francesco tordini

technology transfer manager

About

#keywords -- Academia & Industry experience. Technology Transfer. R&D project management. Agile methods. Data analysis. Sound perception modelling and User EXperience. Music-Tech. Human Computer Interaction. Sound systems and transducer design. Lean Manufacturing. Infotainment. #Academic experience -- 8+ years of research experience. Technology transfer. Knowledge Brokering. Industry/academia partnerships development and R&D project management. Computer models of human auditory perception and attention. User Experience and behavioral research. Signal processing. Sound design. Bio-sensing & body monitoring. #Industrial experience -- 10+ years experience in engineering, manufacturing OEM industry (CE, Automotive). R&D project management with international stakeholders. Manufacturing (processes, quality, supply chain). Sound evaluation campaigns. Product development.

Country

canada

City

montréal

Industry

music

Skill

acoustics, signal processing, sound, project management, matlab, audio processing, r&d, product development, psychoacoustics, research, program management, manufacturing, engineering, audio, team leadership, simulations, management, research and development, programming, agile project management, kanban, knowledge management, technology transfer

Experience

coo, product portfolio development

musico

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

AI generative music. Realtime, Reactive and Adaptive music and media. Localized and SaaS services for the media industry. [www.musi-co.com]

co-organizer, interactive audio community

interactive audio montreal

2017-11 - Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

* Sound designers, Composers, Game designers, Musicians, Developers, ... * If you have a sweet tooth for "interactive" media you shoud check out our IAM@CIRMMT meetings * http://interactiveaudiomontreal.blogspot.com/

consultant - technical editor

grisby music srl

1994-1 - 1998-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

research business officer

centre for interdisciplinary research in music media and technology mcgill

2017-4 - 2019-12 · 2 yrs 9 mos

* A2B: Academia to Business. Knowledge translation: music-media technology, hearing conservation. * R&D projects design and coordination. Matching top-notch facilities and research expertise to the R&D challenges of private partners. * MORE: https://www.cirmmt.org/research/industry

ph.d - electrical and computer engineering, shared reality lab

mcgill university

2011-8 - 2018-2 · 6 yrs 7 mos

* What makes a sound pop-out from the background? * Auditory salience, sound perception and psychoacoustics, computational modeling, feature extraction, HCI and continuous process monitoring, sonification. * PhD thesis, "Brightness and tempo in foreground/background selection with loudness-equalized audio streams": https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1030147474

technology transfer manager

mcgill university

2019-12 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

senior administrative coordinator and cfi project collaborator

centre for interdisciplinary research in music media and technology

2016-2 - 2017-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

* Working on: * Wireless bio-signal measurements & new technologies scouting. * EEG, EMG, eye-tracking, motion capture.

consultant - a and v connectivity solutions

reference laboratory inc

1998-10 - 2011-4 · 12 yrs 7 mos

Reference Laboratory is a professional audio equipment company - manufacturing and reselling equipment for live concerts, studio recording, sound system installations. My consultancy spans from technical training/editing, to general sound/acoustic-related engineering issues.

senior project engineer and innovation and research leader

faital spa

2006-10 - 2011-4 · 4 yrs 7 mos

* Responsible for product innovation and integrated audio system design and Development for Automotive OEM, and CE market * Senior Project Engineer/Product Developer (EMEA customers)

project engineer and project leader

faital spa

2003-10 - 2006-9 · 3 yrs

Pre-sales engineer (technical offer preparation and presentation) for the EU automotive customers (Germany, UK, Italy, Spain). Products design and development

electroacoustic designer

faital spa

2001-9 - 2003-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Support to production (product industrialization); electroacoustic designer (transducer design and integration).

cfi project specialist

centre for interdisciplinary research in music media and technology

2015-11 - 2016-2 · 4 mos

Responsible for technology scouting and system acquisition for the renovation of the main CIRMMT research lab and equipment (markerless motion capture, biosignals acquisition, immersive A/V system). Administrative assistant.