Milan Area, Italy
- Current
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- freelance at security publishing, consulting & practice
- publisher - new business development at Edizioni F.A.G. Milano
- Past
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- publishing consultant at Edizioni FAG Milano; Egea-Bocconi; Eni SpA (Self-employed)
- publisher, HPE (Higher & Professional Education) at Pearson Education Italia
- publishing consultant; project manager; author at Apogeo, Tecniche Nuove, De Agostini & other IT publishers (Self-employed)
- web/communication manager at PressToday
- Humanities: researcher; writer; teacher; care-keeper at Caritas; Training agencies; High Schools; other
- Education
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- Università degli Studi di Torino
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Collegio San Carlo, Milano (Italy)
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Fabrizio Comolli’s Summary
My main professional focus is publishing. Born in 1964, I have a background in humanities (grad. in philosophy and in psychology/HF), but I developed my main expertise in technical publishing. For many years I worked as a freelance (author & consultant). Next, I was in the staff of some Italian IT imprints: mainly Apogeo (as "special projects" editor: e-business books & online courses / e-learning), and Pearson Education Italia (as publisher, HPE division). At present my role include both the editorial plans and the strategic marketing (cross media and multi-channel projects) as well as media relations. Lately, I am strengthening and expanding my interests in the area of security (publishing and practising).
Fabrizio Comolli’s Specialties:
Management of publishing projects (online/paper). Scouting of authors/issues. Networking with local/international contacts, partners, sponsors etc. New business, multi-channel projects and co-marketing partnerships. Media relations. Writing & editing.
Fabrizio Comolli’s Experience
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freelance
security publishing, consulting & practice
(Security and Investigations industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Besides my previous publishing activities, I am actively focusing on security issues. In that area, I am working to new publishing projects as well as collaborating with security professionals.
Security Publishing: I am developing and managing a new series of books with the Italian imprint Edizioni Libreria Militare (Military Bookshop). The new series is called “com.bat”, and the first title is the Italian edition of “On Combat”, a bestseller by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (I personally attended the translation): http://www.edizionilibreriamilitare.com/combat/p_OnCombat.htm. Also, I am writing for some Italian security & combat magazines (as Raids Italia).
Security Consulting & Practising: I am collaborating and training with an Italian-Israeli security team: http://www.sdu-sec.it (risk assessment & prevention; armed & unarmed defense; combat shooting; Vip Protection; etc.). I am also teaching self-defense, after 20 years of experience in several disciplines (thai boxe, street fighting, krav maga). -
publisher - new business development
Edizioni F.A.G. Milano
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
April 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)
As a startup within Edizioni F.A.G. I developed, and I am currently managing, new series of books: Tecnologia & professioni, Digital LifeStyle (2004); Digital LifeStyle Pro (2005); Natural LifeStyle (2006).
I am managing authors, partners and sponsors (ex.: Microsoft, Nikon, newspapers), developing new business (most of all the consumer potential of our publishing projects).
Also, I coordinate our web presence (new site in march 2006), online partnerships, and media relations.
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publishing consultant
Edizioni FAG Milano; Egea-Bocconi; Eni SpA (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Publishing industry)
March 2004 — January 2005 (11 months)
While starting up new publishing business for Edizioni F.A.G., in 2004 I operated as a consulting publisher for other imprints: managing publishing projects, networking with authors, publishers, and companies/sponsors.
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publisher, HPE (Higher & Professional Education)
Pearson Education Italia
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2003 — March 2004 (1 year 3 months)
After a consulting collaboration in 2002 (market analysis of ICT publishing in Italy, and selection of publishing projects), in jan. 2003 I was hired in PEI as HPE publisher (the HPE division, formerly Addison-Wesley Italia, was publishing ICT books for academic, professional and trade market). My job included: market analysis and editorial strategy; choice and planning of titles to be published (both translations and local projects); relationship with rights managers (both within Pearson group and other major international imprints); management of editorial workflow and quality of contents; development of local partnerships (Italian authors, services and companies/sponsors).
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publishing consultant; project manager; author
Apogeo, Tecniche Nuove, De Agostini & other IT publishers (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
January 1996 — December 2002 (7 years )
As a technical writer and ICT “evangelizer”, I wrote (including concept, texts, imaging, and often layout/composition/implementation) many ICT books, articles, manuals. I attended also to the creation of websites, multimedia cd-rom’s, help systems, online courses (e-learning). In this capacity, I published my works with most Italian ICT imprints: Apogeo, Tecniche Nuove, Jackson Libri, DeAgostini. During these years, I was also a professional trainer, teaching ICT topics to business/educational workgroups.
After being an external author, translator and consultant for Apogeo in 1999-2000, during 2001 I worked in Apogeo staff as a PM for “special projects”. I managed editorial projects both on paper (business/e-business/ICT topics) and online (e-learning projects in partnership with Somedia Spa; some websites, as academic webzines for BUP / University of Bologna).
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web/communication manager
PressToday
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2000 — December 2000 (8 months)
In the golden age of Italian net economy, I attended the startup of PressToday.com, a search engine for online press reviews. Reporting to the founder/CEO/CTO, I managed interface/information design, customers and media relations. I friendly quitted PressToday when we achieved our first-step goals, as the creative phase was ending and the company entered the next phase, focusing mostly on selling. (To date, PressToday is one of the few Italian net companies still alive & kicking.)
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Humanities: researcher; writer; teacher; care-keeper
Caritas; Training agencies; High Schools; other
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Higher Education industry)
November 1989 — July 1996 (6 years 9 months)
My first field of activity was in humanities, as a:
Teacher of Philosophy in high schools. Trainer and coordinator of a specialization course for social & healthcare operators. Helper for disabled teenagers and for people with AIDS (Caritas - Milano). Trainer and coordinator of workgroups, using role-plays and Metaplan techniques (Bossard Consultants Italia, Milano).
Consultant researcher for Caritas Ambrosiana and Centro Studi AIDS, S.Raffaele Hospital (Milano): scientific/theoretical writing in bioethics (AIDS and mass media), teaching, editing, public speaking at national/international conferences.
Details: http://www.fcomolli.it/eng-abs.htm
Fabrizio Comolli’s Education
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Università degli Studi di Torino
graduation , Psychology , 1991 — 1998
110/110 degree.
Dissertation on Ergonomics / Human Factors.
Post-graduation: Assistant Professor 1998-2003.- Activities and Societies:
- SIE - Società Italiana di Ergonomia (Italian Society for Ergonomics / HF)
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
graduation , Philosophy , 1983 — 1988
"110/110 magna cum laude" degree.
Dissertation on "Imagination in Sartre's Existentialism" published in Rivista Italiana di Neoscolastica.- Activities and Societies:
- post-graduation Researcher in Bioethics, Psychology, Mass Media - HSR (AIDS Research Center, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan)
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Collegio San Carlo, Milano (Italy)
high-school degree , Maturità Classica (Humanities) , September 1979 — July 1983
