Curriculum Vitae

Name, first name	Clavadetscher Charles
Date of birth	10.10.1962
Nationality	Swiss
Days to retirement	384 (54.9 weeks)
Working experience	Since 01.03.2013: Senior Database Engineer at the Swiss Economic Institute (KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) . Design, implementation and operations of the KOF PostgreSQL based archive database and related business processes Support in operations for web applications (occasionally including development) Internal on request data delivery for economic analysis Setup of additional PostgreSQL databases for specific projects General troubleshooting Until 11.03.2019: Migration of old Oracle database to PostgreSQL. Since then Oracle is not operational at KOF anymore. Senior Innovation Engineer/Project manager at Swisscom Strategy and Innovations in Bern, Switzerland (01.04.1999 - 28.02.2013) Project and application manager at the Federal Department of Defence (01.03.1998 - 31.03.1999) in Bern, Switzerland Software Developer at the General Direction of PTT, Division Monetary Transactions (01.01.1996 - 28.02.1998) in Bern, Switzerland Computer scientist at the Institute of Political Economy of the University of Bern, Switzerland (01.06.1994 - 31.12.1995) 1989-1994: Activities in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Owner and Manager Restaurant Il Grotto Language teacher at Centro de Idiomas del Sureste Language teacher at Escuela preparatoria (Universidad autónoma de Yucatán) Translator at the Secretaría de desarrollo industrial y comercial des Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán Interpreter and translator at the Poder Ejecutivo (Government) des Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán Software Developer at Produce México SA During university studies in Zurich (1982-1989): Employee at Swiss Aluminium Ltd, Internal services, Zurich, Switzerland. Freelance translator in Zurich, Switzerland
Education (all schools in Switzerland)	2007 Certificate I in Mediation/dispute resolution at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern (31.05.2007) 2001-2003 Post Graduate Diploma of Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern (14.11.2003) with thesis on Motivation ehrenamtlicher Arbeit. 1994-1998 Computer Science Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern (28.10.1998 - Details) 1982-1989 University of Zurich, Sociology, Ethnology and Social Psychology (Without graduation) Maturity certificate (qualification for university application) Type D, Modern Languages (1982) 1968-1982 Basic education and junior highschool, various locations (Bellinzona, Lugano, Locarno)
Special education and awards	2018-2019 Leather craftsman, Kurszentrum Ballenberg, Brienz 22.01.2016: PostGIS Einführung I und II 04.03.2013: EnterpriseDB Certified PostgreSQL administrator 29.-31.08.2012: IP Internet Security, Brainstorm, Zurich 16.-20.04.2012: PostgreSQL administration, Heinlein Academy, Berlin 2009-2011: Blacksmith, Kurszentrum Ballenberg, Brienz 30.03.2007: Bartender, Diploma of the Bartender's Vocational School Kaltenbach, Zurich, Switzerland 28.10.1998: Ascom-Award for the best diploma work in computer science Sun Certified Java Developer (19.06.1998) Sun Certified Java Programmer (20.02.1998)
Voluntary activities	Publications 2021-2024 Treasurer and Board member of the Verein Promoción Cultural Española (Facebook) 2015-2021 Treasurer and Board member of the Swiss PostgreSQL Users Group 2014-2020 Board Member of the Swiss PGDay Organization 2009-2015 Instructor for smithing at the Jugendkulturzentrum Dynamo, Zurich 2006-2009 Concert responsible and bartender at the association Mahogany Hall in Bern, Switzerland. In average 3-4 evenings in a month 2001-2006 Member of managing board, treasurer at the association Mahogany Hall in Bern, Switzerland
Language skills	Italian, native speaker Spanish, fluent German, fluent English, fluent French, fluent Knowledge of: Galician Portuguese Swedish
Hobbies	Reading Handcrafting in leather, metal and wood Cooking and Bartending Guitar playing and singing