Education

  • Global MBA – Master's in Business Administration
    High Achievers Scholarship recipient.
    IE Business School
    Madrid, Spain

  • Bachelor of Science, Business IT – Major IT-Operation and Security
    Attended Business IT courses at San José State University in California, USA during an International Project Experience. Worked as a Web Developer for NeuroLeap Corp in San José (Aug.–Sep. 2022).
    Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
    Rotkreuz, Switzerland

  • Commercial Apprenticeship Information Scientist EFZ with Technical Vocational Baccalaureate
    Gewerbliche Berufsschule Chur
    Chur, Switzerland

Experiences

  • Solutions Engineer
    Led diverse pre-sales initiatives for Switzerland's three major service providers, with a primary focus on Enterprise Networking and Security across Cisco's full technology portfolio. Identified new opportunities, delivered technical presentations, and organized a security workshop for 20+ attendees. Collaborated cross-functionally with Product Management and Engineering teams to customize solutions for key clients, streamlining proof-of-concept deployments and accelerating time-to-value.
    Cisco Systems (Switzerland) GmbH
    Wallisellen, Switzerland

  • Associate Solutions Engineer
    Completed Cisco's one-year Sales Associate Program (CSAP), specializing in technical pre-sales and solution architecture. Delivered technical presentations and live demos to internal stakeholders and early-stage clients. Collaborated on a DevNet project to create a web-based management platform for user onboarding and bandwidth control.
    Cisco Systems International B.V.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • System Engineer Monitoring and Automation
    Developed and implemented a monitoring concept with 10+ customers. Consulted on logging, metrics, and tracing solutions to enhance observability and system performance. Delivered proof-of-concepts and training sessions for tools including Dynatrace, Grafana, Zabbix, Loki, and OpsGenie.
    Inventx AG
    Chur, Switzerland

  • Software Engineer (part-time)
    Developed and managed a software project using SCRUM, C#, and Visual Studio.
    Trumpf Laser Marking Systems AG
    Grüsch, Switzerland

  • Commercial Apprenticeship Information Scientist EFZ
    Completed an apprenticeship with hands-on experience in setting up PCs, servers, network infrastructure, and virtualization environments using Hyper-V, NetApp, and ESXi.
    Trumpf Grüsch AG
    Grüsch, Switzerland

Last publications

Skills

Networking & Security

Enterprise Networking, Security Architecture, Pre-Sales, Solution Design, Proof-of-Concept Deployments

Monitoring & Observability

Dynatrace, Grafana, Zabbix, Loki, OpsGenie — logging, metrics, and tracing solutions

Programming & Development

HTML, CSS, C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python

Infrastructure & DevOps

Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitLab, Automic Software, Windows, Linux

Databases

MSSQL, MySQL

Certifications

CCNP Security, CCNP Routing & Switching, Cisco DevNet Specialist – Enterprise Automation, Cisco Meraki Network Associate, ITIL® Foundation

Languages

German (Native), English (Fluent), Italian (Proficient), French (Basic)