My journey into technology began as a child with the mythical Commodore 64. That early spark led me to engineering, and fresh out of university, I joined Laben, where I worked with a team of young engineers to build the very first 3G radio bridges. My practical experience then took me to Piaggio, a company with a small but excellent R&D department that taught me how to move with ease in any laboratory—learning everything from mechanics to electronics and chemistry.

But the real turning point came in 2014, when a visionary colleague introduced me to 3D printing. We started with a 3Drag printer—which still sits in my lab today as a trusty test bench for my students. Over the years, we evolved: from a Prusa i3 in 2015 to a fleet of fifteen Ultimaker 2+ in 2017. However, the true game-changer arrived in 2023 with the assignment of a Creality K1. That machine pushed me to upgrade my skills, moving from Tinkercad to Onshape, and finally mastering Autodesk Fusion.

By August 2025, I finally brought that passion home with my first personal printer, a K1C. Now, I actively design and print everything from household objects to accessories for my daughters.

In the classroom, I use this experience to build advanced STEM projects.

Whether we are creating Zumorobots or designing experimental prosthetics for robotics and biomedics, my goal remains the same: trying to teach a "3D culture" to a "2D generation." Seeing my students experiment with this breakthrough technology is the best part of the job.