Matteo Ottavian

Matteo Ottavian, MBA, currently serves as Site Operations Head at SUANFARMA, with a career progression including roles as Site Manufacturing Operations Head and Site Manufacturing Science & Technology Head since December 2019. Prior to this, Matteo held several positions at Novartis from January 2014 to December 2019, including Site Manufacturing Science & Technology Head, Site Operational Excellence Head, and Process Engineer. Earlier experience includes a research fellowship at Pfizer focused on multivariate data analysis and process optimization, as well as a research assistantship at UC Santa Barbara in diabetes modeling and control. An internship at Eni involved designing an MPC controller for a refinery topping unit. Educational credentials consist of an MBA from CUOA Business School, a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Università degli Studi di Padova, a degree in Chemical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, an MSc in Chemical Engineering, and a BSc in Chemical Engineering, all from Università degli Studi di Padova.