One engineer, accountable for the whole job.
Global Automation is me — Federico. I'm the person who answers the email, scopes the job, writes the code, runs the tests and picks up the phone after handover.
Italy to Whanganui
I started in industrial automation in Italy more than twenty years ago, working on process and manufacturing plants where downtime was measured in money per minute. That's where I learned the habits I still work by: understand the process before touching the program, test before you ship, and leave documentation behind that matches the plant.
New Zealand is home now — I'm based in Whanganui and hold dual Italian and New Zealand citizenship. The work that's kept me busy here runs through two industries I know deeply: tanneries, and water and wastewater treatment. Both are unforgiving environments for control systems, which is exactly why I like them.
Why a solo contractor works in your favour
When you hire a large systems integrator, the senior engineer who impressed you at the sales meeting is rarely the person who writes your code. With me there is no gap between who you talk to and who does the work — so nothing gets lost in a handover, decisions get made at the machine instead of in a meeting, and you're not paying overhead for project layers you never see.
The trade-off is honest, too: I take on the work I can do properly, and I'll tell you when a job needs trades or capacity beyond me — and where I'd go to get it.
What I work with
Schneider Modicon M340 PLCs programmed in EcoStruxure Control Expert, Magelis and Exor HMIs, IFM IO-Link instrumentation, and plant networks on Modbus TCP and EtherNet/IP. Deliverables you'll recognise: FAT and SAT protocols, commissioning, electrical and as-built documentation, and ongoing site support.
I specialise in Industry 4.0 integration — connecting the plant floor to the data layer above it, so machines, sensors and databases work as one system instead of islands. The point isn't the buzzword: it's production data you can trust, available where decisions get made.