Management of a team of 10 mechanical, process and automation engineers to deliver heating and cooling solutions to commercial clientsProject development for strategic urban energy infrastructure projects in the city of Innsbruck:- Economic feasibility studies- Risk assessment and risk management- Approval procedures- Tendering processes- Acquisition of strategic clients together with sales departmentProduct development:- Development of a new energy service product in the form of piped aquifer groundwater delivery for heating and cooling services (anergy network)- Development of integrated products involving multi-energy services (heating, photovoltaics, e-charging stations, energy management systems) - Pricing- Definition of grid access conditions for clients connecting to the local district heating network and the anergy network owned and operated by the utility companyDesign, construction and commissioning of renewable heating and cooling projects for energy service clientsInitiation and development of the municipal heat plan for the city of Innsbruck (local energy planning)Contractual negotiations for long-term energy contracting projects (20 years)Definition of internal standards and internal process improvement in line with the digitalization strategyDevelopment of tools for operational optimisation of heating and cooling plants (energy management)Operational plant optimization and energy saving service contracts

HVAC project management:- Design of mechanical services (heating, ventilation, air-conditionning, plumbing, fire protection, building management systems) for international clients in the food industry (meat, dairy and packaging industry)- Project management (resource planning, time and cost management, internal coordination with all building trades) within the integral building design framework- Client counseling and decision making based on life-cycle approaches- Design and rating of HVAC components - Selection of manufacturers and suppliers- Approval design and coordination with local authorities - Tendering and contracting- Site supervision and coordination during construction- Commissioning: approvals, functional and acceptance tests, check of invoices, defect tracking and management- Client support during warranty time- Management of mechanical project teams

HVAC system design:- Project management HVAC/mechanical services- Design of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, plumbing and fire extinguishing systems- BIM modeling- Tendering- Site supervision

Applied research in the areas of sustainable energy systems for buildings and communities:- Local energy planning: integrated urban and energy planning, strategic urban energy infrastructure planning- Sustainability assessment of energy concepts for neighbourhoods and communities- Evaluation and impact assessment of urban energy projects (definition of assessment framework, key - performance indicators and assessment methods)- Modeling, assessment and optimisation of design and operation of district heating and cooling systems: generation, distribution, storage and use of energy- Development of innovative building energy concepts- Transient building and thermal system simulation for performance optimisation of buildings and HVAC systems - Development of energy monitoring concepts at neighbourhood scale- Aquisition, development and management of research projects (client projects and co-funded projects)Student supervision (diploma theses)