About me

Career

School & apprenticeship

After finishing district school in Muri AG, I started a four-year apprenticeship as a design engineer at MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG (now Everllence) in Zurich in 2010. I completed the first two years at the AZW training centre in Winterthur. During this time, I discovered my passion for theatre and joined the Junges Theater Winterthur.

Military service

After completing my apprenticeship, I continued to work at MAN and did part of my military service with the Swiss Air Force in Dübendorf.

First role in project management

In 2015, I changed direction and joined A3 Erlebnismanufaktur AG in Buchrain LU as a junior project manager in exhibition booth construction. It was a hands-on introduction to project management - applying the technical foundation from my apprenticeship in a completely new environment.

Civil service

I completed my first civil service assignment at UNICEF Switzerland, supporting fundraising projects in German-speaking Switzerland. My second assignment took me to Uri as part of an emergency mission, where I worked with colleagues to keep the village of Bristen connected to the outside world by shuttle bus and cable car.

In 2017, I returned briefly to engineering, working as a design engineer at Notterkran AG in Boswil AG.

Studies & startups

After completing the vocational maturity school in Aarau, I began studying computer science at FHNW in Brugg.

In spring 2020, I co-founded TEQLY. Despite launching during the lockdown, we built up the company quickly, moving into our first office in Brugg directly opposite FHNW by autumn 2020. We specialised in digitalisation for SMEs and application development, working with clients across a range of industries. In parallel, I supported Orxys AG in operating the Corona test platform PROCESS and developing the event software EventOn.

Current role & MBA

Since the end of 2023, I have been managing data and AI projects at SWICA, one of Switzerland's leading health insurers. The regulatory complexity of the insurance environment and the strategic importance of the projects are exactly what drives me: From rebuilding internal data architectures to evaluating AI operating models at C-level.

In parallel, I have been pursuing the Swiss International MBA at FHNW since early 2025, combining strategic management with international study trips.