Danilo Gasparrini         

Date of birth: 28 January 1974

 

Email: danilo@dangas.it

PERSONAL PROFILE

Skilled Project Manager with 5 years experience gained in strategy consulting, and business analysis roles within the Internet, financial and public sectors.

 

• Track record of achievement in delivering complex projects for multinational companies.
• Inquisitive mind, trained in analysing data to identify effective business solutions.
• International background, fluent in English and Italian.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLUMBUS TRAVEL INSURANCE SERVICES LTD., London , UK

Leading travel insurance company that sells directly to the public.

International Project Manager     Oct 03 – present   

 

Main Projects successfully completed to date:

Columbusdirect.com website projec t

Objective: to develop a new website using content management system with a fast quote engine and optimized for international expansion.

Activities:

·   defining the web strategy

·   defining the project deliverables

·   selecting the web design agency

·   time, cost and quality planning

·   on - going monitoring of performance against objectives

 

Columbus Netherlands

Objective: to establish the activity of Columbus in the Netherlands .

Activities:

·   Research on the Dutch travel insurance market

·   Preparation of the business plan

·   Selecting the underwriter, emergency assistance and claims handler providers

·   Preparation of the products and the pricing

·   Preparation of a detailed marketing plan

Columbus USA (to be completed)

Objective: to establish the activity of Columbus in the USA .

Activities:

·   Research on the American travel insurance market

·   Preparation of the business plan

·   Selecting the underwriter, emergency assistance and claims handler providers

·   Preparation of the products and the pricing

·   Preparation of a detailed marketing plan

 

Eos Consulenza per la Direzione, Milan, Italy

Consultant       Apr 01 – Nov 2002

Management consulting company specialized in the pharmaceutical, financial, industrial and public sector.

Project completed

“Company valuation” Project - Objective: to value a subsidiary company of an international group with a view to sale or divestment.

“Privatisation of public bureau” Project - Objective: to redefine the strategy and the business model of an IT service centre of the foreign public bureau and to increase the value of the bureau for the privatisation.

“e-Government” Project - Objective: to improve internal and external efficiency, and to simplify the administrative process of the Council; to develop a portal that offers all the services through the Internet; to develop a new IT infrastructure.

 

Godado UK Ltd, London , UK

Managing Director     Feb 00 – Mar 01

Company that manages the first European pay-per-click search engine.

Activities:

·   the launch of www.godado.co.uk,

·   planning the company's operating and financial strategy

·   development of strategic partnership

·   development of affiliation marketing programme

·   coordinating all Sales, marketing and P.R. activities

 

SSP, London , U.K

Credit Controller     Apr 99-Feb 00

An international sports betting company.

Main activities:

·   credit control and cash flow analysis

·   efficiently handling complex customer enquiries

·   developing and planning the company's on-line strategy (www.ssp.co.uk)

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

CAREER BREAK       Dec 02 – Jun 03

Personal project to discover new cultures and to research new business opportunities in Thailand , Laos , Singapore , Australia , New Zealand and China . (www.dangas.it)

ST. PETER'S PROJECT (Volunteer organisation), London , U.K.     Jul 99-Jul 00

Volunteer in this organisation that deals with drug addicts and alcoholics.

UNIVERSITÀ COMMERCIALE L. BOCCONI, Milan, Italy       Sep 96-Jun 97

University Soccer Society Manager. Duties involved organisation of tournaments and training the Bocconi team.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITÀ COMMERCIALE L. BOCCONI, Milan, Italy       Sept 93 - Feb 99

Business Admin istration Degree - Major: Finance.

LICEO SCIENTIFICO V. VOLTERRA, Fabriano (AN), Italy     Feb 88 - Jun 93

 

LANGUAGES

Italian : Mother Tongue    English: Fluent   

Spanish : Intermediate    Mandarin: Basic

 

IT SKILLS

Advanced knowledge of Office 2000 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Good knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks and content management systems (Paperthin)

Advanced knowledge of internet architecture

 

 

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Soccer, jogging, tennis , Travelling, photography, cuisine, reading.