Summary
Richard Wettel is a Senior Software Engineer based in Bern with 11 years of professional experience and a PhD in Informatics. He is the creator of the "Software Systems as Cities" approach and the CodeCity visualization tool, blending research-grade visualization with practical software engineering. At PostFinance he applies this deep architectural perspective to production systems, and his prior roles include reducing hospital integration time tenfold while coordinating distributed teams and improving DevOps and quality practices. Richard combines academic rigor with hands-on delivery, prototyping automation tools to streamline operations and continuous delivery. An underappreciated strength is his ability to translate complex reverse-engineering visual metaphors into tangible productivity improvements for engineering teams.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, 9.50, Engineer's degree, Computer Science, 9.50 at Politehnica University of Timisoara
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatics at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) / University of Lugano
Romanian, English, German, Italian