When we need to adjust our operations at one of our manufacturing facilities, we count on a dedicated team of engineers to ensure that the end result will give our customers the best products. We couldn’t do that without people like Nicholas Cimmarrusti, Process Development Engineer. He came to Diasorin in early 2021 and holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from the University of Alabama.
Q: What are your responsibilities at Diasorin?
A: I work with a team of process development engineers to drive new projects and process improvements for operations, such as scaling up a manual line to an automated line. We work across multiple sites, from DiaSorin Molecular in Cypress, California, to Luminex sites in Austin, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin. My day-to-day involves various meetings, design reviews with automation groups, systems development and integration tasks, and hands-on time with the equipment to make sure it’s running as desired.
Q: How did you get started on this career path?
A: I’ve always tinkered since I was a kid — taking stuff apart, seeing how it works, and trying to put it back together.
Q: What drew you to Diasorin?
A: It was the company’s COVID-19 response. I wanted to help with scaling up production and make a difference. Everything that was done here to help with the pandemic was incredible.
Q: If you could solve any clinical or genetic challenge, what would it be?
A: Muscular dystrophy. That’s something that runs in my family. My grandfather has it, and so does my great-uncle.
Q: If you weren’t at Diasorin, where would you be?
A: I’d probably have been a teacher. I’ve always loved math and science, and I enjoy watching people learn something new. It’s so rewarding to see the moment when someone grasps a new concept and the light goes on.
Q: What is something about you that no one at Diasorin knows?
A: I really enjoy board games. All through college and afterwards, my friends and I try to get together and play all kinds of board games. The Settlers of Catan is one of my favorites. I’m very competitive!
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
A: I live in Huntington Beach, so I really like walking on the pier or walking down the beach.