Elisabetta is a Senior strategic Insight leader, with a Master in Statistics and Management combined with solid business understanding and acumen. She has 10+ years of in-depth and proven experience in leading global strategic planning and analytic projects within multicultural matrix structures, supporting marketing, communication and sales teams at prime multinationals and sectors (Pharmaceuticals and Automotive).

Elisabetta is living in Switzerland in 2019 and that's because she is a part of the PMI Switzerland Chapter. Elisabetta loves hiking and skiing, other than going to the lake in summer! She literally loves the Country

You can learn more about Elisabetta by visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Juan works for a company called Innflow AG in Switzerland which predominantly focus on SAP S4 Implementation projects (Green Field, Brown Field and SAP Public Cloud). Juan’s current role is Team Lead & Lead for Project management and in addition he is also responsible for the Methodology board where they work on continuous refinement and optimization of the project methodology. Within the scope of these 3 project types, Juan also manages Projects and coaches his project management team.

Juan is originally specialized in systems integration and process engineering spanning the value chain of customer businesses. Now, he also specializes in Project Management.

Juan joined the Switzerland chapter to meet with the local community of project managers to extend his network and exchange ideas.

Juan is currently interested also in the impact of AI on PM and trying to see how his team can benefit from the current advances.

You can learn more about Juan by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

Luis is a Swiss – Chilean professional, with a MBA, graduated in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering and certified in Project Management (PMP®, PMI-RMP®).

He has more than 30 years of experience working in telecommunications, transportation, industrial, services, universities, and consulting companies.

He’s living in Chile.

His career has been oriented towards leading multidisciplinary teams in the positions of project team leader, project manager, risk manager, planning and control manager, and new product and business development manager. He has taught at universities and consultancy.

Luis is passionate for projects where work frameworks, technology and people contribute to obtaining and delivering sustainable value to society.

He joined the PMI Switzerland Chapter to increase his network with other professionals, collaborating and learning about project management with others.

You can learn more about Luis by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

Yolanda is a chemist by education and has more than 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry especially in quality assurance and control. In 2018 she started with project management discovering a new passion. She loves to step out of her comfort zone. This is evident as she has held many different positions in different companies.

She lives with her family in the Basel area and loves any outdoor activities.

She's joining the Swiss chapter to network with other professionals, learn from others and improve her skills.

You can learn more about Yolanda by visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Felipe has +15 years of experience working in Australia, Switzerland and Brazil having technical and management roles developing mineral projects, connecting R&D / project generation towards final products/process, supporting strategic decisions, adding value for company`s project portfolio.

He is originally from Brazil and studied Chemical Engineering having BSc. and MSc degrees. Started and developed his career at Vale S/A at Department of Exploration and Mineral Projects. Project generation and management, with focus on hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processing, across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Indonesia and Nordic Countries for nickel, cobalt, copper, rare earths, and Platinum Group Metals.

His principal project results and achievements were obtained working together a multi-cultural / international team in a cross-matrix structure using as basis: open dialogs, transparency, gender and cultural equity, smart goals, mentoring, continuous learning, ownership of challenges and results guiding people to high performance and their career development.
In 2020, he was invited by Swatch Group to join Belenos Clean Power division in Switzerland where he is contributing to manage the R&D project portfolio and supporting the technical director on the strategy execution. Currently he lives in Basel Stadt with his wife.

Felipe's field of expertise is hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processing of metals, connecting R&D towards operational Business units, project generation towards final products/process leading the identification of relevant technology gaps, decarbonization, responsible sourcing, productivity, safety, new processing routes development and circular economy. Focus on improvement of internal processes (safety, standards, and quality), production, OPEx reduction, water recycle and sustainable practices.

Felipe is passionate for understand and learn about diverse cultures which he loves to try local gastronomy, arts, history, and local costumes/dialects/way of living. He also loves sports, especially soccer (of course) and F1. New winter sports are getting his attention, like ski, ice hockey, and believe me, curling.

Felipe joined the PMI Switzerland chapter to increase his network, to learn people's different point of view and to share some good memories / moments / situations / experiences lived in the projects that he was part of.

You can learn more about Felipe by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

Remy is 44 years old, married and the dad of 3 children. He had very different work experiences with a total of 26 years. Until now, his whole life has been a learning curve to constantly acquire new knowledge and skills. Remy started in automotive service where he got most of his diplomas in mechanic, body repair and painting. In 2001, Remy decided to enroll himself in the French Army as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the Infantry in the Alps. There, Remy spent most of his time teaching and managing people from the size of a team (9 people) to a platoon (40 people). Remy has been on several missions abroad in Africa, Norway and Afghanistan. After 10 years in the Military, he became a workshop manager at a motorhome retail store for 4 years, driving 9 techs, improving workshop and working processes. In 2018, Remy started the crazy adventure to work at Tesla. There again, he was constantly looking for establishing processes and improving systems, from the service warehouse in Geneva to Switzerland, to the global EMEA market.

Now Remy is looking for new opportunities and decided during that transition period to put a recognized certification on top of his experiences. He is PMP certified credential since March 2023.

Where Remy has most fun is in improving things like procedures, processes, people collaboration and systems as well as training people, in Service and Customer experience.

Remy decided to join the Switzerland Chapter as well as the French one to increase his network and to foster learnings.

In his free time, Remy loves to be in nature with his family, camping, mountain-biking, skiing and every other mountain sport. He also likes reading techno-thrillers and watching Sci-Fi movies.

You can learn more about Remy by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

Stefano Pianese is Italian, holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and he has 6+ years of experience in project management.

He has worked in the R&D sector and in the food and beverage industry. He is truly passionate about mechanical design and project management.

He got PMP certified in October 2022 and he speaks Italian, French, English, Spanish and he is currently learning German.

He lives in Lausanne and joined the PMI Switzerland Chapter to expand his professional network, meet new people to share professional experiences and discuss about project management.

You can learn more about Stefano by visiting his LinkedIn profile

Ali has studied railway engineering and has more than 20 years of experience in rail and transportation projects and more than 15 years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management in this field. He has taken part in many railway, metro, and light rail projects as project manager.

In his 15 years of project management, he always used PMI approaches, techniques and PMBOK as the main guideline in his work and in recent years he has tried to apply hybrid and agile approaches in rail projects especially in study and design phases.

He lives in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and joined the PMI Switzerland chapter to keep his knowledge as a PMP up to date and to network, share his expertise with colleagues and find new project opportunities.

You can learn more about Ali by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

With over 15 years of experience in business development and strategy within the EdTech industry, Nikki has established a career with international exposure in the United States, Germany, China, and Austria. Nikki’s focus is on customer experience, product innovation and using customer insights to create a vision and roadmap to achieve an organization’s mission and vision. She is a results-driven leader who is passionate about shaping the future of learning and work.

Nikki joined PMI Austria in 2021 where she served as DASM Officer. During this time, she led a team of project managers in meetings with the United Nations in Vienna, Austria to volunteer hours that count towards the SDG Hours for Impact, supporting the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to better people’s lives and the planet, now and in the future.

Nikki moved to Basel, Switzerland with her husband and two daughters in November 2022.

Nikki joined the PMI Switzerland chapter to learn, laugh and give.

You can learn more about Nikki by visiting her LinkedIn profile.

Mirjam is an international project manager holding a master’s degree in Climate and Atmospheric Science and MAS in Development and Cooperation. She started her career in the international development / peace-building sector working for NGO’s and the Swiss Military more than 8 years ago. In 2019 Mirjam switched to the private sector managing projects in CSR and innovation and then later IT projects.

Mirjam got PMP credentials in 2020 and where she also realized she feels at home with the many challenges and tasks which a project manager must deal with. In 2022 she is also certified as DASM.

Currently Mirjam splits her time working for a small Swiss IT company and building on her freelancer business. Her background in different sectors helps her to manage cross-sectoral projects and bridge the cultural gap between non-profit organizations and the private sector.

Mirjam areas of expertise include coaching / training individuals and teams, (agile) project management, stakeholder management, organizational change, way of working.

Mirjam joined PMI Switzerland Chapter for networking reasons, to interact with fellow professionals and to learn from each other

You can learn more about Mirjam by visiting her LinkedIn profile.