Switzerland

Professional career

1990 -

Professor for Planning and Management in Construction, ETH Zurich

1999 - 2005

Dean of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, ETH Zurich

1996 - 1999

Head of the Civil Engineering Division, ETH Zurich

1996 -

Member of the Board of pom+Consulting Ltd., Zurich

1985 - 1996

Owner and CEO of Dr. H.R. Schalcher, Consulting Engineers, Zurich

1973 - 1985

Partner and Member of the Board, Schalcher & Partners, Consulting Engineers, Zurich

1969 - 1973

Structural Engineer, Basler & Hofmann, Consulting Engineers, Zurich

Education

1979 - PhD in Construction and Project Management, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Zurich (Doctoral thesis on "Communication in Construction")
1968 - Diploma in Civil Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Zurich

Special activities

Member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
Head of the Technical Expert Team of the Swiss Federal Transport Authority (BAV)

Professional career

since 2004

General Manager, Swisscom Immobilien AG / Project Espace

since 2003

Project Co-ordinator and Client Representative, BBR Berlin / German school in Geneva

since 2000

Project Controller for the whole project, Genosschenschaft Migros Aare / WESTside, Amusement and Shopping Center in Berne-Brünnen /Liasing with all companies involved

2000

Expo.2000 Hannover, Germany / In Door - Out Door - Project overview

1998 - 2002

Expo.02 / Extasia, Design of Arteplage Yverdon-les-Bains - Project management of interdisciplinary team, Contact with constructor, Leading of society extasia

1997 - 2000

Bau-, Verkehrs- und Energiedirektion of Kanton Bern / New building women's clinic, Inselspital Berne - After placing: Deputy Leading execution, After placing: Deputy Leading of result control

Education

Dipl. Construction Ing. ETH, Zurich / Switzerland, special educated in Construction business, Construction planning, Basic construction, Road construction
MBA, Master of Business Administration, HSG St. Gallen / Switzerland

Special activities

Domain experiences / Specialisation
• Construction business, Construction planning, Development
• Project management for infrastructure and building construction at client's side, Project steering
• Project leading (general building constructor)

Languages
• French (mother tongue)
• German
• English
• Spanish

Memberships
• SIA, Swiss organisation for engineers and architects
• IABSE, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering