Members Introduction

Carlos Menéndez Llamas - January 2023

Carlos Menéndez Llamas

Carlos is from Spain and father of a 3-year-old son.

He has originally studied Engineering of Telecommunication (bachelor’s degree) and got a master’s degree in Space Science and Technology. He also got a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Carlos has worked most of his professional career (15 years) in the space industry in the Netherlands (European Space Agency), Luxembourg (SES – Satellite Operator) and Switzerland (RUAG Space / Beyond Gravity – Rocket structures). The last 9 years he was working as a project manager in Zürich. Carlos has recently changed his sector and is now working as project manager in the railway sector also in Zürich (Alstom – Traction Converters).

Carlos holds an IPMA Level-C certification and plans to get his PMP Certification by the beginning of 2023. Within his language skills Carlos is fluent in English, Spanish and German, and has a basic knowledge of Russian.

Carlos joined the PMI Swiss Chapter to expand to enhance his professional network, share his knowledge with other PMs, collaborate with PMI and keep up to date with the latest Project Management trends.

In his free time Carlos loves spending time with his family and travelling. He also loves biking and playing tennis. Additionally, Carlos regularly goes jogging and he is a part of the management committee of a running club.

You can learn more about Carlos by visiting his LinkedIn profile

Marnie Pannatier - December 2022

Marnie Pannatier - December 2022

Marnie Pannatier

Marnie is a business sustainability professional with 8+ years’ experience in international project management. She has been mainly working in the sector of Smart City and Food and Agriculture. She is deeply passionate about the topic of sustainable development and particularly how sustainability can be better embedded into business activities and across the value chain.

Marnie got her PMP certification in September 2022 and joined the PMI Swiss Chapter to expand her professional network with the hope to exchange with like-minded project managers.

Marnie, originally from Valais, is a mountain lover and spends most of her free time in the mountains to hike, run, climb or ski. She also loves to explore the world and get to experience living in different cultures.

You can learn more about Marnie by visiting her LinkedIn profile

Daviana Escar - December 2022

Daviana Escar

Daviana has 9 years of professional experience, in the field of Marketing, innovation - product development and communications, and now working as a head-hunter in Switzerland for middle and top management positions on Marketing, innovation and Digital.

In her personal life, she is currently working on the development of an app that she is looking to launch on the market. Associated with AI and the world of matchmaking. The project is in early stage, in the market validation phase to go after in the search for funds.

The development of this app was what motivated her to become SCRUM MASTER certified.

You can learn more about Daviana by visiting her LinkedIn profile

Paula Armoa - November 2022

Paula Armoa

Paula is an international executive with more than 15 years of experience in the areas of public affairs, communications, operations, management consulting, and corporate strategy. She is very interested in technology and in how it can help to innovate business models and create more value to people.

For the last 10 years, she worked in a multinational FMCG corporation based in Switzerland, where she led several complex strategic initiatives (e.g. organizational design, transformation, business integration, service delivery). She is a licensed lawyer in Argentina and holds an MBA from IE Business School (Spain) and a Certificate of Global Management by INSEAD Business School (France).

She is living in Geneva with her family, and in her free time she loves getting to know interesting people and enjoying good food, wines, and beautiful landscapes. She speaks Spanish, French and English.

Paula got her PMP certification in August 2022 and joined the PMI Swiss chapter to network and support the community as a volunteer.

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

Ece Sezgin Kestek - November 2022

Ece Sezgin Kestek

Ece is originally from Izmir, Turkey. She has an industrial engineering education. Ece started her career in the automotive industry as a quality engineer. After 7 years and lots of experience with OEMs( Audi, Porsche, Ford, Renault), with a large number of customers, VDA and IATF audits, she changed her position to the kitchen of the industry, to project management. She and her family moved to Bern, Switzerland in March'22, since then she has been amazed by beautiful Switzerland. Ece is currently responsible for change management in automotive industry as project manager, helping collaboration of a global team from US to India, Europe to China to adapt to the changes which is inevitable nowadays.

Ece is a member of PMI since 2021, simultaneously a PMP which provides her a widened view. She joined to Swiss chapter to meet other project managers to share knowledge and get to know new people.

In her free time Ece likes to jogging, learning new language, wrestling with her 3 years old boy.

You can learn more about Ece by visiting her LinkedIn profile