Raffael Schmid

Raffael Schmid has extensive work experience in various roles within the software engineering and development field. Raffael is currently the CEO of Welltrav Canada Inc. since November 2021. Prior to this, they held multiple positions at Welltravel and WellDev. At Welltravel, Raffael was the CTO from August 2015 to July 2020 and later became the Chief Quality & Security Officer (CQSO), Senior Software Engineer, and Project Lead starting from July 2020. Similarly, at WellDev, they also served as the CQSO, Senior Software Engineer, and Project Lead from August 2020, and their previous role was a Senior Software Engineer and Project Lead from March 2017 to July 2020. Before joining these companies, Raffael founded hakuna.ch in April 2014 and worked there as the Founder until January 2020. Additionally, they gained valuable experience at Nine Internet Solutions AG, where they served as the Deputy Head of Development & Senior Software Engineer from January 2013 to July 2015. Prior to that, they worked as a Software Developer from January 2011 to January 2013 and started their career as a System Administrator from September 2007 to January 2011 at the same company. Raffael began their professional journey as a System Administrator Apprentice at yup.ch - young urban professionals from August 2003 to August 2007.

Raffael Schmid attended BBW Winterthur from 2003 to 2007, completing their EFZ degree in Informatik. In addition to their formal education, they obtained the First Certificate in English (FCE) from the University of Cambridge in June 2007. Later, Raffael earned the Junior Level Linux Certification from the Linux Professional Institute in August 2009 and the Advanced Level Linux Certification in August 2011.