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Matthias Ansorge,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Mathematics at University of Freiburg, part time
studies in Physics,
Ph. D. in Mathematics at University of Freiburg,
worked on several projects including neuronal network and artificial
intelligence algorithms.
Joined Canoo 2009. |
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Susanne Batz, Sales
Administration Manager
Diploma in Textile Design. Ten years of experience in the
textile industry. Further professional training in multimedia design
and
marketing communications. Worked as a project and communication manager
for
a European IT service provider, managing key accounts in the finance
sector. Joined Canoo 2006. |
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Stephan Bopp, Linguist
Master and Ph.D. in Romance languages and literature at the University
of Zurich. Development of Italian, German, English and Dutch
morphologies. Linguistic expert in terminological projects of the
University of Basel and a major Swiss Bank. Specification of a large
morphological knowledge database for German in common project of the
Free University of Amsterdam and the University of Basel. Joined Canoo
2007. |
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Detlef Brendle, Software
Engineer
Diploma in Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences of
Konstanz. European Erasmus exchange scholarship at the University of
Nottingham. Designed and engineered a development process automation
system for a Web portal. Specialist in Java based development, process
automation and web technologies. Joined Canoo 2000. |
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Johannes Bühler,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Geographie at the University of Greifswald. Developer and
technical lead for geo-portal solutions projects at a Swiss Company.
Software Enginner of a rule based CRM web service for one of the
leading retail financial institutions in Switzerland. Specialist in
Java based development and web technologies. Joined Canoo 2009. |
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Oleg Buss,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Computer Science at University of Applied Sciences in
Furtwangen, Germany. Worked on various Eclipse based desktop, mobile
and web applications. Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Martin Contartese,
Software Engineer
Master in Computer Science at ETH Zurich. Developer in a XP-project
with a direct manipulation framework for editing terminological data.
Designed and developed software for managing sports tournament events,
league results and rankings of players. Specialist in Java based
development and web technologies. Joined Canoo 2000. |
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Hamlet D'Arcy,
Software Engineer
Masters in Software Engineering from University of St. Thomas. Software
Architect and Senior Software Engineer in several international
companies. Works with both front end, rich user interfaces and backend
service tiers. Frequent user group and conference speaker, and
committer on several open-source projects including Groovy and Griffon.
Active tech writer, blogger, and JetBrains Academy member. Joined Canoo
in 2010. |
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Francesco Durbin,
Software
Engineer
Bachelor in Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences
of Southern Switzerland. Worked in the automotive software
development. Joined Canoo 2009. |
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Sven Ehrke, Software
Engineer
Diploma in Computer Science at University of Applied Sciences in
Furtwangen, Germany. Specialist for Java, Java EE and object oriented
development. Senior software engineer and technical lead for wide range
of IT projects in various industries including pharma and banking.
Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Thomas Ernst, Software
Engineer
Master and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at ETH Zurich. Software
Engineer at an international telecom hardware and software provider.
Senior Software Engineer at the Web Competence Center of a major Swiss
bank. Specialist for object-oriented software and Web security.
Lecturer for object-oriented software at University of Basel. Joined
Canoo 1999. |
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Marie-Claude Federspiel,
Office Manager
Diploma in business studies at commercial college in
Münchenstein.
Chef de réception at a hotel in Basel. Managed an auditing
company, responsible for accounting, administration, customer relations
and personnel management. Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Stephan Gillmeier,
Product Manager
Master in Cognitive Science, Linguistics and Sociology at the
University of Freiburg. Ph.D. in Sociology with a focus on cognitive
simulation. Worked 2 years as an Software Engineer (C# and Java) and 1
year as a Project Manager. Primary interests are data mining and mobile
development. Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Daniel Grob, Software
Engineer
Master in Computer Science at ETH Zurich. Software Engineer at the
Architectures and Distributed Systems Division of a leading Swiss IT
services company. Developer and Project Manager in various projects in
the areas of application frameworks, distributed systems and database
management systems. Joined Canoo 2001. |
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Urs Hengartner, Software
Engineer
MBA at University of Zurich. Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of
Basel. Systems specialist in the operations department of an Insurance
corporation. Head of the Intranet search service in a major Swiss bank.
Specialist for document management and Information Retrieval. Lecturer
for Computer Science at University of Basel. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Andreas Henle, Software
Engineer
Diploma in Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences of
Konstanz. Developer in various projects. Designed and engineered the
integration of XML technology in the archive system of a major swiss
newspaper. Specialist in Java based development and web technologies.
Joined Canoo 2001. |
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Marc Hermann, Software
Engineer
Master in Computer Science and Economics at the University of
Zurich, Postgraduate semester at the University of Technology Sydney.
Software Engineer in Customer Relationship
Management projects. Developer in the field of Information Retrieval
and Delivery
at a major Australian research organisation. Specialist in Java and
UltraLightClient application development. Joined Canoo 2004. |
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Gerd Hillebrand,
Software Engineer
Master in Mathematics at the University of Münster, Germany.
Master and Ph.D. in Computer Science at Brown University, USA.
Assistant Professor with the Information Systems Group at the
University of Karlsruhe, focusing on distributed objects and database
systems. IT Consultant for financial institutions. Joined Canoo 2003. |
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Andreas Hölzl,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Geology at University of Freiburg. Part time studies in
Mathematics.
Senior Software Engineer at a Basel-based bioinformatics company.
Responsible for database development, architecture, statistical
analysis implementation and customer consulting projects.
Specialist for Java-based development and database applications.
Joined Canoo 2007. |
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Dieter Holz, Head
Customer Solutions
Master in Computer Science at University of Stuttgart. Ph.D. in
Computer Science at University of Basel. Software Architect, Senior
Software Engineer and Project Manager in international research
institutes and enterprises, including a major Swiss bank. Lecturer for
object-oriented Software Engineering and Human Computer Interaction at
University of Basel. Since 2008 member of Canoo's management team and
head of Customer Solutions. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Martin Huber, Software
Engineer
Master in Mathematics and Economy at University of Karlsruhe. Software
Engineer at the R&D department, and Senior Software Engineer at
the Web Competence Center of a major Swiss bank. Developer in various
projects, including a Credit Risk project for corporate customers.
Specialist for Systems Engineering. Responsible for the technical
infrastructure of the bank's Advanced Engineering Center. Joined Canoo
1999. |
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Matthias Huber, Software
Engineer
Diploma in Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences of
Konstanz. Developer and consultant in various front-end projects
including offshore development scenarios. Designed and integrated
infrastructure components in object-oriented
frameworks, provided presentation components for online learning
applications. Specialist in Java based development and web
technologies. Joined Canoo 2000. |
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Stephan Huber, Head
Customer Solutions
Master in Theoretical Physics at University of Basel. Software Engineer
in the IT department of a major Swiss bank. Responsible for a
Controlling application in Private Banking, and for systems software
including operating systems and search engines in the Web Competence
Center. Specialist for Systems Engineering and Information Retrieval
software. Lead Engineer, Project Lead, IT Consultant in different
projects for a customer relationship platform of a major Swiss bank.
Since 2008 member of Canoo's management team and head of Customer
Solutions. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Per Junel, Software
Engineer
Master in Computer Science and Engineering at the Lund Institute of
Technology, Sweden. Software engineer in automation and logistic
industries. Senior software engineer and head of Technical Architecture
Management at a major European retail solution provider. Joined Canoo
in 2009. |
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Nicolai Kilian, Software
Engineer
Diploma in computational linguistics at the Saarland university,
specialized in parsing of natural language.
Worked in several Java-
based projects. Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Dierk
König, Software Engineer and Canoo Fellow
MBA at the Academy of Business Administration
Baden-Württemberg.
Master in Computer Science at University of Karlsruhe. Senior software
engineer and international conference speaker. Widely renowned
testing expert, founder, and project manager of the open-source Canoo
WebTest project. Writer for leading IT magazines and lead author of
"Groovy in Action". Committer in the open-source projects Groovy
and Grails. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Dirk Krampe, Chief
Financial Officer
Master in Mathematics, Computer Science and Business Administration at
University of Bochum. Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of Basel.
Lead engineer and project lead of a rule based CRM web application
project for a major Swiss bank. Software Architect, Senior Software
Engineer, Project Manager and IT Consultant in various companies,
including major international banks. Lecturer for Computer Science at
the University of Basel. Since 2008 CFO. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Hendrik Kruse, Marketing
and Sales Assistant
Studied Business Economics at the University of Hamburg,
studying Media Studies and Law at the University of Basel.
Worked as management assistant for a German software engineering and
consulting company
and as an event manager for a German trade fair and congress
organization company.
Joined Canoo 2006. |
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Christoph Lipp, Software
Engineer
Master and Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at University of Basel. Senior
Software Engineer and Consultant for various IT Projects in different
industries including banking, pharma and insurance. Specialist in
Java-based development, build systems and software quality management.
Joined Canoo 2009. |
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Patrick Lisser, Software
Engineer
Master in Computer Science at ETH Zurich. Software Engineer in a
leading international telecommunications corporation, and the Web
Competence Center of a major Swiss bank. Developer, Project Manager and
Technology Consultant in various Web and RIA projects. Specialist for
object-oriented software, Web and RIA technology. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Guenter Losert, Software
Engineer
Diploma in Computer Engineering. Bachelor of Information Systems and
Management (both at University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg).
Development of ERP-systems for the textile industry. Shared
responsibility for the introduction of a Product Data Management
System. Training of system users. Development of a web-based market for
online betting. Specialized in Java based web development and
object-relational persistence. Joined Canoo 2007. |
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Mike Mannion, Software
Engineer
Bachelor in Computer Science at the University of West London, UK.
Masters in Business Administration at the University of Rochester, NY.
Has been using Java extensively since 1995 and was one of Switzerland's
first Certified Java Developers. Developed and taught some
of Switzerland's earliest Java courses. In recent years has
specialised in the application of advanced project and quality
management techniques to software development. Experience in a wide
range of industries including pharma, insurance and banking. Joined
Canoo 2007. |
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Alberto Mijares,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Computer Sciences at the University of Oviedo. Worked as a
project manager and technical leader of several Java-based web projects
for the government sector in Spain. Has participated in expert forums
on W3C recommendations and Web standards and has experience in European
ICT and IST projects. Developed ERP systems for SMEs. Joined Canoo 2008
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Janak Mulani, Software
Engineer
Master of Computer Engineering from University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, USA. Senior Software Engineer in a large global IT corporation
from India. Responsible for various projects and products, and ISO 9000
auditor. Specialist in object modeling, repositories, database
management systems, and software generation tools. Joined Canoo 2000. |
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Sandro Pedrazzini,
Software Engineer
Master in Computer Science at ETH Zurich and Ph.D. at University of
Basel. Architect and Senior Software Engineer in various research and
technology transfer projects. Lecturer for Software Design and
Development at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern
Switzerland. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Sibylle Peter, Software
Engineer
Lic. phil. in Scandinavian Studies, Computer Science and Linguistics at
the University of Basel. Tutor at the Department of Computer Science at
the University of Basel. Specialist in Computational Linguistics.
Developer in Java-based web projects and Canoo's RIA products.
Consultant for RIA applications. Joined Canoo 2001. |
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Christian
Ribeaud, Software Engineer
Diploma in Chemistry at University of Basle, Switzerland. Senior
Software Engineer at a couple of bioinformatics companies. Sun
certified web component developer and certified Scrum master. Joined
Canoo 2009. |
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Marcel Rüedi,
Software Engineer
Master in Chemistry at ETH Zurich. Certified business data processing
specialist. Software Engineer in a major Swiss bank. Senior Software
Engineer in a Swiss IT consulting and engineering company. Developer in
various client/server and Web technology projects. Specialist for
object-oriented software, Web technology and agile software
development. Joined Canoo 2003. |
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Bruno
Schäffer, Software Engineer and Canoo
Fellow
Master in Computer Science at University of Linz. Ph.D. in Computer
Science at University of Zurich. Vice President, Department Manager and
Project Manager in a major Swiss bank. Responsible for the development
and implementation of two Internet banking platforms. Lecturer for
object-oriented software technology at University of Zurich. Joined
Canoo 1999. |
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Felix Schrape, Marketing
Manager
Master in Cognitive Science, History and Sociology at the University of
Freiburg. Ph. Doctorate in Sociology with a focus on system theory and
online network communication. Worked 3 years as marketing executive for
an information provider of the property industry. Joined Canoo 2009. |
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Erik
Schwalbe, System Administrator
Diploma in network and media technologies at the university of
cooperative education in Glauchau. Works in Canoo's technical
infrastucture team. Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Andrei Socaciu, Software
Engineer
Master in Computer Science at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
Specialist in Java-based web development and database applications.
Developer in various projects, including an enterprise-scale catalog
management application, a multimedia streaming platform and an
e-recruiting platform for a global IT company. Joined Canoo 2008. |
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Christoph Sperle,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Business Informatics at the Baden-Wuerttemberg
CooperativeState University in Lörrach. Worked as Developer /
Software Engineer /
Head of Software Development at several Swiss companys for over 10
years
with Java. Lecturer in “Software Engineering
(Java)” at the
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Lörrach.
Specialist
in Java based development, web and mobile technologies. Joined Canoo
2010. |
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Alexandra Teynor,
Software Engineer
Diploma in Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences in
Augsburg, Ph.D. in pattern recognition and image processing at the
University of Freiburg. Successfully conducted a wide range of
progressive projects in Java and C++, ranging from educational software
over retrieval applications to medical data processing. Joined Canoo
2009. |
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Hans-Dirk
Walter, Chief Executive Officer
Master and Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of Karlsruhe.
Vice President and head of the Database Department of a major Swiss
bank. Founding partner of Canoo.
IT Consultant and Software Engineer. Since 2004 member of the board of
directors. Since 2007 CEO. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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Roland
Zigerli, Sales & Marketing Director
Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Eidg.), Diploma in Business
Administration at commercial college in Basel, div. international
Diploma in Sales and Management, 20 Years of international experience
in Sales and Marketing of Solutions, Services and Consulting. Joined
Canoo 2009. |
