This curriculum vitae summarizes the qualifications and experience of Jacopo Licheri, an Italian energy consultant and engineer. He has over 10 years of experience in renewable energy project development, energy efficiency, and working for energy companies like Enipower and Snamprogetti. He holds an MBA, PhD in Energetics, and has taught courses on energy modeling, cogeneration systems, and renewable energy.
1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
First and last name: Jacopo Licheri
Place of birth: Rome, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Date of birth: 6th October, 1978
E-mail: jacopolicheri@yahoo.it
Mobile phone: +39-349-4407492
Address: Via de ruggiero 25, 20142 Milano
RELEVANT SKILLS
- Good knowledge of the Italian energy markets (electrical energy, natural gas)
- Good knowledge of the workflow in a complex engineering company
- Committed in Energy Efficiency, Cogeneration of Heat and Power (CHP), Renewable Energy Sources
- Competent in current computer software packages
WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2009 – in progress Enipower S.p.A.– Eni Group.: Business and Technology Development, Project
Engineer
- Responsible for the internal and external authorization of new projects
- Responsible for developing Business Plans for new projects and coordinating Basic Engineering
- Experience in renewable power plants (Photovoltaics, Solid and Liquid biomass)
- Experience in Italian legal framework for Energy projects
June 2005 – in progress ProEnergia: Consultant
- Technical responsible for the design of CHP plants, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Plants
- Speaker at a number of Conferences on Photovoltaics, Energy Efficiency on Industries, Energy
Efficiency in Buildings
June 2007 – December 2008 Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia– Eni Group.: Piping and Layout Engineer –
Deputy Field Engineering Manager
- Managed material issuing at building site in Hawiyah NGL Recovery Plant, Saudi Arabia
- Managed Field Piping Department, group of 5 employees
- Managed Final Engineering Documentation issuance to customer, 10 direct employees plus two
subcontractors
December 2005 – May 2007 Snamprogetti S.p.A – Eni Group.: Piping and Layout Engineer (technical
role)
- Designed piping and equipment layout for SAMIR oil refinery, Morocco
- Designed piping and equipment for combined cycle power plant of Ferrara, Italy, 790 MWe
- Designed piping and equipment for combined cycle power plant of Priolo, Italy, 480 MWe
October 2004 – December 2005 Genergia S.p.A.: Energy Auditor (technical-commercial role)
- Developed energy audits in industries
- Developed feasibility studies for CHP and other energy efficiency measures
- Developed Energy Performance Contracts
2. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
June 2005 – Member of the Professional Association of Engineers in the branch of Rome
January 2008: Member of AIEE: Italian Association of Energy Economists
January 2009 - Consultant at African Engineers Association, no profit NGO: Technical consultant for
evaluation of technology transfer projects to SubSaharan African Countries
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2010 Supervisor of master degree thesis on Environmental Engineering “A new District Heating Plant
in L’Aquila: technical solutions and economic and environmental evaluation”, discussed by Fabio
Pistilli at L’Aquila University.
2005-2008 Collaboration with the NINFEE project (New Interuniversity Network for Energy and
Environment) an EU-funded project developed by: Università di Roma “La Sapienza”; Southeast
University, China; International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund
University, Sweden; Xi'an Jiaotong University, China – Development of an energy model of
Jiangsu region using Markal. Scientific coordinator of the research group (5 people).
2007 Lecturer on “How to develop a regional energy system model” at the SouthEast University of
Nanjing-China, in the framework of NINFEE project.
2005 Lecturer on “E.S.Co (Energy Services Companies) approaches on cogeneration systems” at Post
- graduate course “Energy and Environment Management” held by University of Rome “La
Sapienza”
EDUCATION
2011 MBA candidate at Executive MBA course SDA Bocconi, Milan, expected end of
course November 2012
2010 Ph.D in Energetics held at the Mechanical and Aeronautic Dept of the Faculty of
Engineering at University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
Dissertation: “Development of an Energy System model in Jiangsu Region (China) with
Markal: an analysis of the supply side”
2004 Post - graduate course “Energy and Environment Management” held by University of
Rome “La Sapienza”, AIEE (Italian Association of Energy Economists), ISES
(International Solar Energy Society).
2003 Mechanical Engineering Degree (M.S. level). Specialization field “Energy”.
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy. Graduation date: May 8, 2003
Final Grade: 96/100
Final Thesis carried out at the Technical University of Eindhoven (NL) with Ir. C.C.M.
Rindt on the topic “The absorption factor of crystalline silicon solar cells”.
Performed experimental investigations measuring the absorption factor for several solar
cells. Developed Matlab-code used for absorption factor calculation. Developed Sepran-
code for numerical analysis of the system.
1998 Italian Technical Institute Diploma on Electronics and Telecommunication
3. LANGUAGES
Italian: mother language
English: good. TOEFL Test passed September 10, 2010 with 109/120
Spanish: beginner level
French: currently studying
COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating Systems: Windows XP
Programming Languages: C+, Pascal
Computer Aided Design: AutoCAD, Intergraph Microstation,
Intergraph PDS (Plant Design System)
Other Software: Microsoft Office, Matlab
Database: Gemapi (Piping Material Management )
TRAINING COURSES
27-28/01/2010 AIET’s Seminar : Heat and Power from Biomasses
13-15/01/2010 ENI’s Internal Course: Self-development tools
03-04/11/2009 ENI’s Internal Course: SAP MM Module
26-27/10/2009 FAST’s Conference: Authorizing procedures for renewable energies plants.
29-30/09/2009 Thermoflex / PEACE
14/05/2009 FAST’s Conference: Liquid Biofuels
27-30/04/2009 ENI’s Internal Course: Economic and financial project evalutation
03/04/2009 AIET’s Conference: Power from renewable energies
27/03/2009 LRA Reed Business’ Conference: Incentives for Power produced from renewables.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
My personal interests are devoted to the knowledge of the different cultures of the world and on sustainable
development. This leads me in developing a professional interest in renewable energy sources and energy
efficiency as well as traveling and reading about countries that are far off Italy. I’m an enthusiastic lover of
Africa and Africans.
Amongst the countries I visited are to be found: Bahrain, Belarus, Czech Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia,
France, Ireland, Pakistan, Spain, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Yemen.