Thomas Brunner
Retired at SWITCH (Switzerland)
Meilen, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolThomas Brunner is a veteran Swiss technology leader who built his career at ETH Zurich and then at SWITCH, where he progressed from systems programmer to Managing Director and later International Relations Director, helping shape Switzerland’s national research and education network. With a Master’s background in mathematics, physics and computer science from ETH, he combined technical depth and strategic vision to establish the communications infrastructure and policies that enabled modern telecomputing in Swiss academia. Active in European coordination early on, he chaired ECODU’s Communications Committee and laid groundwork still underpinning today’s research networks. Now retired and based in Meilen, Zurich, he remains engaged with the community and is known for bridging hands-on systems expertise with long-term institutional leadership.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Master's degree, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichMatura Typus B, Matura Typus B at kantonsschule rychenberg winterthur
English, GermanGithub contributions (5)
laane/nfcmillionaire
Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
Contributions:7 commits, 1 push in 1 month
laane/ftrace
May 2012 - Jun 2012
Contributions:15 commits in 1 month
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