Stefan has 14 years of experience in the management and engineering of the automotive design sector, brownfield hydrocarbons, and renewable energy projects in Europe and New Zealand. Having led development programs across countries, he is well-versed in managing people and projects with a current project management professional (PMP) certification from PMI. His previous exposure to the automotive market provides him with a unique reliability mindset for projects from a technical and management perspective. His recent projects include the roles as project manager; owner's engineer and contract manager for renewable energy and energy management projects throughout Pacific and Caribbean Island countries.  Among others Stefan led a renewable energy scoping study in Timor-Leste and a series of projects in Kiribati in close collaboration with the local utility company.

He holds a BSc and an MSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and holds several postgraduate certificates in PV, Wind, BESS, and renewable energy finance.