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Sacha Wittwer

Avaloq Specialist by day. Dark fiction writer by night. Reader always.

IT specialist with many years of experience in banking and application environments (Avaloq), problem and change management as well as advisory and project work. Passionate reader and writer with an eye for detail.

Work Experience

Raiffeisen Switzerland

May 2020 – December 2025

Business IT Specialist / Application Specialist Core System

  • 3rd level support core banking system (Avaloq), financing
  • Creating, processing and monitoring in problem and change management
  • Weekly presentation of the changes
  • IT representative for WΓΌest Dimensions (user mgmt automation, SSO)
  • Monthly ticket reporting in financing
  • Testing support in financing

Job search and private projects

January 2019 – May 2020

  • Photography, personal development & social media

Baloise Bank SoBa, Solothurn

January 2017 – December 2018

Application Manager Avaloq and peripheral systems

  • Parametrization in Avaloq
  • Maintaining peripheral systems
    (FRS FiRE, Cognos, dg Hyparchiv, DocProStar, Ambit Focus, Corner Card)

Private photography gallery on social media

October 2016 – December 2016

  • Photography & social media

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, Muttenz / Liestal

February 2013 – October 2016

Sub-project Manager Avaloq Front Platform (50%)

  • Head of sub-project Portal-Login: testing, inspection, problem-solving and optimization
  • Development of a navigation with dashboards and sitemap
  • Responsible for user profiles, settings and the URL concept
  • Know-how transfer project to the client center
  • Assistant to the overall project management

Client Advisor Outbound (50%), Deputy Head of Department, Client Advisor

  • Sales and cross-selling of products and services
  • Processing and creating campaigns, acquiring new clients
  • Advisory and sales of investment, pension and financing solutions
  • Avaloq super-user

UBS AG, Basel / Zurich

May 2007 – January 2013

Client Advisor, Financial Line Advisor, Client Advisor Private/Personnel Clients

  • Personal and telephone advisory on basic, investment and pension products (DE/EN)
  • Advisory on stock transactions and employee participation plans for international clients

ETAVIS Kriegel+Co. AG, Muttenz

December 2005 – April 2007

Office Administrator

  • General office work, invoicing, quotations, switchboard

Stay abroad in Hungary

October 2005 – November 2005

  • Getting to know the country and its people

Alfred Imhof AG, MΓΌnchenstein

June 2005 – September 2005

Assistant to Head of Marketing

  • Maintaining the CRM system (WinCard) and general assistance work

Language course Hungarian

November 2004 – May 2005

  • Preparation and completion

Halbeisen AG (formerly Klingentalgarage), Basel

August 2003 – October 2004

Dispatcher

  • Ordering new cars, order controls, invoicing, data entry

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics

September 2010 – August 2014

  • Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Basel
  • Major in Marketing (in English)
  • Extra-occupational while working part-time (80%)
  • Bachelor's thesis with final grade 5.3

Commercial Diploma with Vocational Baccalaureate (BMS)

August 2000 – July 2003

  • Wirtschaftsmittelschule (WG/WMS), Basel

Compulsory schooling

1991 – 2000

  • Weiterbildungsschule BΓ€umlihof (WBS) Basel
  • Orientierungsschule Hebel (OS) Riehen
  • Primarschule Niederholz Riehen

Qualifications and Trainings

  • ITIL 4 Foundation, Digicomp AG (2022)
  • EFT basic seminar tapping acupressure, Bodyfeet AG (2021)
  • Portrait photography advanced, Migros Klubschule (2019)
  • MBSR stress reduction through mindfulness, MEDIARE (2019)
  • Digital photography, Migros Klubschule (2019)
  • SCRUM Master Certified, Migros Klubschule (2019)
  • Avaloq Certified Customization Professional, Avaloq (2018)
  • Introduction to Linux/Unix, Digicomp AG (2017)
  • Windows Server Infrastructure, Digicomp AG (2017)
  • Introduction to Oracle SQL, Trivadis AG (2017)
  • French A2, inlingua (2010)
  • Practical trainer, UBS Switzerland (2008)
  • Accounting 1, KV Basel (2006)
  • Hungarian Standard 1, Migros Klubschule (2005)