Position : 1984-1987 Maintenance manager for both HRC MILLS.
Description: sent to replace a colleague who suffered a heart attack, took the mantenance management of HRC2, heart of steel plants in Taranto producing more than 8 million tons per year of hot rolled coils

• 1985: as leader by my company side of the Nippon Steel Corp. mission for the mill No. 2, I I did improve the methods of collecting and reporting of emergency and the analysis and repair of the faul
• the 'working ratio' (index of utilization) resulting of this activity increased in 1985 almost 3 percentage points, compared to the average of the previous year and pushed up the production.
• I then took part in the design and construction of the third and final rationalization, this time throughout the organization and structure of Taranto steel works plants.

THE YEAR 1986, in July, A BIG ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT HOT ROLLING MILL 2. Due to maintenance improvements, the summer 1986 the HSM2 was marching without stopping and producing 10,000 metric tons per shift, working ratio was 100%. Because the ouside enviroment temperature of about 110 ºF and the full power non stop production, there was overheating of the power cables in correspondence with a pull box in the underground cable tunnels. Overheating took fire to a power cable in a weak coupling point, and the cigarette effect led to the dimming panel.destruction. The plant stopped 2 months, the repair cost was about 120 millions EU of today.

Position from 1986 to 1987 : reorganization of the 60" HRC mill.
Description: I had a part in the activities to eliminate the managers of maintenance and reunite the structure of maintenance and operation - always without consequences for plants, but not always for the involved people .