Luca Cortelli

The path starts in the workshop, hands on the machines. Since 2019, Luca has worked as a specialized technician and prototyper at RUFA University in Rome, where he runs the rapid prototyping equipment (CNC, 3D printing, laser cutting), assesses project feasibility, and selects materials and manufacturing methods.

During the same years, at Revolve Srl, he programmed automation for CNC machines, designed and assembled industrial control panels, and handled customer training and support. In 2024 he developed the hardware and software of a biaxial tensile testing machine for a doctoral project at Delft University of Technology, used to analyze canvas samples from historic paintings.

Next came automation of stone-processing machines, with industrial control panels and test and quality-control systems, and the role of process automation manager at Woodlinea Srl, where he developed Minerva, the company’s management software for production, job orders, and warehouse.

Today he is Technical Manager of the Civitavecchia Fab Lab and, through Cortex Automations, works as a consultant and prototyper: from the first sketch to a production-ready product.