Experience

MATIS

• Switzerland
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Board Member

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Member of the Executive Board Member of the Executive Board



FEMTOprint SA

• Switzerland
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Regional Officer; Head of FEMTOprint Neuchâtel; BD Photonics

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Chief Regional Officer at FEMTOprint & Head of FEMTOprint Neuchâtel; Responsible for the business development in Photonics of the FEMTOprint 3D printing technology for glass micro-devices. Chief Regional Officer at FEMTOprint & Head of FEMTOprint Neuchâtel; Responsible for the business development in Photonics of the FEMTOprint 3D printing technology for glass micro-devices.



Electrosuisse

• Switzerland
• Consumer Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Member of the Program Committee "FRED - Forum romand de l'éclairage et de la domotique"

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Member of the Advisory Board "Swiss Lighting Forum"

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  http://swiss-lighting-forum.ch



MassChallenge Switzerland

• Switzerland
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Expert

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Expert (Judge / Mentor) for the swiss branch of the world-wide startup accelerator. Expert (Judge / Mentor) for the swiss branch of the world-wide startup accelerator.



CSEM

• Switzerland
• Research
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Focus Area Photonics

  • May 2021 - Jan 2022

  Responsible of the Focus Area Photonics within CSEM

• Section Head

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2022

  Head of the R&D activities in micro- and nano-optics, including innovation management, technology roadmap and business development.

• Project Manager

  • 2011 - May 2012

  R&D project management, including technology, strategy and innovation consulting in polymer optoelectronics, optical thin films and micro-/nano-optics.



PHABULOuS Pilot Line

• Switzerland
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director & Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  Management and coordination of a manufacturing pilot-line providing highly advanced and robust fabrication technologies for free-form micro-optical components Management and coordination of a manufacturing pilot-line providing highly advanced and robust fabrication technologies for free-form micro-optical components



Innosuisse

• Switzerland
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Coordinator of the Swiss National Laboratory for Solid State Lighting (SSSL)

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2021

  https://www.swissphotonics.net/labs/solid-state-lighting/sssl https://www.swissphotonics.net/labs/solid-state-lighting/sssl



EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coordinator - Project LOTFI (Laboratory of Optical Thin Films and Imaging)

  • 2005 - 2011

  Coordination of an industrial-academic R&D laboratory on the site of ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH.Negotiation and preparation of a Joint Research Agreement between the EPFL and ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH. Coordination of the research activities of a joint academic-industrial research group consisting of 2 PhD students, 2 post-docs, 1 engineer, 2 technical collaborators, and 5-8 industrial researchers (Project LOTFI). Responsible for an overall amount of external funding sources of 1’400 kCHF. Show less

• Senior Research Associate - Laboratory of Optoelectronics of Molecular Materials (LOMM)

  • 2004 - 2011

  Work in the group of Prof. L. Zuppiroli.Coordination of the research activities on organic materials and devices for optics, photonics, and lighting. Focus on i) the tuning of the optical properties of photonic crystals by infiltration with organic molecules, ii) the study of light emission and extraction from light emitting organic devices, and iii) the study of functional organic-inorganic hybrid films for photonics, optics and lighting. Development of competences in polymer and organic materials science as well as in the physical-chemical and optical properties of fluorescent dyes, (nano)pigments and films. Supervision of Bachelor/Master/Diploma/PhD students and Post-docs.Official co-direction of three PhD Thesis.Participation to several academic and industrial collaborations in the framework of national and international research projects funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the Swiss Confederation Innovation Promotion Agency (KTI/CTI), the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) in Quantum Photonics, the EU FP6 and COST programs, ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH, and Saint-Gobain Recherche (SGR). Show less

• Research Associate - Photonic Crystal Team / Semiconductor Device Physics Laboratory (LPDS)

  • 2000 - 2004

  Work in the group of Dr. R. Houdré and Prof. M. Ilegems.Development and characterization of advanced semiconductor optoelectronic components based on semiconductor-based planar photonic crystals. Theoretical and experimental study of the optical properties of photonic nanodevices. Development of a good knowledge of the main modelling techniques as well as extensive competences in designing, assembling and running optical experiments. Supervision of Bachelor/Master/Diploma/PhD students. Participation to several academic and industrial collaborations in the framework of national and international research projects funded by the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) in Quantum Photonics, and the EU FP5 & FP6 programs. Show less



Pragma 2 S.r.l.

• Consultant for computer and network management

  • 1999 - 2000



Università di Pavia

• Italy
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD. Assistant in Physics - Optical Spectroscopy Group / Department of Physics “A. Volta”

  • 1996 - 2000

  Work in the group of Prof. G. Guizzetti. PhD. Thesis (Optical spectroscopy of antimonide compounds: from GaSb epitaxial layers to AlGaSb/GaSb quantum systems): study of the optical properties of III-V semiconductor materials for electronics and optoelectronics. Development of a solid background in materials science, solid-state physics, and optics. Focus on the theoretical and experimental study of the optical response of semiconductor multilayers. Development of an extensive knowledge of the main optical spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. Supervision of Bachelor/Master/Diploma students. Participation to several academic and industrial collaborations in the framework of different research projects of the National Institute for the Physics of Matter (INFM), now part of the italian National Research Council (CNR). Show less



Università degli Studi di Bergamo

• Italy
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant (appointed "Cultore della Materia") - Faculty of Engineering

  • 1996 - 2000

  [1996-1997] Course: Physics B.Sc. Degree in Building Engineering [1997-2000] Course: General Physics II M.Sc. Degrees in Management and Production Engineering & Mechanical Engineering [1996-1997] Course: Physics B.Sc. Degree in Building Engineering [1997-2000] Course: General Physics II M.Sc. Degrees in Management and Production Engineering & Mechanical Engineering