Experience

Twist Lab

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  Working on the technological fundamentals to create the financial services of the future. Working on the technological fundamentals to create the financial services of the future.



BCV - Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

• Switzerland
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Trendscouting and Innovation (Digital & Multichannel)

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

  In the Multichannel department, I was responsible for the FinTech initiatives and Innovation for the bank. I have been involved in gathering the digital requirements of every business line of the bank, training the bank in the digital space from the top management to digital specialists of the different business lines and acted as an internal digital consultant for shaping the digital strategy of the bank. In the Multichannel department, I was responsible for the FinTech initiatives and Innovation for the bank. I have been involved in gathering the digital requirements of every business line of the bank, training the bank in the digital space from the top management to digital specialists of the different business lines and acted as an internal digital consultant for shaping the digital strategy of the bank.



KiWi

• Mexico
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2016

  I have co-founded and led KiWi, a company targeting micro-merchants in emerging markets with innovative ePayment solutions. The solution consists in a cash register and payment terminal bundled in a smartphone application, offering the micro-merchant additional revenues (e.g., selling airtime topups) and functionalities (e.g., obtaining cash advances/loans). I have co-founded and led KiWi, a company targeting micro-merchants in emerging markets with innovative ePayment solutions. The solution consists in a cash register and payment terminal bundled in a smartphone application, offering the micro-merchant additional revenues (e.g., selling airtime topups) and functionalities (e.g., obtaining cash advances/loans).



NXC (Suisse)

• Lausanne Area, Switzerland

• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

  • May 2013 - Feb 2014

  Senior Solution Architect at NXC - OPEN RELIABLE from May 2013 to September 2013 and then CTO of NXC (Suisse). I've been gathering and understanding clients' requirements, proposing and designing corresponding solutions - developed on open source products - and supervising developments for clients as different as multinational corporations, academia, journals or SMEs. Senior Solution Architect at NXC - OPEN RELIABLE from May 2013 to September 2013 and then CTO of NXC (Suisse). I've been gathering and understanding clients' requirements, proposing and designing corresponding solutions - developed on open source products - and supervising developments for clients as different as multinational corporations, academia, journals or SMEs.



Klewel, the webcasting company

• Switzerland
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2013

  Development of a web platform allowing to record and replay lectures and courses over the Internet. A hardware solution allowing the recording of audiovisual and data streams (slides) is bundled with a web portal for the edition and publication of the recorded content. Implementation of agile development methods: introduction of Scrum, Kanban and eXtreme Programming (XP). Development of a web platform allowing to record and replay lectures and courses over the Internet. A hardware solution allowing the recording of audiovisual and data streams (slides) is bundled with a web portal for the edition and publication of the recorded content. Implementation of agile development methods: introduction of Scrum, Kanban and eXtreme Programming (XP).



EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Student and Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2010

  Pursued a PhD under supervision of Prof. Rachid Guerraoui: - VM enhancements for mobile devices; - Design and implementation of large-scale peer-to-peer algorithms. Preparation and teaching the course “Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming”, Java (School of Computer and Communications, EPFL). Training and supervision of Master and semester projects. Pursued a PhD under supervision of Prof. Rachid Guerraoui: - VM enhancements for mobile devices; - Design and implementation of large-scale peer-to-peer algorithms. Preparation and teaching the course “Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming”, Java (School of Computer and Communications, EPFL). Training and supervision of Master and semester projects.



Bluepage

• Lausanne Area, Switzerland

• Web Developer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Development of web sites (DB, code and graphics) for various companies, such as Switcher, Sandoz, General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) or the SVPA. Development of web sites (DB, code and graphics) for various companies, such as Switcher, Sandoz, General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) or the SVPA.