Product Owner & Mobile Architect (Co-Founder)
Jan 2020 – Oct 2025
Kaspar& is a FINMA-regulated wealth manager that makes investing fair, easy to understand, and accessible for everyone. By linking everyday spending with investing, users round up their purchases and automatically invest the spare change towards their personalized financial goals.
Head of Risk Control & Multi Asset
Aug 2013 – Dec 2019
Led the company's Risk Control & Multi Asset team (2–4 people) managing over CHF 4 billion in assets. Oversaw five systematic equity and fixed income funds and multiple discretionary mandates. Optimized the systematic risk engine and developed ETF-based systematic fixed-income strategies. Directed a research project on pension finance (BVG) and implemented advanced client-specific simulations and backtests. Maintained multi-asset mandates, served as the main contact for risk control matters, and conducted research and client training.
Member of Cryptology Detachment (Krypt Det)
Aug 2018 – Aug 2020
Conducted cryptographic and data security analyses, including post-quantum research on Supersingular Isogeny Key Exchange (SIKE), during a 3-week deployment for the Swiss Federal Department of Defence (VBS).
Diploma of Advanced Studies in Data Science
Feb 2019 – Sept 2020
Specialized in artificial intelligence and machine learning; capstone project analyzed language evolution in Swiss Parliament speeches (1900 – 1980) using state-of-the-art models such as Transformer/BERT, Word2Vec, and ELMo models.
Chartered Financial Analyst, Level I and II
Dec 2016, Jun 2018
Successfully completed Level I and II.
Master of Science in Mathematics
Sept 2014 – Sept 2015
Grade: 5.60 / 6.00
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Sept 2010 – Sept 2014
Grade: 5.20 / 6.00
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