Professional Sector
Cultural Heritage Conservation
In particular, the most important skills concern:
· Diagnostic and monitoring,
· Characterization of original materials,
· Develop operational methodologies and support to restoration operations ,
· Experimentation and proposition of new products and technologies,
· Drawing up maintenance plans
Pubblications
He is the author of over 70 scientific publications
WORK EXPERIENCE
Date
From 1983 ® to present
Occupation or position held
Freelance Advisor
Since 1983, he has been carrying out activities in the field of cultural heritage conservation, providing services to public administrations (superintendencies, local authorities, etc.), industries, restorers and private individuals, both in the technical-scientific consultancy sector and in that of training
Main activities and responsabilities
Consulting and coordination of cultural heritage conservation interventions.
Some of the most significant activities:
-Study and experimentation of new systems for the reconstruction and protection of wall ridges in the archaeological areas of Paestum and Velia (Superintendence of the BAAAS of Salerno and Avellino)
-Feasibility study for a conservation project of the monumental archaeological area of the Central Baths of Porto Torres (SS) (soprintendenza di Sassari)
-Pilot project for the consolidation of excavated earth (Municipality of Venice)
-Supervision-trial consolidation of the decorative stone of the Chapel of the Holy Shroud in Turin
(Piedmont superintendence of Architectural Heritage)
-Advice to the diagnostic and planning for the complex "Punta della Dogana" in Venice, the International centre for Contemporary art. (Palazzo Grassi - Pinault Foundation)
-Maintencance plans for the Galleries of Venice (Soprintendenza BAEP Venezia).
-Advice for the restorations of the mosaics and stone surfaces of the Theatro Municipal de Rio, Rio de Janeiro Brasil (Fundacao Theatro Municipal)
-Preliminary study for the restoration of pagodas in Yixian Cina.
-Coordinating research project Archaic Man of Altamura (Apulia Regional Directorate of Cultural Heritage)
-Development, fine-tuning and testing of products and application methodologies for the restoration of the underground area of the Cathedral of Venzone (UD)
Date
1991 ® to present
Occupation or position held
Scientific Manager and CEO of Arcadia Ricerche srl
Main activities and responsibilities
Coordination and supervision of diagnostic, research and experimentation activities.
Development of new technologies
Relations with Public Administrations
Company name and address
Arcadia Ricerche srl, Via delle Industrie 25/11 – 30175 Venezia
Date
1988 - 1990
Occupation or position held
Responsible for R&S and technical assistance
Main activities and responsibilities
Selection and evaluation of products, definition of methodologies, supervision of restoration operations on field
Company name and address
Enteco srl, Via Poerio 8 – Padova Restoration company -
Date
1999- 2010
Occupation or position held
Contract Professor
Main activities and responsibilities
University education
Professor of the Chemistry of Restoration course for the Degree Course in "Chemical Sciences and Technologies for Conservation and Restoration"
Company name and address
University Ca’ Foscari di Venezia - Dorsoduro 3246 30123 Venezia
Date
2017 to present
Occupation or position held
Contract Professor
Main activities and responsibilities
Professor of the “Chemistry applied to restoration “for the training course for restorers in the profiles PFP1, PFP5
Second level academic diploma course enabling the profession of Restorer of Cultural Heritage.
Company name and address
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna - Via Belle Arti Bologna
Education and training
Date
1893
Degree
Degree in Industrial Chemistry (five years) with thesis entitled "Survey of some plasters in Venice" supervisor Prof. Biscontin
Main subjects/professional skills covered
Chemistry and materials science, microstructural investigations on materials, understanding of weathering processes.
University
Ca’ Foscari di Venezia - Dorsoduro 3246 30123 Venezia
Date
1983
Title of qualification
Qualification for the Profession of CHEMIST