Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
I help operators in critical infrastructure and other high-consequence industrial environments ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ through engineering, diagnostics, advanced sensing, and robotics. I usually get called when recurring failures, contradictory findings, unclear damage mechanisms, or stalled modernization efforts stop routine troubleshooting from producing answers. This is often the point where OEM recommendations, internal escalation, and standard playbooks have already consumed time and money without resolving the issue. I work across nuclear, oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, and grid infrastructure, where unresolved technical problems create safety risk, regulatory pressure, and costly operational losses. My role is to establish ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ. That can involve root-cause analysis, targeted technical investigations, measurement campaigns, failure and integrity assessment, modernization concepts, and verification of the fix. The work is delivered through three execution layers across the same industrial reality. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ provides engineering and technical consulting, defining the technical basis and solution path. ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ provides diagnostics and advanced sensing, generating measurement-based evidence from the asset. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐จ๐ง builds and delivers robotic capability, from payload integration and mission software to robotic operations and field execution. The objective is always the same: ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, turn complexity into defensible action, and help operators restore reliable performance. If you are dealing with a recurring failure, unclear degradation mechanism, contradictory evidence, or a modernization program that is technically stuck, letโs talk.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ provides ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. I use NIQS to define the ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ and solution path when failures, degradation, or modernization decisions are ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ. โข ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ and ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for non-routine technical problems โข ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, and ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ โข Independent challenge of ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, internal assumptions, and weak evidence โข ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ-๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ and ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ-๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ technical basis for decisions, corrective actions, and implementation The objective is to turn technical uncertainty into a ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก.
๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฏ๐ Thermo provides ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ for ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. My role is to help frame the right diagnostic question, connect field evidence to the broader engineering problem, and turn measurements into ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. โข Shape ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ around the real technical question, not generic data collection โข Support ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ, and ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ โข Connect ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ with engineering interpretation, condition assessment, and corrective action โข Help translate measured behaviour into ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ that supports real decisions The objective is not just to measure more, but to establish ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ from the asset.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐จ๐ง is being built to deliver ๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ for ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ and other ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. The focus is to make robotics ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐, from ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ to robotic inspection, sensing, and scalable deployment. โข ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ robotic inspection and sensing for demanding industrial environments โข ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐, and operational workflows around the real task โข ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ where that creates value now and accelerates field learning โข ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ-๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก in parallel where qualification, reliability, and economics justify ownership The objective is to turn robotics from fragmented technology into real ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
At the Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant I built and led the ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ and ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ capability for one of Europeโs most powerful nuclear units. I started as a ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ and progressed to ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ & ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ, combining deep engineering work with leadership and cross-plant support. ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ & ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ: โข vibration diagnostics and structural dynamics for rotating equipment and piping โข thermography, ultrasound acoustics, high-speed videography, laser vibrometry โข oil analysis, wear analysis, advanced sensor concepts for nuclear / Industry 4.0 โข finite-element analysis (FEA) and thermo-mechanical modelling โข fatigue, fracture mechanics, elasto-plastic behaviour, crack assessment โข CFD, flow modelling, pressure surge and fluid acoustics โข design calculations for pressure components, supports and safety-related equipment I supported ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ and ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ with: โข formal root-cause investigations of complex and safety-relevant issues โข targeted measurement campaigns instead of trial-and-error โข simulations to understand and prevent degradation and failure mechanisms โข qualification and integration of new diagnostic and sensor technologies โข technical reports and documentation that withstand internal and regulatory scrutiny ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: โข earlier detection of degradation and abnormal behaviour โข reduced unplanned maintenance and outage risk โข more robust technical bases for operational and safety decisions โข modernization of diagnostics and monitoring across the plant This role combined ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง nuclear plant ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ฉ analytical engineering and a constant focus on ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ and ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ robustness.
As Mechanical Engineering Specialist at ๐๐๐๐, I evaluated the mechanical integrity, safety case evidence and regulatory compliance of systems, structures and components across Swiss nuclear facilities. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ: โข Assessed safety-related mechanical systems, components and modifications for compliance with nuclear regulatory requirements. โข Reviewed and challenged technical bases, calculations and documentation submitted by plant operators and OEMs. โข Evaluated structural and thermo-mechanical analyses, fracture mechanics assessments and component lifetime arguments. โข Formulated regulatory questions, findings and requests for additional evidence where the technical basis was insufficient. โข Ensured that operator decisions, upgrades and corrective measures met the required safety margins and engineering standards. ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ: โข Integrity of pressure equipment, piping, supports and rotating machinery โข Adequacy of FEM/FEA/CFD studies, material behaviour models and fatigue assessments โข Verification of RCA, failure explanations and corrective-action plans โข Independent review of plant modifications, replacements and inspection concepts ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: โข Strengthened the technical rigor and defensibility of operator submissions. โข Identified gaps in safety cases and ensured corrective measures were technically justified. โข Contributed to safe, compliant and transparent plant operation under Swiss nuclear regulation.