Gabriele Casagranda

Electrical engineer with 9+ years of experience at the interface between engineering and sales, currently Technical Sales Engineer for an international manufacturer of laser and sawing machines.

Background in energy systems (MSc thesis on wave-to-wire modelling at NTNU Trondheim) and hands-on experience in hydropower quotations, electrical design and power transformers. I own the technical side of a deal end to end and issue around 350 international quotations per year, with deal values from EUR 200k to EUR 2.5M. Relocating to Copenhagen, where my partner is already resident, and available to start from November 2026 in a technical sales, application or project engineering role in renewable energy or industrial technology.

Technical Sales Engineer at Adige Sys – BLM Group S.p.A. (2018-06 – Present)

International manufacturer of tube processing, laser cutting and sawing machines

• Act as the technical counterpart for international B2B customers, translating production requirements into machine configurations, cycle-time assessments and technical solutions for laser cutting and sawing systems.
• Prepare and negotiate approximately 350 technical-commercial quotations per year for international customers, with deal values ranging from EUR 200,000 to EUR 2.5 million; review offers and contracts together with Area Managers, Sales Management and the Technical Office.
• Define and validate customer-specific customisations, specifications and special applications, coordinating the internal departments responsible for delivering them.
• Support the international sales network (area managers, dealers, foreign subsidiaries) during customer visits, pre-sales meetings, machine tests, order negotiations and trade fairs.
• Deliver technical-commercial training to the sales network on product portfolio, applications and competitive positioning.

Project Lead – Market Validation at Language-Exchange Start-up (2025-09 – Present)

Side project

• Designed and led the validation phase of an early-stage language-exchange venture: problem–solution fit, user research and interviews, market sizing and early business feasibility.

Technical Sales Engineer at Troyer S.p.A. (2017-06 – 2018-06)

Turbines and electro-mechanical equipment for hydropower plants

• Ran feasibility analyses and prepared quotations for small and medium hydropower plants, sizing the electro-mechanical scope of supply.
• Drafted technical-commercial offers and reviewed contracts with Area Managers, Sales Management and the Technical Office; hosted customers during plant and company visits.

Electrical Designer at Microtec S.r.l. (2016-01 – 2016-10)

Industrial scanning and optimisation systems

• Produced the electrical documentation for production and end customers, together with material lists and bills of materials for complete systems.
• Acted as contact person for control-cabinet suppliers and for the production department, ensuring design and build stayed aligned.

Mechanical Design Engineer – Internship at Siemens Transformers S.p.A. (2015-03 – 2015-09)

• Prepared detailed design documentation (drawings and specifications) for components of the active part of three-phase power transformers.
• Defined and ran standardisation projects, coordinating internal and external tests, reporting results and proposing standards and solutions across Production, Quality and Sales.

MSc in Electrical Engineering – University of Padova (2012 – 2015) grade 100/110

BSc in Energy Engineering – University of Padova (2008 – 2011) grade 96/110

Certificate in Business Design for Start-ups – CLab School of Innovation, University of Trento (2022-10 – 2022-12)

Technical High School Diploma in Electrotechnics & Automation – ITI Buonarroti (2003 – 2008) grade 94/100