Experience

inspire AG

• Switzerland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Group

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Building up and leading a new group within inspire AG Sustainable materials for advanced manufacturing Metal powder development and production Multi-material co-processing Building up and leading a new group within inspire AG Sustainable materials for advanced manufacturing Metal powder development and production Multi-material co-processing



University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  CAS Giessereitechnik (CAS Casting Technology). Iron based materials: steel and cast iron. Modern production processes, smelting furnaces, material flow and feedstock. Slag production and prohibition. Heat treatments and other after-treatments. Material development and newest scientific insights. Material properties simulation and verification. CAS Giessereitechnik (CAS Casting Technology). Iron based materials: steel and cast iron. Modern production processes, smelting furnaces, material flow and feedstock. Slag production and prohibition. Heat treatments and other after-treatments. Material development and newest scientific insights. Material properties simulation and verification.



ETH Zürich

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Staff

  • May 2020 - Nov 2020

  metallurgy of new alloys for additive processes sustainability of advanced manufacturing planning and setting up of laboratories metallurgy of new alloys for additive processes sustainability of advanced manufacturing planning and setting up of laboratories



GF Casting Solutions

• Switzerland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Team Leader

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2020

  Chair of working committees - bringing together experts to solve production issues. Successful realignment of development team - making metal 3DM a main pillar. International project lead - promote customer innovation by enabling collaboration. Industrialization of innovative concepts - from idea to serial processes. Increasing business volume - convincing customers with expertise and commitment. Automation of work-intensive production methods - and from batch to continuous.… Show more Chair of working committees - bringing together experts to solve production issues. Successful realignment of development team - making metal 3DM a main pillar. International project lead - promote customer innovation by enabling collaboration. Industrialization of innovative concepts - from idea to serial processes. Increasing business volume - convincing customers with expertise and commitment. Automation of work-intensive production methods - and from batch to continuous. Development and establishing of a new patented material family in iron casting industry. Design Thinking - knowing customers pains and providing engineering solutions.

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2014

  Technology consultant - focus on special materials, coatings, after-treatments. Increasing efficiency of production processes - systematically and sustainably. Setting up innovative scientific test methods - the best is only good enough for company & customers. Establish risk assessment methods for innovation projects. Introduction of internal advanced training for diverse engineering disciplines. Introduction of material properties simulation tool - digitize where high… Show more Technology consultant - focus on special materials, coatings, after-treatments. Increasing efficiency of production processes - systematically and sustainably. Setting up innovative scientific test methods - the best is only good enough for company & customers. Establish risk assessment methods for innovation projects. Introduction of internal advanced training for diverse engineering disciplines. Introduction of material properties simulation tool - digitize where high costs arise. Creating workflows for development projects and failure analysis - transparency helps to avoid mistakes.



University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Innosuisse project lead. Laboratory management. Organization and lead of lab workshops. Customer innovation project management. Supervision of student projects. Innosuisse project lead. Laboratory management. Organization and lead of lab workshops. Customer innovation project management. Supervision of student projects.



Quo AG

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Engineer

  • Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

  Winner of the „Venturejob'09” award for industrialization of a new manufacturing process. Acquisition of project fundings through innosuisse (KTI). Build-up of lab equipment and methods for „proof-of-concept“. Increasing waste burning efficiency and cleanliness via simulation of combustion thermodynamics. Winner of the „Venturejob'09” award for industrialization of a new manufacturing process. Acquisition of project fundings through innosuisse (KTI). Build-up of lab equipment and methods for „proof-of-concept“. Increasing waste burning efficiency and cleanliness via simulation of combustion thermodynamics.



ETH Zürich

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Researcher

  • Jul 2005 - Oct 2009

  Laboratory of Metal Physics and Technology. Dissertation on processing strategies in light metal compound casting. Chair of multiple conference sessions. Thermodynamics at metallic interfaces. Surface modification of light metals. Multi-material-mix. Lightweight structures. Laboratory of Metal Physics and Technology. Dissertation on processing strategies in light metal compound casting. Chair of multiple conference sessions. Thermodynamics at metallic interfaces. Surface modification of light metals. Multi-material-mix. Lightweight structures.



Tecnológico de Monterrey

• Mexico
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Trainee

  • Jun 2003 - Sep 2003

  Rapid prototyping and shape memory alloys as actuators for reconfigurable machines Construction and motion simulation Rapid prototyping and shape memory alloys as actuators for reconfigurable machines Construction and motion simulation



ABB

• Switzerland
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internship

  • Feb 2001 - Mar 2001

  Project and workshop training in construction and manufacturing. Project and workshop training in construction and manufacturing.