Having earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Palermo and his Masters at the MIP Polytechnic in Milan, he has been working in the energy field since 2001. He worked for companies in the energy sector (Dalmine Energie and Innowatio) and energy intensive consumers (Tenaris and US Navy Sigonella) in technical and commercial roles and then in management. He is an expert in energy management, distributed generation, energy distribution networks, and demand side management and has generated, developed, and managed businesses in the industrial and tertiary sectors.