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Susanne Batz, Sales 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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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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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 and 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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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
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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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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Alexio Moreno, Software Engineer
Education at the School for Design
in Basel. Master in History of Art and Computer Science at
University of Basel. Independent Software Provider and Coach in
IT. Project management and implementation of IT solutions for
various customers. Software Engineer at the Web Competence
Center of a major Swiss bank. Specialist for Web
technology. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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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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Rolf Pfenninger, Software Engineer
Master in Mathematics and Computer
Science at University of Basel. Developer and Project Manager in
a Swiss IT company. Software Engineer in the Web Competence
Center of a major Swiss bank. Specialist for Java and
ultra-light clients. Consultant and Coach in Java-based software
platform projects. Joined Canoo 1999. |
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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 developement. Joined Canoo 2003. |
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Bruno Schäffer, Chief Technology
Officer
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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Steffen Scheuring, Software Engineer
Diploma in Civil Engineering at technical college in Kaiserslautern. Master of Computer Science at Distance University of Hagen.
Designed and developed software for financial sector (banks and insurances). Worked as web infrastructure administrator for a business service provider.
Specialist for Java-based development, web technologies and infrastructure.
Joined Canoo 2008. |
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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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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. |
