Since 2020 Director General of the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training SFIVET | 2014-2020 Head of the Department of Social Work and Vice Rector of the University of Applied Sciences of St. Gallen (FHSG) | 2008-2014 Member of the Executive Committee of the ZHAW School of Social Work, Department Head and Director of Studies for the Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Work | 2001-2008 Teaching/Research Assistant at the Institute of Education, University of Zurich | 1996-2004 Social Educator and Group Leader at the Rötel Centre (social education for children and families)| 1989-1996 Application Programmer at Credit Suisse in Zurich and Lausanne | PhD in Social Education, Social Psychology and Philosophy
2005–2010 Chairman of professional organisation AgriAliForm (which covers agriculture and related occupations) | 2002–2010 Secretary for various VET/PET-related committees and conferences | 1994–2002 Project manager for Prométerre Association | 1993 Master's degree with distinction in economics, University of Lausanne, Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC)
2011–2016: Director of the Commercial School of the Canton of Fribourg (EPC KBS) | 1996–2011: Head of the German-speaking Division of the Commercial School of the Canton of Fribourg (EPC KBS) | 2011–2016: Representative of vocational schools within the Canton of Fribourg’s Vocational Education and Training Commission | 2011–2016: Member of the Executive Committee of the ‘Swiss National Conference of Commercial Schools (SKKBS)’ and the ‘Regional Conference of Commercial Schools of the French- and Italian-speaking Regions of Switzerland (CRT-EPC)’ | 1991–2011: Internship supervisor for University of Fribourg students preparing for their credentials to teach business and law subjects at Swiss baccalaureate schools | 1991–1998: Economics Professor at the Fribourg School of Management (HSW Freiburg)
2004–2009 Private lecturer, University of Lucerne, Department of Sociology | 2007–2009 Project advisor for research methods, Swiss Federal Surveys of Adolescents (ch-x), Zug University of Teacher Education | 2004–2007 Research assistant, University of Zurich, Institute of Sociology | 2001–2004 Research assistant, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Institute of Technology History | 2000–2001 Deputy Head of Personal Reporting Division, Credit Suisse | PhD in sociology
2012–2015 Head of Finance and Controlling at University Psychiatric Services (UPD), Bern | 2006–2011 Head of Finance and Administration (CFO) at Signal AG, Büren | 2002–2006 Controller at Signal AG, Büren | 2001–2002 Certified Public Accountant at GaleniCare AG, Bern | Executive Master in Business Administration, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) | Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Accounting and Controlling
