, and external relations development manager. Technical Assistance to define strategic international marketing plan and support to implement economic policy for Sicilian industrial districts within Middle East area. Planning and Developing Public Awareness Campaigns to carry out international programs within industrial and marble districts in Sicily. Developing and implementing the Public Awareness Campaign for the opening of the regional districts abroad. “Procurement services, financial and consultancy service to manage start up project within infrastructural country (Algeria) plans”
• Professional collaboration

  Italian Trade Commission

  2008.01-2009.01

  (a year)

  Government and media affaires. Office accounting, financial control and auditing within the projects and program launched by the Commission in the field of promotion and development of Italian firms, alliance and cooperation in China in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affaires; Ministry of Economic Development; Italian Chamber of Commerce in China. Economic and Financial Appraisal. Business planning and Auditing of the promotional plan during the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008). As economist expert supported the office in the following promotional projects: • Fashion week, Beijing, March 31, 2008 • Art-fair, Beijing, August 8-31, 2008 • Italian business council, Tianjin, April 22, 2008 • “Casa Italia Pavillion”, Olympic games, Beijing, August 8-31, 2008 • Excellent Italian taste, Beijing, August 8-31, 2008

Educational experience

• University of Palermo

  Science of economics

  2001.01-2007.10

  (7 years)

  Final grade 110/110