Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

Activities at FHNW

Since 2018	Head of Institute for Sensors and Electronics FHNW
2016–2018	Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur Head of strategic business field "Road & Traffic" Profit&Loss responsibility, development of business strategy, international sales
2011–2016	Baumer Electric AG, Frauenfeld Senior product manager for inductive and magnetic sensors Product life cycle management, product trainings, functional safety, IO-Link
2005–2011	Jaquet Technology Group, Basel (today part of TE Connectivity) Team leader and and deputy development manager Development, simulation, validation and certification of speed sensors
1999–2005	PhD at institute of mechanical systems at ETH Zürich "Mechanical Size Effects in Thin Copper Foils: An Experimental Study"
1993–1998	Studies of mechanical engineering at ETH Zürich Specialization in robotics und internal combustion engines Thesis "Discontinuous Feedback Stabilisation of a Rigid Body with Two Controls"
1993	Matura (A level) at Realgymnasium Bludenz (Austria)

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