Armando Sansarella

Background

About Armando Sansarella

Performance-driven Senior Manager with an extensive background and professional expertise in Operations, Project Management, Supply Chain and Procurement, offering more than 25 years’ comprehensive achievements across different disciplines, working in Telecom, Security, Transportation, ATM and Defence markets. Main mission is to make sure business has the best working environment and processes. Recognized ability to ensure everything runs smoothly, in accordance with any guidelines and in cooperation with other department heads.Executive leadership competencies: • ensuring financial targets and other agreed targets are met • driving the business to increase profits• reviewing working practices to ascertain if it is successful and if not, devise an alternative• making sure safety regulations are followed• keeping employees motivated and organizing appropriate training• ensuring the business operates within the company’s mission statement• investigating customer satisfaction and reporting any issues• working with legal departments on any matters that occur• deploying and steering company’s performance improvements plans.My main achievements include- Gemalto integration management within Thales “DGDI Europe” region: costs synergies (> 2,5M€) and change management implementation- Various recovery/contingency plans at Thales Italia (in particular 2013 and 2016); fixed costs optimization (over 5 years-29% Real Estate-41% IS/IT); divestiture of non-core or unprofitable activities (SAP Services ~20 people; Chieti manufacturing plant ~ 80 people)- Implementation of “Lean” and “Obeya” methodologies for both manufacturing and project management- Complex/Big Size Project Management: • Dubai Airport T3C2: “FIDIC” contract management vis a vis Customers and Suppliers (End Customer:(DCA) Dubai Civil Aviation, years: 2007÷2008, project value:> 60M€) • Western Libyan Gas Project (WLGP)(Customer: ENI, years: 2005÷2006, project value:>70M€) • GSM Wind network deployment (Puglia and Veneto)(Customer: Wind, years: project value:>100M€) • “PROGETTO SOCRATE”: HFC broadband network deployment (hybrid fiber-coaxial)(#22 Italian Cities, Customer: Telecom Italia, years: 1996÷1998, project value >60M€)