A building engineer and construction manager by training, Alberto holds a MSc in sustainable energy and the environment from the University of East London. He has worked with HSSMI since 2016 – first as a circular economy specialist – gaining an understanding of how the circular economy can be leveraged by the manufacturing industry and its extensive supply chain as a closed loop system. He has extensive experience as a circular economy entrepreneur, having co-founded Adaptavate, an award-winning start up. He is a certified practitioner in project management and lean manufacturing and holds an IMIAL Level 4 Award which certifies him in high voltage battery handling. He is considered a thought leader on end of life batteries, fostering transnational cooperation in the field, and is a founding member of the Sustainable Batteries Steering Group UK, a friend of the Global Battery Alliance and leader of project VALUABLE in the UK, chairing its Industrial Advisory Board.

He is currently Research & Innovation Manager at HSSMI, leading the development of successful collaborative R&D projects across the business, building consortia with national and international companies, tapping into his network thinking skills.