Cases and results
Six real assignments, told without names
For reasons of confidentiality I do not publish client names. Every case described here is real and documented.
Every assignment on this page is documented, and I discuss it in substance with the entrepreneurs I am considering working with.
Case 1 — From family-run to managerial, in food manufacturing
- Sector: food manufacturing
- Period: since 2015, engagement ongoing
- Starting point: a family structure grown on volume, with no management indicators and no formal delegation.
- Work done: Lean transformation of production and logistics flows; management-by-objectives system with indicators assigned to each manager; introduction of CRM and launch of the e-commerce channel; custom tools for stock management and dynamic pricing; regulatory framework to BRC, FoodChain ID and ISO 9001 standards.
Case 2 — An accredited inspection body built from scratch
- Sector: technical services for oil & gas
- Period: since 2009, engagement ongoing
- Starting point: a services company aiming to move up the value chain by becoming a recognised technical body.
- Work done: construction from scratch of the management system and the inspection body; UNI EN ISO 17020 accreditation with Accredia; development of the calibration algorithm and of the operations software.
- Result: accreditation obtained and maintained over time. The company now operates as a recognised inspection body.
Case 3 — From craft to industrial, with a generational handover under way
- Sector: electronic board manufacturing
- Period: 2015-2025
- Starting point: a step change in size and a change of generation at the top, occurring at the same time.
- Work done: reorganisation of the company along process lines; industrial structuring of production; coaching of the incoming generation into leadership.
- Result: transition completed; the company now operates with industrial structure and processes.
Case 4 — Process-based organisation in precision metalwork
- Sector: stainless steel flanges and fittings
- Period: 2011-2019
- Work done: reorganisation along process lines; construction of the technical database of drawings and product specifications; introduction of a set of process indicators.
Case 5 — A testing laboratory towards ministerial recognition
- Sector: testing and calibration laboratory for the construction industry
- Period: 2008-2015
- Work done: accreditation as a Notified Body under the Construction Products Directive with the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure; responsibility for the FPC assessment group for CE marking.
- Result: recognition obtained.
Case 6 — An innovative start-up in legal metrology
- Sector: legal metrology, regulated under Italian Ministerial Decree 93/2017
- Period: since 2025, ongoing
- Role: Senior Advisor
- Work done: conception and construction of a RegTech venture from a blank page: business model, service architecture, regulatory framework, and securing public funding from Invitalia and the Veneto Region.
- Note: project under confidentiality.
In summary
- Over 30 certifications and accreditations obtained for client companies.
- Over 30,000 hours of work in the field, inside companies.
- No project ever left unfinished.