Flavio Fontana

Flavio Fontana has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Flavio is currently working at Hamilton Medical as an Engineering Lead for Digital Solutions, a position they have held since December 2022. Prior to this, they were a Team Leader and Product Owner at the same company from August 2021 to December 2022.

Before joining Hamilton Medical, Flavio worked at Verity from November 2015 to June 2021. During their tenure, they held the position of Head of Systems & Control. Flavio was responsible for the development of an indoor drone system for live entertainment and industrial applications. Flavio'srole involved people management, lead development for flight controls and safety algorithms, and management of interdisciplinary projects and teams. Flavio also worked as an R&D Engineer at Verity from November 2015 to October 2017.

Flavio's career began at the Robotics and Perception Group, where they were a System Engineer from April 2013 to August 2015. Here, they developed a testbed for aerial robots, specifically for research on vision-based flight for search and rescue applications.

Flavio briefly worked as the CEO of Fontana AG in 2012 and as an Intern at ALSTOM Inspection Robotics Ltd from May 2011 to September 2011. Prior to that, they co-founded f-systems GmbH in April 2007 and held the position of Co-Founder until December 2010.

Flavio also has teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant at ETH Zurich from 2008 to 2010.

Overall, Flavio Fontana has a strong background in engineering, leadership, and project management, with a focus on digital solutions, drone systems, and robotics.

Flavio Fontana's education history includes:

- From 2010 to 2013, they attended ETH Zürich and obtained an MSc ETH in Mechanical Engineering.

- In 2009 and 2010, they studied at Delft University of Technology as part of the ERASMUS program, focusing on Mechanical Engineering.

- Between 2007 and 2010, they once again attended ETH Zürich, this time earning a BSc ETH in Mechanical Engineering.

- From 2005 to 2007, they pursued studies in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at ETH Zürich.

- Finally, from 2000 to 2004, they completed their Matura degree at Kollegium Heillig Kreuz in Fribourg.