Ivo Drescher
Project Manager Digital Transformation & AI
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolIvo Drescher is a digital transformation and AI project manager with an ETH Zurich MSc and 11 years of engineering experience, blending hands-on C++ flight-control development with cross-border program leadership. He has led flight systems and agile teams at robotics startups, driven product launches coordinating suppliers across China, Hong Kong and the US, and now applies that technical rigor to carbon accounting and sustainability projects at myclimate. Fluent in five languages and experienced as an instructor and campus guide, he excels at translating complex engineering and ML concepts for diverse stakeholders. His background spans control engineering research on VTOL and quadplane energy efficiency to industrial software for automotive test benches, giving him a rare mix of theoretical depth and practical product delivery. Known for integrating sensor, estimation and health-monitoring systems, he brings a systems-thinking approach to AI-enabled operational change.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, High School Diploma, Humanities/Humanistic Studies at Franziskanergymnasium BozenVisiting Student in School of Chinese as Second Language, Visiting Student in School of Chinese as Second Language at Peking UniversityMaster of Science ETH, Bachelor of Science ETH, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science ETH, Bachelor of Science ETH, Mechanical Engineering at ETH ZürichExchange Term, Mechanical Engineering, Exchange Term, Mechanical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
German, Italian, English, Spanish, Chinese
Github Skills (12)
drones10
autopilot10
ros10
user-guide10
mavlink9
rover9
raspberry-pi9
px49
qgroundcontrol8
firmware1
quad1
servo1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
WeRobotics/Firmware
May 2018 - Aug 2018
PX4 Pro Autopilot Software
Contributions:23 pushes, 10 branches in 3 months
autopilotpx4raspberry-pi
Chris-Johnston/DroneController
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Contributions:37 pushes in 1 day
behaviorsreportingcontrollingserver-sidedrone
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