Activities at FHNW
- Head of FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Lecturer for measurement and sensor technology
Research
- Application of sensors in farming, in particular soil sensors
- Validation of sensors
- Sensor diagnostics
- Internet of Things (IoT)
Profile
Biography
Since 2018 | Head of Institute for Sensors and Electronics FHNW |
2016–2018 | Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur Head of strategic business field "Road & Traffic" Profit&Loss responsibility, development of business strategy, international sales |
2011–2016 | Baumer Electric AG, Frauenfeld Senior product manager for inductive and magnetic sensors Product life cycle management, product trainings, functional safety, IO-Link |
2005–2011 | Jaquet Technology Group, Basel (today part of TE Connectivity) Team leader and and deputy development manager Development, simulation, validation and certification of speed sensors |
1999–2005 | PhD at institute of mechanical systems at ETH Zürich "Mechanical Size Effects in Thin Copper Foils: An Experimental Study" |
1993–1998 | Studies of mechanical engineering at ETH Zürich Specialization in robotics und internal combustion engines Thesis "Discontinuous Feedback Stabilisation of a Rigid Body with Two Controls" |
1993 | Matura (A level) at Realgymnasium Bludenz (Austria) |
Memberships
- President of sensors.ch, Swiss association of sensor experts
- Head of soil moisture sensors working group at Forum nachhaltiges Wassermanagement in der Landwirtschaft