Franco has more than 30 years of experience in mechanical engineering for leading aerospace companies. He has developed skills in designing and assessing manufacturing solutions for optomechanics, kinematics and cryogenics assemblies for infrared and sensors and imaging systems.

Franco holds a few patents that are still in use to produce professional tools sold worldwide; furthermore, he is still consulting to develop custom test equipment for the automotive industry.

Franco leads the mechanical engineering team of D-TAILS, providing innovative ideas and handling the relationship with an external workshop to speed up the prototype’s development and optimize production cost and the reliability of the final product.