Experience:
- Joint initiator and founder of the PDF/A Competence Center
- Founder and CEO of PDF Tools AG
- Founder and Member of the Board of numerous SMEs (GLANCE, Medica Medizinal-Informatik AG, CCS Creative Computer Software AG, IMA AG, Forte Advisors) in Switzerland
- Developer of Software for the Processing of Electronic Documents (PDF, PostScript, TIFF, JPEG, etc.)
- Developer of Video and Audio Equipment for TV and Film Studios
- Developer of Compilers for Embedded Systems
Education:
- Master in Electrical Engineering (ETH 1981, Cryptography, Prof. Dr. James L. Massey)
- PhD in Computer Science (ETH 1994, Compilers, Prof. Dr. Niklaus Wirth)
- Executive MBA (HSG 1994, Strategy, Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb)
- Post Doc Studies in Computer Graphics and Digital Publishing (ETH 2006, Prof. Dr. Markus Gross, Disney Research Zürich)
- Aerobatics Pilot
- Classical and jazz musician, Sound Engineer