Gian Paolo Galloni: Management and R&D Consultancy, High-End Cycling Industry in Westlake Village, CA
Gian Paolo Galloni

Management and R&D Consultancy, High-End Cycling Industry
Westlake Village | United States
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Moto & Powersports
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Freelance
Management and R&D Consultancy, High-End Cycling Industry | 10/2022 - Current
I support companies asking for general, sales and/or marketing management, and/or product development.
Hi-Torque Publishing Inc.
Tech Editor | 02/2018 - 08/2022
I was proof-reading "Mountain Bike Action" magazine tech stories and writing some of my own. I was also providing bike test to "Electric Bike Action" magazine. In the past, I helped Hi-Torque starting its then new "Road Bike Action" magazine.
GPR Publishing S.a.s.
Publisher & Editor | 02/2006 - 05/2022
I was publishing the Italian edition of the American "Mountain Bike Action" magazine, always in a 128+4 page layout with many more components and bikes test.
Bike Planet - Mail Order
Founder and CEO | 03/1998 - 06/2007
I started the first MTB components mail order in Italy, somewhat shaping local market.
Freelance
Computer Aided Design Mechanical Engineering | 02/1997 - 02/1998
Being into mechanical engineering, I wanted to see if handling it full-time was really "my thing". Well, it wasn't. This mostly because doing it freelance as I did meant having to work into too many and too different product environments. And I was also missing the contact with an enthusiastic working team and public of consumers.

Cannondale
Account Manager in Italy | 09/1996 - 01/1997
I handled and developed sales, warranties and service in my area.
GT Bicycles
Team Manager (MTB World Cup) | 01/1995 - 09/1996
I created the team with the help of the main sponsors I found: GT, Shimano, Diadora, Continental, Time and Giro.
I enlisted former Time Trial World Champion, the Russian athlete Pavel (T)Cherka(s)sov.
Mavic
Sales Manager in Italy | 03/1992 - 12/1994
I handled and develop the brand in the country.
Saimp Sistemi - Mandelli Group
Vice President of Sales | 05/1990 - 01/1992
I handled and developed Far East markets, while assisting President of Sales in every other areas and being often project leader.
It was my last stint working with FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) and high-precision machine tools manufacturers. My clients were automotive industries and I dealt even with Ministers of Industry of some governments, Chinese for instance, given the importance of new car-plants projects.
Oerlikon Bührle - CH
Area Manager in Italy | 02/1998 - 04/1990
I developed and supported my market. The part of the company I worked with had a military (anti-aircraft artillery systems) and a civil (high precision milling machines) departments. Top technology, as you may guess.
Education history
ITIS G. Galilei in
Diploma of Perito Industriale
Università degli Studi di Padova in Italia
Engineering | 1984 - 1988
Air Force Pilot
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