Biography
Professional experience
Current position
- Since October 2022: Data scientist at cynkra GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland.
Previous positions
February 2021 – September 2022: Part-time econometrician at the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO), Berne, Switzerland, Mathematics, Analyses and Statistics (MAS) Domain, Mathematics Sector.
June 2020 – January 2021: Maternity leave.
July 2017 – May 2020: Full-time econometrician at the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO), Berne, Switzerland, Mathematics, Analyses and Statistics (MAS) Domain, Mathematics Sector.
February 2016 – June 2017: Research Assistant in Microeconomics, Department of Economics (Chair of Industrial Economics) at the University of Fribourg.
September 2013 – December 2015: Undergraduate Assistant in Statistics, Department of Informatics at the University of Fribourg.
Education
Academics
May 2018 – September 2022: PhD Student in Economics and Social Sciences and external collaborator, attached to Prof. Dr. Laurent Donzé, Applied Statistics and Modelling (ASAM) Group, Department of Informatics, University of Fribourg. Field: Econometrics.
August 2016 – January 2017: Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students 2016-2017, Study Center Gerzensee, Gerzensee, Switzerland, Confirmation of course participation.
February 2016 – June 2017: PhD Student in Economics and Social Sciences, attached to Prof. Dr. Holger Herz, Department of Economics (Chair of Industrial Economics) at the University of Fribourg. Field: Microeconomics.
September 2014 – February 2016: Master of Arts in Economics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, summa cum laude.
September 2011 – August 2014: Bachelor of Arts in Management, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, magna cum laude.
Awards
October 2016: Raiffeisen Award, University of Fribourg , Fribourg, Switzerland, summa cum laude, average: 5.71. Best Master Degree’s average of a Student from Fribourg in Economics and Social Sciences.
May 2009: Pierre Esseiva Award 2009, Forum des Langues Anciennes (FLA), Fribourg, Switzerland, praemium tertium ex aequo. Eleventh competition of Latin translation of the high schools in Fribourg.
May 2006: Pierre Esseiva Award 2006, Forum des Langues Anciennes (FLA), Fribourg, Switzerland, praemium secundum. Eighth competition of Latin translation of the secondary schools in Fribourg.
Continuing Education
November 2022: Certified ScrumMaster, DasScrumTeam, Certified ScrumMaster (202201126) Training with Peter Beck, Zurich, Switzerland. Certificate active through 17/11/2024.
November 2018 – January 2020: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Populations Studies, University of Geneva, with Prof. Dr. Philippe Wanner, Geneva, Switzerland. Field: Demography and Socioeconomics.
February 2019 – July 2019: Classification Methods, Certificate of Attendance, Spring Semester 2019, with Prof. Dr. Laurent Donzé, professor at the University of Fribourg, ASAM Group, Department of Informatics, Switzerland.
September 2019: Transformation Analysis in R, Certificate of Attendance, with Dr. Torsten Hothorn, University of Zurich, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, Zurich R courses program, Zurich, Switzerland.
Former Education
September 2010 – March 2011: Certificate in Advanced English/Council of Europe Level C1, Kaplan International College, London, England/UK, grade: C.
September 2006 – July 2010: Maturity, St. Michael’s College, Fribourg, Switzerland. Options: Latin; Bilingual French-German. Specific Option: Spanish. Complementary Option: Philosophy.
Professional Affiliations
July 2018 – today: Swiss Statistical Society (SSS). Member.
August 2018 – today: adminR. Member.
March 2022 – today: Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES). Member.
Technical skills
Human languages
Please refer to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) regarding the level estimates.
French (1st mother tongue)
English (C1)
German (B2+)
Spanish (B2)
Arabic (A2, 2nd mother tongue)
Teaching
As an undergraduate assistant at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
September 2013 – January 2014: Statistique pour économistes. BA Course in French, Exercises, 1st Year, Fall semester.
February 2014 – June 2014: Calcul des Probabilités. BA Course in French, Exercises, 1st Year, Spring semester.
September 2014 – January 2015: Statistik I. BA Course French-German, Exercises (with SPSS), 1st Year, Fall semester.
February 2015 – June 2015: Introduction à la statistique II. BA Course French, Exercises, 2nd Year, Spring semester.
September 2015 – January 2016: Statistik I. BA Course French-German, Exercises (with SPSS), 1st Year, Fall semester.
As a research assistant at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
February 2016 – June 2016: Mikroökonomie II. BA Course in German, Exercises, 1st Year, Spring semester.
February 2017 – June 2017: Mikroökonomie II. BA Course in German, Exercises, 1st Year, Spring semester.