Professional education:

• Civil Engineer, PhD

Field of activity:

• Reliability of structures and structural elements (esp. focused on timber structures) in terms of robustness, structural safety, serviceability and durability
• Further development of codes and standards for the design and the assessment of timber structures
• Service contracts, expert’s opinions and continuing education of professionals, lectures at ETH Zürich

Professional affiliations:

• Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects SIA
• Schweizer Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik SGEB
• Member and Co-Chair of the Standards Committee SIA 265 − Timber Structures
• Technical Committee CEN/TC250/SC5 Eurocode 5 − Design of Timber Structures
• International Network on Timber Engineering Research INTER (former CIB-W18)

Publications:

• Link pdf-File