UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA

Matteo Cristofaro 1

UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA

Department of Business

Government

Philosophy Studies

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(Update: October, 23th, 2014)

Nationality: Italian

Current Position: Ph.D. student in Business Management&Accounting Office: Tor Vergata University

(ranked 33 in the 2014 QS University Ranking “Top 50 Under 50”)

Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies Via Columbia 2, 00133, Rome, Italy

Phone Numbers: +39(0)6-72595518 (Office); +39(0)6-72595804 (Fax) E-mail: matteo.cristofaro@uniroma2.it

Home page: http://economia.uniroma2.it/igf/dottorandi/72-429/matteo-cristofaro-Twitter Name: @matteocristofar

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matteo-cristofaro/51/695/401

Academia.Edu: https://uniroma2.academia.edu/MCristofaro

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Summary

1. Profile Summary 2. Employment history 3. Education and Degree 4. Research 4.1 Interests 4.2 Publications 4.2.1 Journal Articles 4.3 Projects 4.4 Service 4.4.1 Academic Memberships 4.4.2 Other 5. Teaching 5.1 Teaching Experience 5.1.1 Teaching assistance 5.2 Students’ supervision 6. Work Experience

7. Honors and Awards 8. Certificates

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1. Profile Summary

Matteo Cristofaro is a Ph.D. student of Business Management&Accounting at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, ranked 33 in the 2014 QS University Ranking “Top 50 Under 50”. From this University he earned a Master’s Degree in Management (Supervisor Dott. Gianpaolo Abatecola) with a specific focus in Consulting.

2. Employment history

 December, 1st, 2013 - present: Ph.D student in Business Management&Accounting, Tor Vergata University, Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies.

3. Education and Degree

 08-2014: Summer course on Qualitative Research Methods, London Business School of Economics.

 04-2014/07-2014: British Council – Rome. Advanced English course.

 03-2014/05-2014: Business Simulations course on SAP Business ByDesign, provided by Reply InEssence.

 03-2013/07-2013: English Studio – London (03/2013 – 07/2013) Advanced English course.  10-2011/07-2013: Master’s Degree in Management, Tor Vergata University. Supervisor:

Dott Gianpaolo Abatecola. Final Evaluation: 110/110 cum laude.

 10-2008/10-2011: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Magna Graecia University. Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Calabrò. Final Evaluation: 110/110 cum laude.

 09-2003/07-2008: High School Diploma, Scientific Lyceum (scientific studies, five-year programme), Luigi Siciliani (Catanzaro, Italy).

4. Research

 Managerial Decision Making, Problem Solving, Behavioral Strategy.  Management Consulting.

Matteo Cristofaro 4 (Industries: Consulting, Gaming)

4.2. Publications 4.2.1 Journal articles

 G. Abatecola, M. Cristofaro (2014). Quali caratteristiche socio-demografiche e competenze distintive nel settore immobiliare italiano? Un’analisi comparativa. Gruppo di Studio e Attenzione-Accademia Italiana Di Economia Aziendale (forthcoming).

4.3. Project

 2014: “Yearly Management consulting industry's report in Italy”. A Tor Vergata University and Assoconsult study. National Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Gustavo Piga, Tor Vergata University). Role: Team Member (Tor Vergata University Research Unit). State: in progress. Published in attachment with: Harvard Business Review Italia, September 2014.

4.4. Service

4.3.1 Academic Memberships

 2014 – present: Academy of Management – AOM.

 2014 – present: Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale Giovani – AIDEA Giovani.

4.3.2 Other

 2014-present: Teaching assistant during 2 editions of a “SAP ByDesign Course” for graduate students held at Tor Vergata University.

 05-2014: SAP Business By Design Certificate.

5. Teaching

5.1. Teaching Experience Guest Lectureships

Academic

Matteo Cristofaro 5 2014/15 Service Management Graduate Guest lecturer 34/6 (2 hours of lecturing) Italian Ms. Service Management Measures of service quality Tor Vergata University 2013/14 Managerial Decision Making Graduate Guest lecturer 34/6 (10 hours of lecturing) Italian Ms. Management Business analysis tools; Business creativity. Tor Vergata University 2013/14 Entrepreneur ship Graduate Guest lecturer 60/12 (8 hours of lecturing) Italian Ms. Management Business Modelling; Funding. Tor Vergata University

07/2014 Marketing Graduate Guest lecturer 2 hours of lecturing English BEST Tor Vergata (IT students association) Social Media Marketing Tor Vergata University – Faculty of Engineerin g 5.1.1 Teaching assistance

The data below summarize different courses in which I have been involved as a course assistant at Rome “Tor Vergata” University.

Class Name Language Level Professor

Managerial Decision Making

Italian Graduate Gianpaolo Abatecola General Management Italian Undergraduate Roberto Cafferata General Management

(Advanced)

English Graduate Corrado Cerruti Entrepreneurship Italian Graduate Francesco Scafarto Firms internationalization Italian Graduate Cosetta Pepe

5.2. Student’s Supervision

The data below summarize the students supervised, at Tor Vergata University under the main supervision of Prof. Gianpaolo Abatecola. The students are listed according to their graduation date.

No. Student Dissertation title Language Major1 Final

Evaluation Completed

Current position

1 Martina Damia

La qualità dei processi decisionali d’impresa nel settore alimentare: il caso Surgital S.p.A.

Italian MDM 110/110 2013/2014 Surgitalia S.p.A.

2 Massimilia no Biaggi

La Teoria degli Upper Echelons: evidenze dal

caso Parmalat

Italian MDM 106/110 2013/2014 Looking for a job

3 Dario Meloni

Analisi qualitativa dei processi decisionali nelle scelte di internazionalizzazione: l’esperienza Stelin s.r.l. Italian MDM 110/110 cum laude 2013/2014 Accenture

4 Beatrice Il controllo di qualità Italian MDM 102/110 2013/2014 F.lli De Cecco

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decisionali: il caso De cecco Di Filippo Fara S. Martino S.p.A.

6. Work experience

October 2011 - December 2013: Accounting private office “Studio Antonini”, Catanzaro. Position: Assistant Accountant.

Achievements

- Assistant in drawing up balance sheets and budget forecasts, ensuring financial control; - Assistant in financial analysis and managerial accounting;

- Assistant auditor for office’s clients.

September 2012 - March 2013: CONSEL, Rome. Position: Junior Business Analyst. Achievements

- As part of a junior consulting team, I carried out business analysis and business modeling on a new technological product of WIND S.p.A. created within the european project CHOReOS;

- I collaborated in the creation of an excel evaluation sheet to evaluate new business ideas, ensuring a qualitative and quantitative evaluations.

September 2013 - December 2013: Price Waterhouse&Coopers, Rome. Position: Internal Auditor Assistant.

I worked in the Systems and Process Assurance line of service of PwC and as a part of some projects I gained experiences in helping major organizations in understanding and managing the risks associated with the financial reporting including related business processes and IT processes. Key duties and responsabilities included:

 Execute internal auditing controls by gathering, documenting and analyzing information and evidence of the existence of risks and the effectiveness of processes and IT systems.

Clients served: Compagnia Surgelati Italiana (Frozen Food); Codere Italia (Gaming).

7. Honors and Awards

 2013/2016: Tor Vergata University, PhD. in Business Management&Accounting. 3-year Full Scholarship.

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8. Certificates

 10-2014/10-2016: IELTS test. Score: 6.5 - Good user. British Council – Rome.