Experience

SUSS MicroOptics

• Switzerland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Section Head Plasma Etching / Senior Process Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Hauterive



CSEM

• Switzerland
• Research
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Scientist / Ph. D. in Nanotechnology for Life Sciences

  • May 2010 - Mar 2014

  Neuchâtel Most of the work aimed at developing a new robust and reliable micro/nano fabrication process for the large scale manufacturing of silicon-based nanoporous membranes for biomedical applications (ultrafiltration, sensing). • Planning, design and execution of experiments in the field of surface nanostructuration combining self-assembling strategies, standard photolithography and micro/nano fabrication techniques in clean room environment (wet and dry etching, thin film… Show more Most of the work aimed at developing a new robust and reliable micro/nano fabrication process for the large scale manufacturing of silicon-based nanoporous membranes for biomedical applications (ultrafiltration, sensing). • Planning, design and execution of experiments in the field of surface nanostructuration combining self-assembling strategies, standard photolithography and micro/nano fabrication techniques in clean room environment (wet and dry etching, thin film deposition). • Characterization of topographical and chemical characterization of nanostructured surfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). • Study of mechancial properties of suspended porous and non porous thin films using the bulge test experiment and bow measurement technique. • Surface functionalization by grafting of smart polymers in order to use the nanoporous membranes as thermo-responsive nano valves for the controlled diffusion and separation of molecules. • Integration of the fabricated membranes into specifically designed microfluidic devices (e.g. eppendorf tubes for centrifugation assisted filtration, tangential flow filtration devices for molecule separation) and evaluation of the membrane's performances (e.g. selectivity, flow rate). Show less



École d'Architectes et d'Ingénieurs de Fribourg

• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2009

  Fribourg, Switzerland • Feasibility study of the fabrication of an ultrasonic data transmission device • Computer assisted design simulation (COMSOL Multiphysics) of microfabricated resonant structures • Design of experiments and reporting



IES - Institut d'Electronique et des Systèmes

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internship

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  Région de Montpellier, France • Design and fabrication of a power protection circuit for a laser vibrometer • Simulations with Labview of the designed circuit before integration