Members Introduction

Kate Szafranska - October 2020

Members Introduction

Kate Szafranska

Kat is a project manager and a business consultant with +10 years of progressive experience in a deadline-driven pharmaceutical/ healthcare industry. In the last 10 years she was actively engaged in several project management and business consulting roles, while working with pharmaceutical corporations, NPOs and governmental institutions.

Currently, she works with clients as a business consultant in healthcare markets to identify opportunities and formulate a strategy that transform their businesses across people, process and technology. She is passionate about developing innovative project management initiatives and building strong professional relationships in a global healthcare ecosystem. She is actively looking to work with organization that values passion, integrity, creativity, innovation and boldness to challenge a status quo.


Kat holds an MBA degree in Healthcare management and MSc in Clinical Research. She became a certified PMP professional in January 2020 and believes in continuous improvement on a professional and personal level.

Kat enjoys exchanging PM ideas and is looking forward to meeting other inspirational and like-minded members of the PMI Switzerland chapter to exchange on the recent trends and promote best practices in project management.

In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, snowboarding, horse-riding, and giving back to a society by engaging herself in a variety of business networking and charity initiatives.

You can learn more about Kat by visiting her LinkedIn profile

Jonathan Gall - October 2020

Members Introduction

Jonathan Gall

As a chartered engineer and project manager, Jonathan works on civil engineering studies for new particle accelerators at CERN. Having moved to France to work at CERN, 2 years ago, Jonathan has developed his expertise in tunneling, industrial and scientific infrastructure.

Previously Jonathan managed a project management office at a Council in the UK, overseeing project delivery of a capital programme of around 150MCHF annually covering highways, IT, infrastructure, schools, offices and more. Jonathan has over 13 years of experience delivering major infrastructure schemes with 8 years in project management. Jonathan recently received his PMP credential.

Outside work Jonathan is a keen footballer and sportsman with a love of music, literature and board games.

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

Kindy Sylla - October 2020

Members Introduction

Kindy Sylla

Kindy Sylla is a Project Manager and Business Analyst with progressive working experience in telecommunications, banking and IT services spanning public and private sectors.

She started her career in Montréal, Canada as Java Developer and then as C++ System Designer in the telecommunications industry. Later, she joined the banking industry and worked as business analyst, project manager and head of IT Department in Benin and Guinea.

She is passionate about handbags and has founded SYBA Designs, a startup specialized in designing and selling contemporary ethical bags.

She has worked and lived in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Since 2017, she has been living in Founex , Vaud. She is now looking for a job opportunity. She is open minded and would love to meet others project managers.

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

Dr. Jessica Hähn - October 2020

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Jessica Hähn

Jessica is originally from Brazil where she studied chemical engineering and worked for several R&D projects and in the supply chain department of a big FMCG company. Her passion for innovation and sustainability led her to pursue a master and a PhD in France in chemical engineering with a focus on environmental management.

Today Jessica works as a production improvement engineer for a Dutch chemical company located in the canton of Valais/Wallis. She is currently preparing for taking her PMP certification and taking further training in Lean Six Sigma.

In her free time, Jessica likes going on bike tours and hikes around Switzerland with her husband, going out with friends and spending time with her family-in-law in Austria. She also loves traveling around the world and meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds.

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

Alexandre Broche - September 2020

Members Introduction

Alexandre Broche

Alex is currently the head of the HVAC and automation department at Amstein + Walthert in Geneva. He holds a master’s in engineering degree from Arts et Métiers Paristech, a MBA from IAE Lyon and a postgraduate diploma in pharmaceutical engineering from Manchester University.


Alex had been a project engineer in Cooling and Ventilation at CERN for 8 years where he worked during the design of the CV equipment for the CERN's High Luminosity-LHC project from 2016 to 2019. He also worked at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands and at AstraZeneca in England.


Alex is looking forward to meeting other project managers. He enjoys learning new skills and would like to get some of the lean six sigma belts. Alex is delighted to join the PMI family.


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