Expert Details
Tunnel Ventilation, Tunnel Safety, Smoke Control and Building Aerodynamics
ID: 730140
Switzerland
Application of the following guidelines and standards: RABT (Germany), ASTRA (Switzerland), RVS (Austria), EU 2004/54/EC (EU), PIARC (worldwide).
Support of FAT, SAT and fire tests.
Assistance in tendering tunnel ventilation design services and tendering tunnel ventilation equipment.
Delivery of third-party expert opinion, design reviews and elaboration of risk assessment studies.
Design of tunnel ventilation systems.
Publically appointed by the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology as an expert for road tunnel safety according to the Austrian road tunnel safety legislation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1986 | Degree: Dipl.-Ing. (equivalent to MSc.) | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Technical University of Munich |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert in Tunnel Ventilation & Tunnel Aerodynamics |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Aerodynamics of Buildings and Structures |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2011 | Employer: HBI Haerter AG, Zurich, Switzerland | Title: Senior Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Design of Tunnel Ventilation and Smoke Management Systems, Assessment of Road Tunnel Safety, International Project Management, Research & Development |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2004 | Employer: GfA Aerophysics, Munich and Zurich, Germany and Switzerland | Title: Managing Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Studies in the field of Building Aerodynamics. Wind Load Assessment, Wind Comfort Assessment, Design of efficient concepts for Building Ventilation |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2001 | Employer: Technical University of Zurich (ETH) , Switzerland | Title: Senior Research Scientist | Department: Institute of Building Construction |
Responsibilities:Research and Lecturing, Head of Aerophysical Laboratory including a Large Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1993 | Employer: Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Institute of Fluid Mechanics |
Responsibilities:Research and Lecturing |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Tunnel Ventilation, Smoke Management, Road Tunnel Safety, |