"Experienced investigator, management of investigations AIT services:Anti-counterfeit - Illicit Trade Intelligence Analysis Liaison with law-enforcement and Customs at senior levels Public records, confidential Information-Due Diligence Surveillance and reconnaissance Incident management - Thef tinvestigations Fraud examination/prevention (Finance-Insurance) Test Purchase, product and Court expert Conducting Audits / inspections Corporate Security IT security services and Forensic Mystery Client"
"1. AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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PROFESSIONAL DATA - ACTIVITIES
Anti-counterfeiting and Illicit Trade
Anti-counterfeiting Case Manager for Italy and Switzerland, included covered test purchase, investigations, activities to defense and prevents products counterfeiting, expertise activities and legal examinations, assistance during raids/seizures, supply chain & distributor audits and inspection services.
Besides strategic paralegal support about Court proceedings and price/accounting analysis as Court expert in order to determinate damages and settlements.
Anti-piracy and anti-fraud
Intelligence Consultant and investigator about trademark
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infringement and anti-piracy matters, included test purchase, expertise, legal examinations and assistance during raids/seizures.
End-user software compliance by leading, understanding software use and licensing in order to recover the amount of lost revenue by infringers. I support this also through investigations, internal audits, research and legal advisory.
Intelligence & Investigation activities
OROBORUS® Group
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Studio d'Investigazioni, Intelligence, Risk & Security Management Consulting.
Office in Milan
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v. Watt 4: (2002
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current): Director and founder. Italian private
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criminal investigations license.
BusinessRisks® - Building Integrity®
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Italy (2006
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current): Senior Partner. Incident management, IT security and Forensic, mystery client service, strategic advisory.
Baker & McKenzie, LGV Avvocati, Maschietto-Maggiore, McDermott Will & Emery, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Hogan Lovells, AC advocates Milan (2006
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current): Investigator and intelligence consultant for Italy and Europe cases. Advice in civil contentious matters with specific focus on anti-counterfeiting and unfair competition matters; criminal proceedings; enforcement of IP rights; liaising with public authorities, fraud investigations and DD service.
Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations Europe (2000
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2012): Associate - responsible for investigation and security case management in Italy, including surveillance, personnel security tasks, advance security surveys, embezzlement and fraud investigations, background investigations, due diligence, trade-mark protection, theft cases, internal audits, insurance fraud surveys ect for many international companies in
Italy.
Military Service - Italian Army "Granatieri di Sardegna" (1997
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1998): information and security service.
Numerous Italian private investigation agencies (1993
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2005): Senior investigator and cases manager. Penal surveying on behalf of criminal attorneys, characterizing and collecting evidences and assisting to judicial experiments, CCTV and alarms, fraud prevention, risk analysis and management of loss prevention costs.
2. LECTURES and MEMBERSHIPS
Lecturer in seminars, workshops and university courses focused on the following topics: protection and management of IP rights and corporate security (2008
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2011).
EUPOLIS Lombardia (IREF)
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Regional Institute for Research, Statistics and Training for public administration - Italy (2009
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2012): Lecturer in seminars focused on IP law, investigations methods and anti-counterfeiting/anti-piracy procedures. Courses for Italian Police officers, Carabinieri, Tax Police and Customs.
Lecturer in seminars about trademarks protection and national and international management (2012).
SCIP
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society of Competitive Intelligence Professional (2003).
AIPSA
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Italian Association of Security Managers (2003).
ASIS International - Advancing Security Worldwide (2006).
3. CURRICULUM STUDIORUM
Microsoft Corp - Law and Corporate Affairs - Dublin
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Ireland (2001
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2011): Products expert courses and IP trainings.
Hewlett Packard - Global Security Department USA (2006
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2011): Product expert and international IP.
ISSA
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Information System Security Association and AIPSI (2008
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2009) Digital Forensic Master course.
Bocconi University, Milan Italy
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(2004):Master S.P.A.C.E. Security Protection against Crime Emergencies.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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Seminaries about: Corporate security, terrorism, organized crime, white collar crime, violence on the minors and on women, serial killer and mental disturbs in criminology, clinical criminology and prevention.
Università Statale, Milan, Italy: Political Science Course
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sustained exams: Sociology, Social Psychology, Political Economy, Business Economics I and II, English I and II, Public and Private Italian legislation and rights, Medieval and Contemporary History (1996
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1998).
Politecnico, Milan, Italy: Degree in Engineering (1996).
Technical Institute Milan, Italy: School-leaving certificate (1993).
4. LANGUAGES
Italian: mother tongue.
English: good understanding of written and oral language.
5. SKILLS
Excellent knowledge of photography tools and techniques.
Excellent knowledge of video techniques with handy cam, digital CCTV and micro-cameras.
Good knowledge of phone and environmental decontamination systems.
Good knowledge of passive/active security tools systems.
Martial Arts Courses (in particular jujitsu).
Gun license.
European Driving License: A
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B
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C. Courses for safe and fast driving.
I2 - Intelligence 2 (data analysis software);
OS: Linux; Windows XP, Vista and Win 7; Microsoft Office 2007-2010 Ultimate;
ITC Systems Security; Knowledge of Digital Forensic practice and anti-sniffing applies.
Configuration and domain management.
Handling hardware, networking, LAN and WLAN security.
6. INTERESTS
Always lover of all that is readable, from the books to the magazines, with a particular passion for the firsts, thanks also to these I have caught up an optimal acquaintance of the Italian language and optimal expressive abilities in shape speech and written. Also I write small stories; mainly it tilts to the criminal story and noir. I love activity sport to contact with the nature. In particular on mountain I move myself easily. I love tennis, swimming, riding, martial arts. I'm very passionate of cooking, art, photography and travels; when these are not closely for work, I'm inclined mainly to conduct it as a traveler than as a tourist. I like moreover music, cinema, theatre and opera.
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"Experienced investigator, management of investigations
AIT services:Anti-counterfeit
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Illicit Trade Intelligence Analysis
Liaison with law-enforcement and Customs at senior levels
Public records, confidential Information-Due Diligence
Surveillance and reconnaissance
Incident management
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Thef tinvestigations
Fraud examination/prevention (Finance-Insurance)
Test Purchase, product and Court expert
Conducting Audits / inspections
Corporate Security
IT security services and Forensic
Mystery Client"
Accomplished actions: In the last 8 years, I promoted and directed many successful operations, seizing very big quantities (i.e. ~ 40 Million $ on 2007) of multi brand products in Italy. With my investigations, frequently found CFT goods design projects, printed flat packs ready for assembling, refilling cartridge machinery. Also I carried out many successful performances of prior assignments with expertise activity for numerous nominations by Italian Police in technical assistant role to support Police actions, raids and legal activity: (i.) as Part consultant or Court expert, (ii.) as support of Public Persecutors or Judge, (iii.) as product expert on seized finish goods, (iv.) as consultant for forensic analysis on seized digital supports, (v.) as price analyst for investigative/law support for Court proceedings. In years of experience. I have developed worldwide colleagues network and close Italian Law enforcement/police contacts, relative to fraud investigations, raid / seizure operations, smuggle, grey market tasks and fraud investigations in general.