Research Manager University of Aberdeen, UK
Research Centre in Knowledge Technologies (2001-2003)
Acquiring and managing consultancy projects, R&D projects and research contracts in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies (semantic web, ontologies, etc.)
Preparation of (applied) research proposals (technical and market feasibility)
Management of R&D projects and contract staff
Research Project Manager at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Institute of Work and Organisational Psychology (IfAP) (1995-1999)
Human Factors in Modular Manufacturing Concepts
Contributions of Organisational Psychology to Total Quality Management
Research Fellow at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Institute of Work and Organisational Psychology (IfAP) (1993-1995)
Research on Computer Integrated Manufacturing from a work psychology perspective
Research Projects
Critical Incident Analysis in Anaesthesia
Grampian Universities Healthcare Trust and University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, 2002
Analysed current practice and devised possible changes to the system to systematise analysis, increase learning, and make better use of available data.
Youth Policy development and deployment in Swiss local government
Akronym GmbH in co-operation with the University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2000
State of the art, trends and developments.
Socio-technical development of modular production systems
Swiss Government, ETH Zurich, in co-operation with the University of Applied Sciences Aargau North-western Switzerland, and 20 Swiss SMEs, 1997-1999
Technology Assessment
Swiss Government, ETH Zurich, 1996
Contribution of academic social science research to Technology Assessment Programmes in Switzerland.
Integration of ISO 9000 and EFQM
ETH Zurich, in co-operation with the University of St. Gallen, and Swiss, German and Austrian training and certification bodies and 3 Swiss SMEs, 1995-1997
Development of a stepwise approach for the integration and implementation of ISO 9000 and TQM.
Socio-technical analysis of the design of computer aided, integrated manufacturing systems
Swiss Government, ETH Zurich, in co-operation with seven Swiss CIM-Transfer-Centers and 12 Swiss SMEs, 1993-1995
Teaching
2003-2004 :: Trainer for The Deming Learning Network, Aberdeen, UK :: CPD course in Knowledge Management
2002-2005 :: Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, Departement of Engineering, Aberdeen, UK :: CPD/MSc in Project Management, module ‘Leadership, Teamwork, Stress’, campus and online teaching
1995-2000 :: Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Oensingen, Switzerland :: Industrial Psychology for Engineers; CPD course in Self-Management for Engineers