Davide Falasconi
Italian, 27, MBA student at London Business School. BSc and MSc in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. Wide-ranging experience in 3 continents: Boggi - Pirelli & C. - McKinsey & Co.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Financial, Internet, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Retail |
| Skills: | Chinese, Engineering, English, Industrial Engineering, Italian, Languages, Leadership, Public Relations, Spanish |
| Location: | London |
| Groups: | Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition 2009-10 |
| Visas: | EU |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding engineers, Finding hot stories, Helping friends, Internships, Investing in projects, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Raising money, Shadowing, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | London Business School, Politecnico di Milano |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | MCKINSEY & COMPANY |
| Position: | Business Analyst |
| Time period: | June 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Banking
Evaluated the credit profiles of corporate clients from 20 large banks in Western and Eastern Europe and built a Default Behaviour Model to predict credit worthiness after the onset of the credit crunch . Developed and implemented a credit recovery program of €1.5+ bn in SME and retail segments for the Asian and Eastern European subsidiaries of a leading Italian bank . Insurance Defined and led the implementation of a Loss Assessor Control Program, coordinating directly a team of 8 people with a leakage reduction of €30+ mln . Developed the business plan and supervised the implementation of a NewCo. that integrated the insurance company into the supply chain of car repair with a 25% reduction in cost of claims . Designed a new contribution-margin-based incentive system leading to a €20 mln profit increase in the 1st year in the determination of new commercial strategy for agency and broker channels of one of the largest insurance companies in the world . Aerospace Analyzed off-shoring opportunities for an aerospace firm and built its global sourcing platform for importing raw materials and composites (e.g, from Russia and China), directly supervising Asian suppliers and generating a profit of €70 mln in 3 years . |
| Employer: | PIRELLI & C. |
| Position: | Junior Controller |
| Time period: | May 2004 - May 2007 |
| Description: | Assisted the CFO in evaluating financials and funding opportunities for high priority projects (e.g.,
set-up of a Romanian subsidiary and revision of controlling systems) . Evaluated financial performance of the firm and identified areas for improvement by analyzing budget, resources and cost indicators . Analyzed, during 1-year-internship, the budgeting and strategic planning processes, and streamlined the software production process by reorganizing and centralizing activities in a service center shared by various units in the firm . |
| Employer: | HERMAN – BOGGI |
| Position: | Analyst |
| Time period: | December 2002 - April 2004 |
| Description: | Supervised the budget expenditure in the restructuring ofshops after the acquisition of a larger competitor
. Negotiated and collaborated with yard foremen and suppliers to manage payments and small shipments, resulting in enhanced cost efficiency . |
EDUCATION
| University: | London Business School |
| Time period: | 2009 - 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Politecnico di Milano |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2006 |
| Degree: | Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Politecnico di Milano |
| Time period: | 2001 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Management and Production Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | London Business School – President of the Italian Club.
Active member of Finance Club and Asia Club. |
