| 1983 | Diploma in Physics with distinction, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich), Switzerland |
| 1987 | Ph.D. degree in Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1983-1987 | Research Assistant, Group of Prof. Hans Christoph Siegmann, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1987-1988 | Post doctoral Fellow, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1988-1996 | Research Staff Member, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1996-1998 | Research Project Leader, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 1998-2002 | IBM Research Manager, Photonic Networks, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 2002 | Visiting Staff to IBM Watson, IBM Research VP Paul Horn, Yorktown Heights, New York State, USA |
| 2003-2004 | IBM Research Manager, Photonics, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland |
| 2004-2008 | IBM Research Functional Manager, Science and Technology, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA |
| 2008-2009 | IBM Director, Tape Storage Solutions, IBM Server and Technology Group, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| | Currently: CEO, EMPA Swiss Materials Science & Technology Laboratory |
| | Professor for Photonics, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology ETH & EPFL |
| | His personal scientific interest focuses on photonic materials and its testing for novel applications such as for communication, interconnects and sensors. |
