A Graduate Civil and Transportation Engineer from La Sapienza in Rome, he began his career as a Civil Designer and Quality Assurance Systems Consultant, then as a Rail Infrastructure Engineer where he gained 25 years of international experience in Italy, Colombia, Venezuela, Switzerland, China, Ghana, Syria, Algeria, Tunisia, Georgia, Egypt, and France. He is a Certified Quality Auditor and Project Management, founder of Ingénieurs Conseils France and responsible for consulting on tunnel construction using traditional methods.