Thiago is a Clinical Operations Manager with extensive experience in clinical trials in the Pharma sector. He has a wide range of experience in different therapeutical areas such as Oncology, Cardiovascular, Digestive System, Central Nervous System, Respiratory, and Urology. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, and is currently studying to improve his Italian and German as well.

He has a degree in Chemistry as well as a master’s in Clinical Monitoring, Marketing & Sales, and Statistics.
He obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification in July 2021 to further his leadership and project management skills.
Thanks to his career, he has been able to travel the globe and work with colleagues from all around the world, giving him the opportunity to work in diverse environments and learn from different cultures.
Thiago loves sports. He used to play basketball on a team in Allschwill (Basel – Land) until it was put on pause due to COVID-19. In his free time he also plays Tennis, Padel, or goes cycling.
You can learn more about Thiago by visiting his LinkedIn profile.

Nicolas is a Swiss citizen. He is passionate about the energy transition and digital business models. He has a background in electrical engineering, an extensive experience in IT management, IT service delivery and project management with a focus on delivering added values to customers. He currently works for a Swiss utility as an IT business partner and manages several strategic projects. He obtained his PMP in March 2021.

Nicolas has 30+ years of initiating and delivering sustained results in enterprise software, processes, and profitability. He enjoys the close collaboration with business stakeholders, leading cross-functional teams, coaching individuals, and managing organizational changes both as a leader and expert consultant. Experience in corporates and start-ups. He believes in the power of dedicated people, diversity, and collaboration to innovate and overcome challenges.

Nicolas has 20+ years of working experience in Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and India) with a base in Japan.
Industries knowledge:
- power grid management, smart grids, VPP, microgrids, flexibility, IoT and energy market
- machining-tools industry (manufacturing and sales)

He is curious, flexible, highly adaptive, and a problem solver. He is fluent in French, English, German and Japanese

In his spare time Nicolas practices kendo, badminton, ocean activities (diving, beach cleaning...) and hiking.

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

Alessandro is a Senior Project Manager with 15+ years of international experience in various industrial sectors.

Alessandro is a Chartered Engineer CEng and a PMP Certified Project Manager, who views operational problems as business challenges and opportunities waiting to be discovered.
Alessandro’s passion about Project Management was the primary driver for him to join PMI Switzerland Chapter. He would like to connect with PMI professionals for sharing knowledge and best practices, to increase his professional network circle and to become more involved with the organization.

In his free time, Alessandro spends time with his family and likes to be active enjoying running and winter sports.

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

Ethel has a background in Life Sciences with a doctoral degree in Biology. In 2014, she joined the unit of Plant Developmental Genetics at the University of Zurich as a postdoctoral fellow.
Thanks to cross-sectional courses offered by a Swiss national qualification programme, Ethel reinforced her knowledge in Project Management. During that period, she joined a start-up and worked as a project and product manager. She was involved in product development, stakeholder management and procurement.

Since June 2021, Ethel holds the PMP credential. She is currently working on a personal project and looking for new opportunities to grow as a Project Manager. She joined the PMI Swiss Chapter to expand her professional network, collaborate and keep up to date with the latest Project Management trends.

Apart from her passion for books, Ethel enjoys very much practicing yoga and fitness training.

You can learn more about Ethel by visiting her LinkedIn profile