Sept. 2022 –
present

Project Manager Advanced Geothermal Systems & Novel Drilling, Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich

Coordination of industry-academia RD&D projects focusing drilling & completion technology to enhance production and economically de-risk medium deep to deep geothermal energy exploitation for heat and electricity

May 2018 –
Aug. 2022

Project Manager Geosciences & Subsurface Optimization, Nagra

Coordination of RD&D portfolio targeting technology developments for engineered barriers in subsurface storage facilities incl. long-term monitoring, lab investigation programs, full-scale testing, data base management, and model-based safety & performance assessments

Theme Lead Natural Barriers & Technical Lead Thermite for P&A, Shell Global Solutions

Coordination of the natural barrier program (clay / shales) and technical lead of the thermite technology for plug and abandonment well operations incl. lab evaluation, full scale testing and field trialing

Project Lead Novel Hole Making & Lateral Drilling, Shell Global Solutions

Project coordination for development of jet-drilling based production enhancement tools focusing novel hole making concepts, wellbore stability assessments and model-based evaluation of productivity enhancement concepts

Research Scientist (Postdoc) – Fracability & Fracture Healing of European Gas Shales, GFZ Potsdam

Identification of parameters controlling fracability and fracture healing in shales for production engineering purposes investigating proppant embedment and shale fluid sensitivity

Research Scientist (PhD) – Hydraulic Fracturing of a Deep, Sedimentary, Geothermal Reservoir, GFZ Potsdam

Quantification (petrophysical, geomechanical) of damage mechanisms in stimulated reservoirs incl. model-based evaluation of stress distribution in fractures and hydraulic fracturing campaign design and analysis

1996 – 2003