## Summary Independent Contractor (MSc, ETH Zürich) with a strong technical foundation in AI, cloud systems, and software development, plus deep business expertise. Experienced in research, banking, telecom, and insurance, ITSM, DevOps, bridging technology and business to deliver solutions and lead teams from concept to execution. **Languages:** **Native:** German, Swiss German • **Fluent:** English, Italian, Spanish • **Proficient:** French **Skills:** Python, TS/JS, C#, Go, Java • **Web:** React, Vue, HTML/X, CSS, Wordpress, AEM • **DB:** PostgreSQL, MongoDB • **DevOps:** Cloud (AWS, GCP, DO, S3), Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD • **Business:** Requirements Engineering, UML/BPMN, Stakeholder Management, Jira, Confluence • **AI:** GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi-K2 • **Tools:** Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Ollama, OpenWebUI, n8n, LangChain • **Concepts:** RAG, Embeddings, Fine-tuning, Prompt Engineering • **Agentic Standards:** MCP, Agents, Commands, Skills ## Professional Experience ### Freelancer/Independent Contractor - Advisor | Self-employed | Mar 23 - Present - Product Owner, Solution Architect, Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer, providing end-to-end consulting in cloud, software architecture, and product development. **Keywords:** AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, React, Node, MongoDB, FastAPI, Puppeteer, HTMX, Figma ### Contract Finance Automation Developer | Global Insurance Company | July 25 - Present - Development and deployment of automated finance calculator tool for BVG, AHV, and private pension schemes, complete project initialization and technical implementation as independent contractor **Keywords:** Python, JavaScript, Jinja, HTML, Docker, Docker Compose, Application Hosting, Full-Stack Development ### Contract Application Manager - DevOps | Aveniq | April 25 - December 25 - Operation and technical configuration of ITSM solutions, hands-on development and testing processes, with close collaboration across Application Manager and Engineering teams **Keywords:** ITSM (Cherwell, Echolon, USM, Jira, ServiceNow), Microsoft SQL, Powershell, Bash, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, RedHat Openshift, Rest Integration, KeyCloak, Git ### Contract Product Owner - Co-Architect | Generali | Oct 23 - Jun 24 - Led the Generali Switzerland Website 2024 project, managing distributed teams across Switzerland and India, defining requirements, coordinating stakeholders, mentoring a junior Product Owner, and ensuring a successful launch. **Keywords:** Jira, Spira, LambdaTest, JavaScript, AEM, Adobe Cloud, Salesforce ### Chief Technical Officer | Asal Informatik GmbH | Aug 22 - Feb 23 - Modernized Swiss customs and logistics software from Visual Objects to C#, making it cloud-ready, while managing operations, customer support, and acquisitions. **Keywords:** C#, .NET, Docker, Puppeteer, Accounting ### Product Owner - Mobile & Mass Market | Swisscom | Jan 22 - Aug 22 - Led a cross-border engineering team, overseeing Go-based microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, and AWS architecture, collaborating with Ericsson and Amazon on product development. **Keywords:** Go, Python, REST, gRPC, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, AWS ### Founder and Owner of XRMeeting | Kickstart | Sep 20 - Aug 22 - Developed a VR meetings platform for Meta Quest in collaboration with Fraunhofer, securing funding through stakeholder engagement. **Keywords:** Unity, C#, VR, Oculus/Meta, Business Modeling ### Software Engineer - Co-Architect - Mobile & Mass Market | Swisscom | Apr 21 - Jan 22 - Architected service management solutions with a Go-based backend, redesigned technical hiring, and co-led a distributed engineering team. **Keywords:** Go, Python, REST, gRPC, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, AWS, Puppeteer ---PAGEBREAK--- ### Software Project Engineer - Banking | Swisscom | Sep 18 - Apr 21 - Delivered cloud-based banking solutions for compliance, eBanking, and data migration, providing architecture consulting for business and customer platforms. **Keywords:** Oracle, Python, SQL, Java, REST, Cryptography, AWS, Azure, Docker ### Internship - Video Compression | Disney Research | May 18 - Sep 18 ### Teacher - Mathematics and Languages | Know-Now | Jan 10 - Dec 17 ### Software Engineer | MeteoSwiss | Apr 16 - Sep 16 ### Military Service | FULW - Swiss Military | Mar 11 - Aug 11 ### Swim Teacher | SfaR - Basel | Mar 05 - Jan 11 ## Education ### Master's Degree in Computer Science, Visual Computing | ETH Zürich | 2016 - 2018 - Focus on Computer Graphics, Vision, and Machine Learning - Master thesis: Optimized Patterns for Integration in Rendering. - Programming languages: C++, C#, Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch), Java, Matlab ### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science | ETH Zürich | 2011 - 2015 - Focus on Visual, Distributed Computing, and Software Engineering - Bachelor thesis: Wearable Shopping Assistant. - Programming languages: Assembly, C, C++, C#, Java, Matlab, Eiffel ## Certifications - **2022** GoldBox Intrapreneur, rready AG - **2022** BlueBox Intrapreneur, rready AG - **2021** Kickstart intrapreneur program, Kickstart - **2021** RedBox Intrapreneur, rready AG - **2020** Fit for Finance, HSG - Universität St.Gallen - **2017** Certificate of Achievement - Game Programming Laboratory, ETH Zürich and ZHDK - **2015** English Language C1-C2, ETH