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    "summary": "CTO at the We.Publish Foundation in Bern, Switzerland. Co-founder of Seccom (information-security consultancy) and FarmX (software for modern agriculture). Open-source developer and security engineer. From vision to value — guided by trust.",
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        "Trust-based, empathetic engineering leadership"
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      "position": "Co-Founder",
      "url": "https://farmx.ch",
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      "startDate": "2018",
      "summary": "Co-founded FarmX, bringing modern software to agriculture."
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      "location": "Bern, Switzerland",
      "startDate": "2017",
      "summary": "Co-founded (with Michael Scheurer) an information-security consultancy."
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      "position": "Linux System Engineer",
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      "location": "Bern, Switzerland",
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      "endDate": "2016"
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      "location": "Switzerland",
      "startDate": "2014",
      "endDate": "2017",
      "summary": "Volunteer role at an independent Swiss youth media organization (defunct)."
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      "url": "https://www.bedag.ch",
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      "url": "https://www.swisscom.ch",
      "location": "Worblaufen, Switzerland",
      "startDate": "2008",
      "endDate": "2012",
      "summary": "Swiss federal vocational apprenticeship (Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis)."
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      "position": "Tour Leader (Summer & Winter)",
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      "endDate": "2021"
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      "summary": "IETF Internet-Draft — Set Union Protocol."
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