Software Development, Strategy
Paul is one of the founders of afca. His main point of interest are new technologies and the possibilities they offer. Always concentrating on his clients’ needs, he makes the best possible use of “cutting edge technologies”. Paul believes in direct communication, the agile approach and a healthy dose of pragmatism.
Software Development, Human Resources
Thomas likes a logical and structured approach to problem solving. This approach enables him to work at an impressive speed. Thomas is highly focused when working and yet ready to support his colleagues any time they may need his help.
Software Development, Social Media
Sven masters the balancing act between big city life and scout camp. He is very outgoing and likes to create harmony in the team. For his age, he brings a lot of experience in web and cloud technologies and he grows with every new challenge.
User Experience Design
As a curious designer, Eliane is dedicated to the challenge of making the user experience in a virtual world as natural as possible. Be it VR, AR or in Mixed Reality. She believes an early integration of the end user is essential and she loves to explore each individual's perception.
As a contrast to working in the digital jungle, Eliane enjoys taking a breath of clear mountain air.
Software Development
Antonia is a passionate software developer, and she's interested in many other disciplines aswell. To keep learning new things and taking on new challenges is a kick for her, that she can indulge in at afca.
She has hardly ever been sighted without a hoodie. Travel, culture, nature and adrenaline as well as tinkering and handicrafts fill her weekends. And secretly she even crochets, but shush...
Software Development, Controlling
Niklaus is fascinated by the world of mathematics. He is also a connoisseur of many Sci-Fi movies, series and books. Fairness is an important value to him and entrepreneurial thinking is in his blood. Niklaus’ strong point is finding solutions to particularly complex problems.
Software Development, Infrastructure
Michel enjoys a good atmosphere in his working environment and does his part in creating it. He likes challenging assignments and shows amazing endurance when working on solutions to problems.
Badminton is his passion. There he enjoys speed and physical effort to the fullest. He might fight as single player in the court, but coaching and teamwork are key elements during the interclub championships. This makes him a competent team player.
3D-Modelling & Animation
Moritz is our expert for shapes, colors, motion, light and sound. He models virtual 3D objects, works on surfaces and textures and choreographs animations. With large headphones on he’s concentrated and efficient. Moritz’ work brings esthetics and design into our Mixed Reality experiences.
Mixed Reality Development
Tom’s wide area of interests ranges from elementary particle research and ferrofluids to flying model gliders. These interests are reflected in his work in the form of multi-faceted and scientific approaches to problem solving. He directs our projects into new technological fields of application. His philosophical ponderings are reflected in his T-shirts “of the other kind” that keep putting smiles on our faces.
Mixed Reality Development
Anna is enthusiastic about discovering new technologies of all kinds. She is always eager to tackle new problems and solve them with passion. Honest and transparent communication is a must for her. Anna loves sports. Being an early bird, she likes to be the first one in the office.
Accounting
Gion takes care of our book-keeping from the eastern part of Switzerland. He likes open communication and keeping everything well organized.
Software Development, Systems Administration, Security
Markus is responsible for our server and cloud systems, has trained himself in the area of IT security. He supervises projects in the Azure Cloud, Office 365, databases and of course security and data protection.
Software Development
Chris often goes to work by bicycle; not because he lives nearby but because he integrates sport in his daily routines. Chris is good at optimizing details without losing sight of the target as a whole. He likes to experiment with new things and is very patient when things don’t work the way he would like them to work right away.
Software Development, Usability Engineer
Fabian is passionate about facilitating the interaction and improving user experience in Mixed Reality. He is especially fascinated about leveraging gaze as fast and natural input for novel user interfaces, an approach he investigated during his PhD at ETH Zürich. This experience helps him to develop intuitive applications in Mixed Reality. In the team, he values a positive spirit and also likes to contribute to it. For refueling you can often find him jogging, cycling and enjoying the outdoors.
Software Development
Collaboratively finding solutions with clients and development partners is for Justin what makes the job exciting and gives meaning to the development. He balances a flair for new and creative ideas with a careful and systematic implementation. In addition to programming languages, Justin is passionately learning as many foreign languages as he can manage. If he isn't at the computer you'll likely find him on a walk with his two dogs.
