Curriculum

About me

Full Stack Developer with 30+ years of software engineering experience, combined with leadership in organizational development and finance executive roles. Focus areas include AI engineering (GenAI/RAG/Agentic), Web3/DeFi, and modern product development.


Organizations
Metawareness.ai
Chain Rays
SBB CFF FFS
SIX
Adecco Group
IBM
Kuehne+Nagel
Avalanche
iMusician
Verve Ventures
Universität Basel
Universität Zürich
RockTheCode

Experience - Full Stack / AI

  • Full Stack Developer / AI Engineer - Metawareness.ai (01/2026 - Present), Zurich / Remote
  • Founder/Owner. AI solutions with GenAI, RAG pipelines, multimodal systems, and agentic tools.
  • Built AI tools and automation for human behavior profiling, coaching, and influencing use cases.
  • Stack: Python, React, JavaScript, MongoDB, Qdrant, Neo4j, Docker, CPU/GPU cloud infrastructure.
  • Full Stack Developer - Chain Rays (10/2020 - Present), Zurich / Remote
  • Freelancer in full stack and Web3 development (React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Auth/JWT/2FA, Stripe), including blockchain analytics services and product prototyping.
  • iOS App Developer - Zone Zero Apps (10/2010 - 11/2016)
  • Published multiple iOS apps; one was the most downloaded app in the Swiss App Store in 2012.

Experience - Finance Leadership

  • Head of Controlling - SBB CFF FFS (08/2015 - 02/2025), Bern
  • Led multiple corporate/divisional controlling functions, managed teams up to 17, and drove major process automation and standardization programs.
  • Associate Director Controlling - SIX (10/2013 - 07/2015), Zurich
  • Corporate Finance Manager / Senior Financial Analyst - The Adecco Group (02/2005 - 05/2012), Glattbrugg

Education & Certifications

  • AI (Agentic/RAG) Development - Codecademy (2025)
  • DeFi Developer Academy - Decentralized Exchange Development & Design (10/2024 - Present)
  • NCI University - Profiling & Influencing (12/2024 - Present)
  • Full Stack Development - ThePower Education (2023 - 2025)
  • CAS Blockchain - University of Zurich (2022)
  • Certified Crypto Finance Expert (CCFE, 2021)
  • MBA / Master - University of Basel (1997 - 2003)

Core Skills

Full Stack

React, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Express, SQL/NoSQL, HTML/CSS, Apple Metal, iOS, Objective-C, Assembler, REST, Git, and containerized delivery with Docker.

AI Engineering

Python, LLM/GenAI, RAG pipelines, vector/graph stores (Qdrant, Neo4J), and agentic orchestration with LangGraph.

Web3 / Blockchain / DeFi

Solidity, on-chain analytics, and solution architecture.

Finance & Leadership

Controlling, treasury, M&A, organizational transformation, and people leadership.


Languages

  • Germany flagGerman (native)
  • United Kingdom flagEnglish (professional fluency)
  • Spain flagSpanish (professional fluency)
  • France flagFrench (basic)