About
Vanguard Systems
Energy engineering and integration, industrial automation and maintenance in French-speaking Switzerland. One technical contact from scoping to handover.
Our approach
Technical responsibility through to site delivery
Vanguard Systems gives manufacturers direct access to a senior engineer. We define the scope, carry out integration and testing, then hand over the documentation to the site team.
Experience in industrial and regulated environments informs our energy, automation and maintenance work. Additional skills, partners and responsibilities are defined for each project.
Credentials
The founder’s professional credentials
PMP
Project Management Institute · 2026-2029
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Council for Six Sigma Certification · 2025
CAS Industrial Cybersecurity
EITCA · 2025
CAS Artificial Intelligence
EITCA · 2024
Experience
10+ years in industrial automation
Founder and senior engineer
Vanguard Systems · since 2024
Energy engineering and integration, industrial automation and maintenance in French-speaking Switzerland.
Solution Architect & Automation Engineer
Pharma and biotech sites in French-speaking Switzerland and Basel area · 2020-2024
Automation commissioning, maintenance process redesign, energy optimization and applied AI at Merck Serono, Lonza, Takeda and several major Basel-based players.
Automation engineer and project manager
Pharmaceutical industry · 2014-2020
PCS7 migration projects, GMP qualification, SCADA and MES integration on European pharma sites.
Education
MBA in progress
MBA focused on leadership and strategic management, in progress. Natural complement to technical expertise to address transformation, scale-up and technical leadership challenges.
Publications
Published technical articles
November 2026
Industrial utility operating modes
October 2026
Reusing an energy meter already in service
October 2026
Energy integration: from metering to maintenance
September 2026
GAMP 5 in pharma automation: what to document and test
September 2026
ISA-88 and IEC 61512: what is the relationship?
September 2026
Blocked automated sequence: the diagnostic order before opening the PLC
Contact
Work together
Let's talk about your project. We review the request before confirming the next steps.