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Ferrari, Tiziana

Tiziana Ferrari

Name: Tiziana Ferrari

Age: 40

Project: EGI-InSPIRE

Position: Chief Operations Officer

Institution: EGI.eu

Nationality: Italian

Favourite IT technology: networking
   
1. What's your role within grid computing?
  Chief Operations Officer at EGI.eu
 
2. Why did you get in to grid?
  I got into grid at INFN - the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics, working at CNAF. INFN has been a pioneer in development of grid middleware and I deeply enjoyed the activities which took place during that design phase. I then moved to operations and finally into the EGI_DS project, where I contributed to the planning for grid sustainability and the preparation of the EGI-InSPIRE project proposal.
 
3. What did you study at university?
  Computer science and network engineering.
 
4. What did you want to be at school?
  A pianist!
 
5. What are the highlights of your job?
  Work is not a duty but a passion. When I'm at work time flies. Challenges increase this passion and the enthusiasm. I have great colleagues, team work is a pleasure and I enjoy the opportunity of working with operations teams from many countries in the world.
 
6. What are the lowlights of your job?
  Sometimes I would like to have more spare time.
 
7. What do you do when you're not at work?
  I have three small children (one daughter Lucia and two male twins Daniele and Lorenzo), a husband (Ferdinando) and no spare time!
 
8. What are your goals for the next year?
  Contributing to the ongoing improvement of EGI operations to support National Grid Initiatives and the take-up of grid technology.
 
9. Would you encourage your children to get in to grid and IT?
  Nowadays children are already exposed to IT a lot, this starts already at Primary school. But I would be very proud if they could get in to grid - directly or indirectly - contributing to the advancement of knowledge.

 
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
  A physician to be closer to people.
 
 
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