Experience

wnzs Wirtschaftsnetz Zentralschweiz

• Switzerland
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  Founded and run the biggest business network for Central Switzerland "wnzs Wirtschaftsnetz Zentralschweiz" Preceeding organizations: Kadernetz, OpenBC Zentralschweiz, XING Ambassadorgruppe Zentralschweiz Founded and run the biggest business network for Central Switzerland "wnzs Wirtschaftsnetz Zentralschweiz" Preceeding organizations: Kadernetz, OpenBC Zentralschweiz, XING Ambassadorgruppe Zentralschweiz



Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

• Switzerland
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor Emeritus

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  - Lecturing & coaching on Information Security, Business Continuity Management, IT Service Continuity Managment and Fraud Detection (BSc, MSc, CAS, MAS) - Mentoring the annual Information Security in Healthcare conference since 2015 - Mentoring the annual IoT / OT Security Conference since 2023

• Professor and Head of Studies

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2022

  - Heading the Information Security Competence Center, later Information & Cyber Security and Privacy Group - Leading the team of 16 professors, lecturers and research associates - Head of Studies with conception, acquisition, studies management and lectures in further education (CAS, MAS) - Lecturing & coaching on Information Security, Creativity Models like Design Thinking, Data Science, Fraud Detection, IT and Web Engineering and Knowledge Management (BSc, MSc, CAS, MAS) -… Show more - Heading the Information Security Competence Center, later Information & Cyber Security and Privacy Group - Leading the team of 16 professors, lecturers and research associates - Head of Studies with conception, acquisition, studies management and lectures in further education (CAS, MAS) - Lecturing & coaching on Information Security, Creativity Models like Design Thinking, Data Science, Fraud Detection, IT and Web Engineering and Knowledge Management (BSc, MSc, CAS, MAS) - Acquisition of industry partners for applied research, development and services - Design and mentoring of the annual Information Security in Healthcare conference since 2015



ICB Infosec Community Builder GmbH

• Switzerland
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Consultant and University Liaison

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  - Mentoring two national information security conferences for a) healthcare and b) IoT / OT - Lectures for universities - Coaching and consulting - Mentoring two national information security conferences for a) healthcare and b) IoT / OT - Lectures for universities - Coaching and consulting



PEFIS Technology & Innovation Management

• Switzerland
• Think Tanks

• Managing Owner

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Design and cost-efficient implementation of innovative technology solutions Design and cost-efficient implementation of innovative technology solutions



Credit Suisse

• Switzerland
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Int'l Business Development

  • Feb 2005 - Dec 2012

  - Management in line, matrix and project organizations with IT COO Switzerland - Overall process responsibility including budget and quality management with KPIs - Cost reduction by 18% (lean six sigma), duplication of throughput speed - Responsibility for strategies, roadmaps, governance; successful and efficient implementation - International business development in IT Private Banking; governance and coordination - Report to IT COO and CIO Switzerland, IT Management… Show more - Management in line, matrix and project organizations with IT COO Switzerland - Overall process responsibility including budget and quality management with KPIs - Cost reduction by 18% (lean six sigma), duplication of throughput speed - Responsibility for strategies, roadmaps, governance; successful and efficient implementation - International business development in IT Private Banking; governance and coordination - Report to IT COO and CIO Switzerland, IT Management Committee Show less - Management in line, matrix and project organizations with IT COO Switzerland - Overall process responsibility including budget and quality management with KPIs - Cost reduction by 18% (lean six sigma), duplication of throughput speed - Responsibility for strategies, roadmaps, governance; successful and efficient implementation - International business development in IT Private Banking; governance and coordination - Report to IT COO and CIO Switzerland, IT Management… Show more - Management in line, matrix and project organizations with IT COO Switzerland - Overall process responsibility including budget and quality management with KPIs - Cost reduction by 18% (lean six sigma), duplication of throughput speed - Responsibility for strategies, roadmaps, governance; successful and efficient implementation - International business development in IT Private Banking; governance and coordination - Report to IT COO and CIO Switzerland, IT Management Committee Show less



Siemens AG

• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Information Security Officer

  • 1999 - 2004

  - Management in line, matrix and project organizations - Setup of an international organization and best practise groups - Owner of governance, process and budget responsibility - Implementation and cost optimization of a PKI - Development, implementation and transfer of strategies and roadmaps

• Head Corporate Knowledge Management

  • 1999 - 2004

  - Management in line, matrix and project organizations - Setup of an international organization and best practise groups - Owner of governance, process and budget responsibility - Implementation and cost optimization of a knowledge database - Development, implementation and transfer of strategies and roadmaps



Landis & Gyr

• United States
• Restaurants

• Head Corporate Wireless Communications

  • 1994 - 1999

  - Development, implementation and transfer of strategies and roadmaps - 17 successful projects, European standardization, several patents - Development, implementation and transfer of strategies and roadmaps - 17 successful projects, European standardization, several patents



Philips

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • 1992 - 1994

  Project Manager and Group Manager, development of GSM mobile phones Project Manager and Group Manager, development of GSM mobile phones

• Scientist

  • 1988 - 1992

  - Scientific work on high temperature superconductors, labs for crystal growth and analytics - Extensive and diverse magnetoscopic measurements and theoretical interpretation - Scientific work on high temperature superconductors, labs for crystal growth and analytics - Extensive and diverse magnetoscopic measurements and theoretical interpretation