Current Position

• Member of the Directorate
• Head of Department "Engineering Sciences"
• Head of Research Focus Area "Built Environment" (jointly with Mateusz Wyrzykoswski)

Area of Expertise

System design and integration, modeling and complex decision-making processes. Support of start-ups and mentor for the next generation of companies.

Membership in National and International Committees

• European Network of Building Research Institutes (ENBRI), Member of the Board, since 2025
• Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung (SNV), Strategic Advisory Board, since 2025
• Sustainability Board ewz Energy Utility division of City of Zurich, since 2023
• Board of directors Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen AG (EKS), since 2022
• Rotary Clubs Brig and Schaffhausen, Switzerland: Member since 2006
• Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA): Member since 2002

Curriculum Vitae

• Professional Career
  • 2025 – present Empa, Head of Department "Engineering Sciences", Empa, Switzerland
  • 2020 – present Visiting Faculty appointment, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, USA
  • 2017 – 2025 Senior Researcher, Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland
  • 2017 – 2023 Professor, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU, part-time), Lucerne, Switzerland
  • 2005 – 2017 Managing Partner and co-owner, Inretis Holding AG, Chur, Switzerland
  • 2003 – 2014 CEO and co-owner, Lauber IWISA AG (after 2005 part of Inretis), Brig-Naters, Switzerland
  • 1999 – 2002 CEO, Hans G. Sulzer AG (family business), Schaffhausen, Switzerland
  • 1995 – 1997 Junior Project Manager, HL-Technik AG, Berlin, Germany

• Education
  • 2013 Certificate in University Didactics (CAS), Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • 2004 – 2017 Various seminars and training courses in the areas of management, strategy and board of directors (e.g., Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen, Swiss Board School, University of St. Gallen)
  • 1997 – 1999 Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Major in Energy Economics
  • 1992 – 1995 Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • 1986 – 1990 Apprenticeship in building technology planning (air-conditioning), Lehmann & Hug AG, Zurich