About the Author: Marco Gobetto was born in Rimini (RN, Italy) in 1967 and took his master's degree in Electronic Engineering in 1993 at Politecnico of Turin.
He currently holds positions as Manufacturing Training Unit Manager at FIAT Sepin S.c.p.A. and Professor at the Faculty of Automotive Engineering. He has taught courses in both Production Management and Production Processes, Safety, Organization and Management.
After having complete his University studies, he began his professional career at FIAT Auto S.p.A. in the Manufacturing Engineering Department, as part of the Style Design Manufacturing Analysis Team. From there he proceeded to the position of Body in White Process Engineer, contributing to the production launches of two new cars in Italy and then coordinating industrialization activities in Poland for a new body in white model.
In 1998 he moved to Ferrari S.p.A. as Body in White Plant Manager at the "Carrozzeria Scaglietti" facility in Modena.
In 2000 he left FIAT to assume responsibility for the Manufacturing Engineering Department at Carrozzeria Bertone S.p.A. in Grugliasco (TO, Italy). {AU: PLEASE CONFIRM "TO, " IT IS OK, IT STANDS FOR "TORINO PREFECTURE" } In two years, three new models of vehicles were launched and, for the first time in Bertone history, second and third shifts in production were activated.
At the beginning of 2002 he rejoined the FIAT Group at ISVOR FIAT S.c.p.A. where he specialized in Total Productive Maintenance and Continuous Improvement training programs, following on IVECO and FIAT Powertrain sectors. He subsequently coordinated international training initiatives for a joint venture in India between FIAT and TATA. In 2007 he assumed responsibility for the Manufacturing, Quality and Product Development Training Area that, at the end of 2008, became the central Manufacturing Training Unit in the new training organization in FIAT, thereby contributing to all initiatives worldwide both in FIAT and Chrysler LLC with a major focus on World Class Manufacturing, the Corporate Production System.
