Background

2013 – 2018 Associate professor at ZHAW Winterthur, School of Engineering
2013 – 2018 Lead expert for carbody design, coupling systems and corrosion protection at Stadler Rail
2004 – 2013 Head of Carbody Design Engineering at Stadler Rail
2001 – Independent consulting engineer in the fields of vehicle construction, lightweight design, structure engineering, railway vehicles, aircraft constructions, steel constructions
1995 – 2001 Head of engineering at Alusuisse Road & Rail AG. Responsible for the design and technology development of all vehicle structures, rail and buses. Examples: ICN, Pendolino UK, Transrapid, etc.

Procuration
1991 – 1994 Project engineer and project manager at Alusuisse Road & Rail AG (Engineering and sale of semi products for railway vehicles and und buses)
 
1985 – 1991 Independent engineer: Consulting and design in lightweight structures, steel constructions, aircraft constructions
1980 – 1985 Project manager and project engineer at Geilinger AG, steel constructions

Admission to SIA (Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects)
 
1978 – 1979 Assistant at Institute of aircraft construction and lightweight design, ETHZ, Prof. H. Schürch
 
1973 – 1977 University studies ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), master degree in building and civil engineering, special studies in hydraulic engineering and mechanical structures