Industrial mechanical engineer Sion · Valais · Switzerland
ScrollDents du Midi in winter, seen from Bellevue (Troistorrents) · Photo: Christian David, edited, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Heights © swisstopo
Available from June 2027
Nice to meet you
I design parts that can be built, assembled and wired. Four years as an automation apprentice first, then engineering school. IT enthusiast, I stay on top of new AI models and put them to work in my projects.
Experience
Exchange BSc thesis · Aerospace Structures & Materials Lab · Delft, Netherlands
Exchange semester within the EU project OPTIRBLEND: manufacturing and characterisation of compatibilized recycled PP/HDPE blends. Mostly hands-on lab work: compounding, injection moulding, tensile tests, DSC, FT-IR and microscopy. Intermediate report result: 5.7/6.
Gearbox designer · Mechanical team · Formula Student, Sion
I designed the stepped planetary gearbox of the 2026 4WD car: calculation (KISSsoft), CAD and drawings (Inventor), work with the manufacturer and assembly. I also set up the team’s CAD server (Autodesk Vault, 30+ users, 2500+ files), helped with chassis design and FEA, and helped to build the car. On site at FSG and FSA.
Gearbox case study
Automation apprentice (CFC) · Vouvry
Last year of my apprenticeship. I wired and commissioned electrical cabinets. For my final project, I designed a robotised watchmaking machine, then produced the technical file to assemble and cost it: assembly drawings, parts lists, part drawings. Graded 5.9/6 (see Projects).
Automation apprentice (CFC) · Martigny
PLC programming in TIA Portal and Step 7, for production lines and the chemical industry.
Automation apprentice (CFC) · Vionnaz
Sensor calibration, electrical installation and repairs, in ATEX zones and under cGMP rules.
Photo: Michael Kunz, vollbild FOTOGRAFIE
Projects
Formula Student · Valais Wallis Racing Team
Designed from a blank page for the 2026 four-wheel-drive car.
I designed everything in KISSsoft and Autodesk Inventor and made the drawings. Then I worked with the manufacturer, Jacquier & Luisier SA in Valais, to make the design manufacturable. Once they had made the parts, I assembled all four gearboxes myself: they ran flawlessly at four competitions across Europe in summer 2026.
Final apprenticeship project · Alps Automation
I designed a future Alps Automation catalogue machine in 3D: a 6-axis robot, a linear motor and a 3D laser camera on dedicated mechanical supports. Then I made the technical file to assemble and cost it: assembly drawings and parts lists for every sub-assembly, and a 2D drawing for every machined part.
Co-founder · Business Experience HES-SO
An educational toy. We turned a technical prototype into a full business case and won the pitch competition.
BSc thesis · TU Delft · EU project OPTIRBLEND
Mixed PP/PE waste rarely ends up in load-bearing parts, because sorting it costs too much. I test whether a compatibilizer and the right processing settings make recycled blends stiff, strong and tough enough. In the lab, I compound and injection-mould the blends, then characterize them with tensile tests, DSC, FT-IR, SEM and optical microscopy. The output: processing guidelines for compounders.
Team infrastructure · VRT
I set up and ran Autodesk Vault for the mechanical team: one place for every part, with version control.
Education
Design & Materials track · HES-SO Valais-Wallis · Sion
A broad engineering degree, with a thesis on exchange at TU Delft, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. Business Experience elective: co-founded Project Chirpy, an educational toy. We turned the prototype into a full business case and won 1st place at the BeX Evening 2026.
Campus EPTM · Sion
Four-year apprenticeship as an automation technician, with the vocational baccalaureate in parallel. Placements at Bachem, Alro Engineering and Alps Automation.
Award of Excellence · CFC Award of Excellence · Vocational Baccalaureate
Skills
Beyond work
Marathon · 42.2 km
Grand Raid BCVS, mountain bike
Up in the mountains
Swim, bike, run: triathlon is how I recharge, and it has taught me to plan months ahead and keep going when it gets hard. I’ve now completed an Ironman 70.3 (1.9 km swim, 90 km bike, 21.1 km run) and a marathon.
Photography and video are my creative side. For years, I’ve photographed and filmed the pilgrimage to Lourdes for the Jeunes de Lourdes (JDL), then spent many hours editing the videos.
Contact
Looking for a mechanical engineer? I’m available from June 2027, after my military service. Drivetrains, bikes or precision machines: even better.
Contact details on request.
