Marco is 33 years old and since 5 years he is working as a project manager in the industry of building materials. Within the company, he is responsible for the development of engineering infrastructures like production plants, manufacturing units, warehouses and offices. He is based in Italy and has driven projects in India, Poland and Italy.

Marco has a curious and determined personality and he is focused at his own professional and personal development. For this reason, he is constantly looking for something new to learn and for the possibility to create a strong network of professionals to share and learn from.

He holds an MSc in Engineering for Environmental Sustainability and obtained the PMP certification in June 2019.

Marco joined the Swiss chapter to enhance his international exposure and to get insights on how other project managers work. Marco is currently participating at the mentoring program, promoted by the Swiss Chapter, as a mentee.

During his free time, he likes to play sports for well-being, reading books and most of all travelling. He gets really excited when he can meet new cultures to share different habits and points of view.

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

Sofiene has13 years of international experience in both consulting and corporate environments. Specialized in project management his expertise includes extensive knowledge on both technical and functional knowledge on SAP ERP (FI, CO, MM, SD, T&E and ABAP) as well as e-commerce systems (shop machine & CS cart).

Sofiene lives in Switzerland since 2017 and he operates @ SOPRA STERIA as Head of SAP for the French speaking part of Switzerland.

Sofiene joined the Swiss Chapter with the objective of learning from his peers.

You can learn more about Sofiene by visiting his LinkedIn profile

Francesco Casalegno is an engineer and project manager with years of experience in the IT field, with a particular focus on machine learning and data science projects.

He holds a MS degree in Applied Mathematics from the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and he has completed successful projects for several research, transnational and industrial applications.

In the Swiss Chapter of PMI, Francesco hopes to find other people willing to share their experiences and knowledge on project management. Francesco speaks fluently Italian, French, and English, and he is looking forward to discuss with colleagues in any of these languages.

In his free time, Francesco enjoys hikes, good reads, and spending time with friends and family.

You can learn more about Francesco by visiting his LinkedIn profile

Katarzyna is a project manager with 13 years of experience in banking and insurance industries with a strong management consulting background.

She works as a senior business project manager at Credit Suisse and is responsible for making a new legal entity operational and ensuring continuity of critical services in case of a resolution. In her previous role within the bank, she delivered change initiatives in finance department. Prior to that, she worked as a management consultant at PwC and KPMG.

Katarzyna holds a master’s degree in international financial management. Apart from PMP obtained in April 2020, she is a certified Prince2 Practitioner and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Her motivation to join the Swiss chapter is to meet interesting people and exchange on the recent trends in project management.

On a personal note, Katarzyna originally comes from Poland and has been living in Zurich for over 8 years. In her free time, she likes to organize business networking and charity events. She is an avid world traveller, enjoys hiking, biking, skiing and other outdoor sports.

You can learn more about Katarzyna by visiting her LinkedIn profile