Historian (lic. phil.), University of Zurich, with minors in military history and archaeology (1997);
Former professional soldier in the Swiss Army, including tactics instructor at the General Staff School (Lucerne) and head of operations planning for the Swiss Army (Bern);
2013/2014 Graduate of the General Staff Academy of the Russian Army in Moscow, graduating at the top of his class;
2014–2020 Military advisor to the Swiss ambassador and the OSCE Secretary General on the conflicts in Ukraine and the South Caucasus (Vienna, Kiev, Stepanakert);
2020–2022 Instructor for Operational Command at the Operational Training Staff in Bern;
Since then, analyst for political and military strategic issues with activities in Germany, Austria, and Belarus; training for crisis teams.
