Manager of the mechanical development department of MAN Energy Solutions Schweiz AG in Zurich, Switzerland. His job function includes the development and analysis of the components of centrifugal compressors for the Oil & Gas application. He is responsible for providing technical support in rotordynamics and stress analysis. Before joining the site in Switzerland in 2003 he was employed for 6 years in MAN Energy Solutions, Berlin where he was involved in the design, finite element analysis, rotordynamic analysis, testing and development of centrifugal compressors. He received his diploma (Mechanical Engineering, 1995) from the University of Valenciennes (France).