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&#8211; 1989 Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, training technician for training and vocational education<\/li><li>1989 &#8211; 1994 Degree in engineering at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin and study abroad at City College New York<\/li><li>1990 Guest lecturer at the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe: Fundamentals of electrical engineering<\/li><li>1994 &#8211; 1998 Favier &amp; Herdzina GmbH, Bielefeld, project and team leader<\/li><li>1998 &#8211; 2004 ICC beratende Ingenieure GmbH, G\u00fctersloh, Senior Partner and Managing Director<\/li><li>2004 &#8211; 2008 Synthes GmbH, Mezzovico CH, Senior Manager and Member of the Executive Board, responsible for plant management and investment planning<\/li><li>2009 &#8211; 2013 SBB Swiss Federal Railways, Regional and Team Leader Ticino, responsible for investment planning and project portfolio management<\/li><li>2011 &#8211; 2013 MBA in General Management at Middlesex University, London<\/li><li>2014 &#8211; 2021 Swiss Federal Railways, Bern, Senior Manager and Overall Project Manager for CH-wide process optimization and factory planning.<\/li><li>2019 Guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI, Ticino<\/li><li>2015 &#8211; 2021 Doctorate at the Middlesex University, London<\/li><li>2009 &#8211; 2023 Lecturer in management training at the Swiss Federal Railways<\/li><li>2022 &#8211; 2024 KD-Plan GmbH, Hiddenhausen, Project Manager and Member of the Management Board<\/li><li>Since January 2025 Head of MBA program at the FHDW NRW<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7efa5b9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7efa5b9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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