From engineering to organisational intelligence: The journey of Prefix’s founder

From a technical world to a facilitative posture
In the early years of my career, everything followed a fairly linear path: a degree in microengineering from EPFL, technical roles in Switzerland and Australia, spanning research and product development. It was solid, stimulating, coherent… but incomplete.
Upon returning to Switzerland, a shift began. Joining a consultancy firm, I stepped into projects that required more than technical expertise – they called for navigating human dynamics, ambiguity, and cultural diversity. One project in particular proved pivotal: Solar Impulse. This visionary venture took me from project manager to flight logistics lead. A technical challenge, yes – but above all, a deeply human one. It taught me that a mission doesn’t hold together by process alone, but by the engagement of those who carry it.
Creating space for projects that carry meaning
With this experience as a catalyst, I founded Prefix in 2014. The vision was simple but demanding: to support organisations in working differently. Better. With more clarity.
Today, I wear three hats: founder, senior consultant, and certified FSEA trainer.
My approach is rooted in one core principle: blending project management rigour, relational finesse, and systemic awareness. Over the years, I’ve worked across varied sectors – industry, public administration, academia, non-profits – in French, English, and Swiss-German. What fuels me? The diversity of people, of challenges, of blind spots to uncover. And the conviction that posture matters more than method.
Practice-based methods
Over time, I’ve come to understand that effectiveness doesn’t arise from applying ready-made models – it comes from methods that are tested, refined, and allowed to evolve with reality.
That’s the spirit behind Prefix’s incubator – a living space for the emergence of bespoke approaches shaped by field needs.
The circular project management method was one of its first outcomes: a hybrid framework born from the dialogue between predictive and agile, designed for complex, shifting, human environments.
Since then, other practices have emerged – such as crossed councils, designed to circulate peer intelligence without adding unnecessary weight. And more are currently in development.
Today, Prefix stands as a laboratory of organisational intelligence – where methods are never rigid, but always connected to meaning, action, and the living systems they serve.