Anna La Porta
Arnhem,Gelderland
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Design engineer intern
Firestone Airide
Arnhem, Netherlands
2025.09 - 2026.01
- Developed a more reliable method to determine the actual volume of Jounce Bumpers during the design phase of air springs as well as assisted with design and testing of for major OEMs (Mercedes, BMW, Rolls Royce and more).
Team Manager
HAN Hydromotive
Arnhem, Netherlands
2024.09 - 2025.09
- Head of a hydrogen vehicle design and manufacturing team of 13 students competing in the shell eco-marathon in the Urban Hydrogen vehicle category.
Academic Tutor
HAN University of Applied Sciences
Arnhem, Netherlands
2024.09 - 2025.09
- Teaching Mechanics Statics exercise classes for first year Automotive Engineering Students.
Administration Technical Department
apo.com Group
Duiven, Netherlands
2024.02 - Current
- Implementing McMain software, a new asset and inventory system for the Technical Department of the company.
Figure Skating Coach
ELS Eislaufschule Basel
Basel, Switzerland
2022.08 - 2023.08
- Organized training plans and managed one-to-one sessions as well as team sessions with over 10 students aged from 3 to 60 years old.
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS - Automotive Engineering
HAN University of Applied Sciences
2023.09 -
High School (Eidgenössische Matura) -
Gymnasium Bäumlihof, Basel
2019.08 - 2023.07
Skills
- CAD: SOLIDWORKS, CATIA V6
- McMain software
- MATLAB
- Microsoft 365
- Problem Solving
- Team Player
- Management and Organization
Languages
- Italian (Native)
- German (C2)
- English (C2)
- French (B2)
Certification
- Safety for Operational supervisors (VCA), 03/2024
- Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA), 11/2023
- Cambridge C2 English Certificate, 03/2023
- Eiskunstlauf J+S Leiter/in, 08/2023
Accomplishments
- Won the Swiss National championship as well as multiple international medals and was part of the Swiss national figure skating team for 6 years (2017-2022)
- Wrote a book about female immigration from Italy to Switzerland from the 1960’s until 2020’s and presented it to the Italian community living in Basel for International woman’s day (2023).
Timeline
Design engineer intern
Firestone Airide
2025.09 - 2026.01
Team Manager
HAN Hydromotive
2024.09 - 2025.09
Academic Tutor
HAN University of Applied Sciences
2024.09 - 2025.09
Administration Technical Department
apo.com Group
2024.02 - Current
Bachelor of Science - BS - Automotive Engineering
HAN University of Applied Sciences
2023.09 -
Figure Skating Coach
ELS Eislaufschule Basel
2022.08 - 2023.08
High School (Eidgenössische Matura) -
Gymnasium Bäumlihof, Basel
2019.08 - 2023.07