Daniela Dafarra

PARTNER - ENGINEER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DREAMER

MASTER’S DEGREE – Engineer | Università di Ingegneria di Genova
MASTER DEGREE – Business Administration | SDA Bocconi
MASTER DEGREE -PROJECT FINANCING & MANAGEMENT | SOLE24ORE

VICE-President FIABCI Italia

Member of the Engineers’ Chamber of Genova
Member of FIABCI International
Member of Arel
Italian Deputy CPI Index – UN Urban Monitoring Lab
Member of ISF (Ingegneri Senza Frontiere)
Member of MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres)

I strongly believe in the synergy of working in team, promptly listening and bringing my professional and personal various experience, from different kind of companies and roles (investors side or contractor or PM or client ones). Firmly able to take advantage of my personal skills in order to reach goals and final deadlines, with determination and motivation. Strong capability in executive negotiation, problem solving, crisis management. Deeply interested and capable in HR sourcing and management, able to maximize skills and potential talents from every member of a team, getting out the best final result.

Keen to approach directly and take care of clients, dealing with new deals and discussing valuable opportunities, especially solving problems and issues, reorganizing and facing them with either my rational technical but creative holistic approach. Strong experience in strategic planning, analysis and cost evaluation and control, budget management and site supervision, tendering, delivery planning, ability to work efficiently in multidisciplinary and international situations and environments.

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS
Civil and Structure Engineer, London
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS
Project Manager
Project Manager for Headquarter “Il Sole 24 Ore” (Arch: Renzo Piano B.W. – Client: Il Sole 24 Ore), and Galleria degli Uffizi, (Arch: Isozaki & Ass.- Client: Council of Florence), Florenc
Pirelli Real Estate
Asset & Project
Management Office and Industrial Development (Associate), Milan
Project &Asset Management
LEHMAN BROTHERS REAL ESTATE
Vice President
Vice President, London and Milan Responsible of the management of the new SGR reporting to the CEO in HQ London.
FIRST ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE
Senior Asset & Fund Manager
Senior Asset & Fund Manager, Senior Project Manager, Milan. Responsible for the Management of a team of ten people involved in the structuring of a new PE Real Estate Close Fund, destined to US Investors, Pension Funds, for new development projects in Italy
ADVISOR FREE LANCE
Responsible for the coordination and direction of the Project Management, technical, financial activities to bring about the whole aspects of new and existing projects, in order to develop the best sustainable solutions, issued at local, regional or global level . Main client Arup Milan, Libeskind Design and Architecture, Eni Service., Real Estate & Advisory branch at international level, dealing with Private Investors, Banks and Institutional RE Funds
PRINCIPIOATTIVO Architecture Group
Partner of the Studio
Partner of the Studio, responsible for the business development and planning, coordination and direction of the services and activities internally and externally with the clients, financial and commercial issues, HR and management & development strategy

Philosophy

Established in 2007 PRINCIPIOATTIVO is a young, dynamic architecture firm based in Italy. It operates nationally and internationally with a collaborative approach. Proactivity is our key-word. We don’t wait for things to happen, we create teams and shape situations to clients giving different visions and making them real and easy to understand. Curiosity and enthusiasm are part of our team and ourselves.