CURRICULUM VITAE
Dott. Ing. PAOLO CORBO Via Volta, 26 20852 Villasanta (MB) – ITALY C.F. CRBPLA72R30F839Q P.IVA 06924120964
Mobile: (+39) 348 2396407
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Education
- Master Degree in Electronic Engineering for Signals and Electronic Systems, obtained at Politecnico of Milan. Thesis title: "Experimental characterization of high resolution inductive transducers".
- Technical Industrial Certificate of Education ‘Perito Elettronico AMBRA’ took at I.T.I.S. A. Einstein of Vimercate (MI).
Professional experience
- SILEx Engineering S.r.l. January 2010 – So far
Owner and expert of the Company, specialized as inspector/consultant/contractor in the field of Oil&Gas, ATEX, Machinery, Low Voltage directives, in Safety LifeCycle, SIL, PL, EPL, (Safety Integrity), in SAFETY and RISK ANALYSIS activities, in inspections on standard and hazardous locations, with special reference to the risk of explosion.
CEI member of TC31 and SC31J within Italian Electrotechnical Committee, technical committee for equipment and installation with risk of explosion; CEI member of TC65 within Italian Electrotechnical Committee, technical committee for reliability of control instruments and safety integrity (SIL); CEI member of TC44 within Italian Electrotechnical Committee, technical committee for machinery related equipment.
- TŰV SŰD S.r.l. September 2008 – December 2009
Product manager and specialist in certification according to European directives ATEX 94/9/EC and 99/92/EC.
Product manager and specialist electrical verification according to DPR462 (Electrical installations).
ATEX Specialist – Product Conformity Assessment. In the “Industry Service” section of TÜV SÜD I operate in the field of certification for process industry and of certification of equipment or big assemblies according to directives 94/9 and 99/92 (ATEX), for area with risk of explosion due to the presence of flammable gas or combustible dust.
Reliability and functional safety (SIL) of equipment and of safety instrumented systems according to IEC61508 and IEC61511.
Acitivities in the field of Machinery Directive 98/37/EC for Painting rooms, turbo generators up to 20 MW, turbo compression.
Supervision and inspection of onshore and offshore installations (petrochemical, oil &gas, extraction).
NOGEPA & OPITO registered to access North Sea offshore oil rigs.
CEI member of TC31 and SC31J within Italian Electrotechnical Committee, standard working groups for equipment and installation with risk of explosion; CEI member of TC56 within Italian Electrotechnical Committee, standard working group for reliability of control instruments.
Trainer in company seminars and courses, fairs, etc. on application and interpretation of European directives.
Trainer in company seminars and courses, fairs, etc. on application of International and European standards.
Very good knowledge of IECEx certification procedure and standards.
ISO and ATEX qualification for management system verification according respectively to ISO EN9001:2008 and EN13980: 2002.
ISO 9001:2008 team leader qualified in the sectors EA18, EA19, EA33, EA34, EA35, EA37.
Marketing and product development activities.
- Bureau Veritas Italia S.p.A. March 2007 – august 2008
ATEX and SIL Specialist – Product Conformity Assessment. Joined to the Department for CE Product Conformity Assessment in the Factory and Process segments. Specialist in product certification and in on-shore and off-shore process plant inspection according to Directives 94/9 and 99/92 (ATEX), intended for the hazardous locations due to the presence of flammable gas and combustible dust.
Supervision and inspection of onshore and offshore installations (petrochemical, oil &gas, extraction).
Acitivities in the field of Machinery Directive 98/37/EC for Painting rooms, turbo generators up to 20 MW, turbo compression.
NOGEPA & OPITO registered to access North Sea offshore oil rigs.
Very good knowledge and application capability of the European Directives ATEX 94/9/CE e 99/92/CE, of Directive LV (Low voltage and electrical safety), of Directive EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility).
Support and verification of Manufacturers when involved in European directives concerns and duties intended to CE marking of goods and introduction in the European Market.
I support and validate Manufacturers in the application of Directives and of the related Annexes for CE marking of mechanical/electrical/electronic goods and for their release in the European Market.
Very good knowledge in design & development of analogue and digital electronics, design of electrical system and plant and instrumentation for distributed control systems.
Main activities in the certification in terms of ‘Functional Safety of products and instrumented safety functions ‘SIL’ according to Standards IEC61508 and IEC61511.
Member in the Technical Committee TC31 and SC31J at ‘Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano’ (Italian Electrical Committee), work group for equipment intended to be used in gas and dust explosion hazardous locations.
Qualified Quality management system inspector ISO and ATEX conforming to ISO EN9001:2000 and EN13980 for quality conformity assessment ISO, ATEX and combined ISO- ATEX.
Qualified Lead Auditor ISO9001:2000 for the following codes EA18, EA19, EA33, EA34, EA35, EA37
Trainer in seminars and courses on practical application and interpretation of European Directives.
Trainer in seminars and courses on the application and interpretation of technical IEC and CENELEC Standards SIL, Risk Analysis, 60079-XX, 61241-XX, 13463-X in the ATEX field.
Knowledge and application of the IECEx certification processes.
Marketing and market plans activities.
- Pepperl+Fuchs Elcon S.r.l. June 2002 – March 2007
Joined to the international division of research and development of Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH for the design and development of equipment used in process and factory automation.
Specialization with the control systems for the process and production industries, and good knowledge of industrial sensors and transducers, of the electronic interfaces for the processing of the analogue and digital information.
I have a deep knowledge in the design of devices based on analog, digital and embedded electronic and in the development of circuits and algorithms for modulation and filtering of field signals.
I know very well how to design small and medium switching power.
Deep knowledge of requirements of plant installations, design and coordination of measure and control systems.
Design according to Directive EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility), LV (Low voltage and electrical safety), ATEX (Hazardous locations for gas and dust explosions, SIL (safety integrity level for the process industry).
Since July 2005 in charge as Responsible for Certification and for CE Marking, as reference for the interpretation, the application and the validation of the usage of Technical Standards related to Directives for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC Directive), for Low Voltage and Electrical Safety of devices (LV Directive), for Safety of plants and electrical products in Explosion Hazardous Locations (ATEX Directive), for SIL and functional safety of equipment/systems (Safety Integrity Level and Safety Lifecycle).
Responsible of relations with Notified Bodies and participation to technical committees CEI- TC31 and CEI-SC31J for discussion and publication of Standards for electrical systems and protection systems in Hazardous Locations.
- MARPOSS - Metrel Industriale S.p.A. October 2001- May 2002
My main activities were in R&D office. Main tasks were focused in design and development of equipment for analog and digital acquisition in high resolution transducers applied in high precision mechanical measurements and mechanical quality testing.
Most of the experience was in the field of analogue and digital processing of the information.
Quite good experience with electromechanical systems and associated electrical drivers.
- Politecnico of Milan, Department of Electronic and Information September 2001- So far
Teaching activities on Electronic Laboratory issues for courses in Electronic Engineering at Politecnico of Milan.
- Metrel Industriale S.p.A. Januayr 2000- October 2001
Consultant at Metrel Industriale S.p.A. in Cornate d'Adda in collaboration with ‘Information and Electronic Department (D.E.I.)’ of Politecnico of Milan. Feasibility studies and design of a new modulation and acquisition method to handle dimensional data originating in positional inductive transducers.
Management courses
March 2005
- Course for Project Managers ‘Efficient Project Management’ at MSC Management Seminar Center GmbH, Sinsheim (Germany).
June 2005
- Course for Project Managers ‘Dealing with difficult situations during a Project’ at MSC Management Seminar Center GmbH, Sinsheim (Germany).
Courses and qualifications
- April 2019
COMPEX EX01-EX02-EX03-EX4 refresher – EPIT Group – Aberdeen – Scotland – April 2019
Certificate number n°43873.
Preparation & installation of Ex ‘d’, ‘n’, ‘e’ and ‘p’ electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres
Inspection and maintenance of Ex ‘d’, ‘n’, ‘e’ and ‘p’ electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres.
Preparation & installation of Ex 'i' equipment and systems in explosive atmospheres
Inspection and maintenance of Ex 'i' equipment and systems in explosive atmospheres
- February 2019 Plant Installations, design and manufacturing: Il D.M. 37/08 a dieci anni dall’entrata in vigore - Fondazione Ordine degli Ingegneri di Milano
October 2017
- NORMATIVE E CERTIFICAZIONI TR CU PER PROGETTI NEL SETTORE IMPIANTISTICO at Camera di Commercio Italo-Russa
October 2016
- CTAI, Università di Pavia, Arrow Electronics and Vector Software, seminar “Functional safety for process industry: technical and normative new requirements” ANTICO BORGO DELLA CERTOSA, Certosa di Pavia (PV)
- STAZIONE COMBUSTIBILI SAN DONATO MILANESE (MI)- ORDINE DEGLI INGEGNERI DELLA PROVINCIA DI MONZA & BRIANZA – courseand qualification in fire investigation & prevention
September, October, November, December 2015
- PROTEZIONE CIVILE DELLA PRESIDENZA DEL CONSIGLIO – CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DEGLI INGEGEGNERI - ORDINE DEGLI INGEGNERI DELLA PROVINCIA DI MONZA & BRIANZA – Politecnico di Milano – Sezione distaccata di Lecco – course and qualification in management of seismic emergency, civil structure post seismic damage assessment and estimation of practicability – AEDES – Nucleo Tecnico Nazionale.
September 2014
- ACCREDIA course “The revision of the regulation RG-01 and the associated standards for accreditation of laboratories and certification bodies”.
May 2014
- COMPEX EX01-EX02-EX03-EX4 qualified – EPIT Group – Aberdeen – Scotland – May 2014
Certificate number n°43873.
Preparation & installation of Ex ‘d’, ‘n’, ‘e’ and ‘p’ electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres
Inspection and maintenance of Ex ‘d’, ‘n’, ‘e’ and ‘p’ electrical equipment in explosive atmospheres.
Preparation & installation of Ex 'i' equipment and systems in explosive atmospheres
Inspection and maintenance of Ex 'i' equipment and systems in explosive atmospheres
January 2013
- ALPI (Associazione Laboratori di Prova e Organismi di Certificazione e Ispezione) course regarding the Accreditation according to UNI CEI EN 45011 for European Notification)
October 2012
- EEHA Australia qualified - UEE42610 - Certificate IV in Hazardous Area – Electrical Certificate of ATTAINMENT number CT06829a Sections:
UEENEEM042A; UEENEEM044A; UEENEEM045A; UEENEEM046; UEENEEM080A.
Statement of COMPLETION number CT06829b Sections:
UEENEEM020A; UEENEEM021A; UEENEEM022A; UEENEEM024A; UEENEEM025A; UEENEEM026A; UEENEEM028A; UEENEEM029A; UEENEEM030A; UEENEEM039A; UEENEEM040A; UEENEEM041A
November 2011
- Qualification course in Machinery EC Directive 2006/42/EC – Bureau Veritas SpA
November 2011
- Qualification course in EN60204-1 : Electrical equipment on Machineries – Bureau Veritas SpA
November 2011
- Qualification course in Functional Safety for Machineries: risk analysis according to EN12100:2010 and Safety Related Control Systems according to EN13463-1 and EN13463- 2 and EN62061 – Bureau Veritas SpA
October 2011
- Refresher for off-shore oil rigs NOGEPA ‘Basic Offshore Safety & Emergency Response’ at Falck Nutec – Falck Risc dof Rotterdam (Netherland). OPITO registration and NOGEPA 0.5A certification.
September 2010
- Course CTAI Srl for training according to new SIL standards IEC61508:2010
May 2010
- Course TÜV Rheinland for FSE (functional safety engineer) – N° of certificate 2601/10 for HW/SW design valid thru 2015 – recertification ongoing
November 2009
- Course TÜV for qualification/updating to CEI 64-8 Electrical Installation qualified inspectors
June 2009
- Course TÜV for qualification to Machinery Directive 98/37/EC and new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
April 2009
- Course TÜV for new ISO9001: 2008
- Course TÜV Machinery Directive 98/37/EC and new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- Course TÜV PED Direvitve 97/23/EC (pressure equipment)
November 2007
- Training for off-shore oil rigs NOGEPA ‘Basic Offshore Safety & Emergency Response’ at Falck Nutec – Falck Risc dof Rotterdam (Netherland). OPITO registration and NOGEPA 0.5A certification. November 2007
October 2007
- Course for IRCA qualified ISO9001:2000 inspector at Bureau Veritas Italia SpA (Italy).
April 2007
- Course Protection methods: EN60079-1 – Flameproof enclosures at Bureau Veritas Italia SpA (Italy)
- Course Protection methods: EN60079-15 – Simplified safety at Bureau Veritas Italia SpA (Italy)
October 2006
- Course 'Norms CEI - Application and update', TuttoNormel at ‘Collegio dei Periti Industriali della provincia di Varese’ (Italy)
October-November 2005
- Course V.I.T.E.S.A. 'Safety in explosion hazardous locations' at Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Editorial and publications Articles:
Automazione Integrata (Tecniche Nuove) – September 2012
- SIL e PL: la sicurezza funzionale applicata alle macchine.
Automazione Integrata (Tecniche Nuove) – July 2012
- L'analisi, la stima e la riduzione dei rischi: l'industria e il processo.
Fluid - Trasmissioni di potenza - 2 april 2009
- ATEX directive 94/9/EC and relations with mechanical equipment -
Fluid - Trasmissioni di potenza – 26 june 2009
- Evaluation methods for ignition risk of potentially explosive atmospheres -
Fluid - Trasmissioni di potenza – 4 september 2009
- Stato di evoluzione delle norme in ambito ATEX -
Fluid - Trasmissioni di potenza – 5 october 2009
- Direttiva ATEX e norma IEC60079-14:4° edizione: cambiamenti rilevanti nelle regole di installazione
Teaching and spokesman at conferences, presentations, fairs
- Ordine degli ingegneri della Provincia di Milano in collaborazione con AIS – ISA TECNIMONT - LUOGHI CON PERICOLO DI ESPLOSIONE: DIRETTIVA ATEX - AUDITORIUM TECNIMONT | Via G. De Castillia, 6/A – 20124 Milano Milano, 31 MAGGIO 2017
- SAFAP 2014, INAIL, 6th Edition “Safety and reliability of pressure equipment”, SIL, EPL, PL and categories – safety integrity level for industry and process industry. October 2014
- VI Symposium “Innovation and competition for technologies in the process industry”, in cooperation with Pepperl+Fuchs at Augusta (SR). Main participants: petrochemical (ERG, ENI, SASOL, Polimeri Europa), subcontractors, Engineering (TECHNIP, ATP, APV) October 2014
- V Symposium “Directives ATEX 94/9/EC: electrical/mechanical installation in hazardous area”, in cooperation with Pepperl+Fuchs at Augusta (SR). Main participants: petrochemical (ERG, ENI, SASOL, Polimeri Europa), subcontractors, Engineering (TECHNIP, ATP, APV) May 2012
- Trainer on dedicated courses relating “Hazardous atmosphere: method of protection based on intrinsic safety” at Pepperl + Fuchs Srl – Sulbiate (MB) - ITALY 2011 / 2012
- Trainer on dedicated courses relating Functional Safety, SIL, PL, FMEA, FMEDA, FMECA, HAZOP , HAZID, FTA, LOPA, risk analysis at Pepperl + Fuchs Srl – Sulbiate (MB) - ITALY 2011 / 2012
- Trainer on dedicated courses relating Functional Safety, SIL, PL, FMEA, FMEDA, FMECA, FTA, LOPA, risk analysis (EN12100, EN1127, EN13463, EN14121) at Di Pietro Group Srl – Melilli (SR) - ITALY November 2011
- Speaker at fair SAVE on the theme “Risk of explosion on process plants: risk analysis, installations, techniques”, SAVE – AIS ISA – ANIPLA - GISI. October 2011
- Trainer at symposium on the theme “Risk of explosion on process plants: risk analysis, installations, techniques”, FAST – AIS ISA – ANIPLA - GISI. June 2011
- Trainer on dedicated courses relating Functional Safety, SIL, PL, FMEA, FMEDA, FMECA, HAZOP , HAZID, FTA, LOPA, risk analysis at ALFA LAVAL SpA – Monza - ITALY March 2011
- Symposium “Le giornate di Corvara” about industrial and process safety (risk of explosion, relavant risks, SIL, risl of explosion. March 2010
- IV Symposium “Directives ATEX 94/9/EC and 99/92/EC”: electrical/mechanical installation in hazardous area, verification in hazardous area, SIL qualified equipment in hazardous area” in cooperation with Pepperl+Fuchs at Augusta (SR). Main participants: petrochemical (ERG, ENI, SASOL, Polimeri Europa), subcontractors, Engineering (TECHNIP, ATP, APV) October 2010
- Seminar “Directives ATEX 94/9/EC and 99/92/EC, safety on Process plants – SIL IEC61508-IEC61511” at ILVA Taranto September 2009
- Seminar “Directives ATEX 94/9/EC and 99/92/EC, electrical inspections DPR462/2001” at university Politecnico di Bari, in partnership with Ordine degli Ingegneri della provincia di Bari, CSAD Bari, ARPA Puglia, AEIT Bari, UNAE Bari June 2009
- Trainer for course “Master on worker and Machinery safety” at CSAD of Bari in partnership with ILVA June 2009
- Trainer for course “Directives ATEX 94/9/EC and 99/92/EC” at CEI Piemonte June 2009
- Trainer for course TÜV “Equipment and plants in area with the risk of explosion of potentially explosive atmospheres – Directives ATEX 94/9/EC and 99/92/EC - safety on Process plants – SIL IEC61508-IEC61511” at TÜV Bologna February 2009
- Trainer for qualification course TÜV “Inspector qualification course according to Annex IX “Unit verification” of directive ATEX 94/9/EC” at TÜV Milano February 2009
- Meeting “ATEX Directives– state of the art after 5 years of application” at SAVE Verona for AIS – Associazione Italiana Strumentisti -, ISA Italy Section and in partnership with TÜV, IMQ, ICEPI, Studio Pica October 2008
- Seminar “The ATEX Directive and the reference standards. Consequences on equipment and installations.” at FAST Milano for AIS – Associazione Italiana Strumentisti -, ISA Italy Section and in partnership with Bureau Veritas, CESI, ASL Milano, IMQ, ICEPI, Studio Pica June 2008
- Seminar “Directive ATEX 94/9/EC and new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC” at Hotel Concorde Milano for Bureau Veritas May 2008
- Trainer for the course “Design of equipment intended to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres” at Politecnico of Milano, Department of Electronics and Information technology. January 2008 - Seminar “Evolution of ATEX Directives after 3 years of application” at FAST Milano for AIS – Associazione Italiana Strumentisti -, ISA Italy Section and in partnership with Bureau Veritas, CESI, ASL Milano, ICEPI, Studio Pica, Pepperl+Fuchs, STAHL November 2006
- Technical seminar “Electrical installations in potentially explosive atmospheres” at Ordine dei Periti di Firenze November 2005
- Course of qualification V.I.T.E.S.A. 'Intrinsic safety in installations in potentially explosive atmospheres' at Università degli Studi di Firenze October-November 2005
Other
- State Examination for the qualification to practice Engineer Profession.
- Enrolled to the Milan Order of Engineers since 2001 and now joined to the Monza and Brianza Order of Engineers.
Third Party Inspection
Electrical inspections: power devices, luminaries, instrumentation, sensors, transmitters, interfaces, DSCs, PLCs, control panels, power panels, electrical motors, electrical generators
• Pepperl – Fuchs • Endress - Hauser • Yokogawa • Honeywell • Emerson Process Management • Rosemount • MTL • STAHL • Foxboro • BARTEC • Nuova ASP • ELFIT • CORTEM • Drager • PR Electronics • WIKA • General Electric • BEKA • Siemens • VEGA
Languages
Italian: Mother tongue
English: Fluent
One year attended to German first level language course (Grundkurse I) c/o British Institutes in 2003
PC skills
- Languages : Basic, C, Assembler languages, VHDL. - Numerical processing: Matlab, Pspice, Exida SILentia, Exida FMEDA tool, SYSTEMA. - CAD: AutoCAD, OrCAD, PCAD, Protel. - Office.
Personal data - Born in 1972. - Married f 27th of Jun
Villasanta (MB) - ITALY, 22 May 2019