Dominic Locher, CFA

Managing Director @ Optec AG

About

As a Managing Director I lead and inspire people to develop their full potential. My feel for individuals and groups help me to excel at creating high perfomance teams and organisations. My personal values, integrity and fairness, are key factors to foster a trustful working environment in which I highly enjoy leading and developing people. I like to connect people from different backgrounds, leveraging their diverse viewpoints and experiences for the greatest impact. My curiosity and analytical skills allow me to develop smart strategies that drive innovative and value creating solutions to drive growth in a organisation. I am an executive MBA graduate and CFA® charterholder with over 15 years of experience in the financial and software development industries paired with my entrepreneurial experience and mindset I can create value in various industries.

Country

Switzerland

City

Zurich

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Leadership | Organisationsentwicklung, Digitale Transformation | Strategische Entwicklung, Agile Methoden | Scrum | IT-Projektmanagement, Strategisches Management, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Assetmanagement, Derivate

Experience

Managing Director

Optec AG

2021-7 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

Wetzikon (Zürich), Switzerland

Energy meters, measuring devices, current transformers or charging stations for e-mobility. We are the first address for measuring, analysing and optimising electrical energy in Switzerland.

Portfolio Management System - Product Owner

finnova AG Bankware

2016-6 - 2021-6 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Lenzburg

Product Owner for the portfolio management team at Finnova. - Leading two teams with a total of 18 people as Product Owner - Member of the product management team - Product Owner for four modules PMS, PA, VD, WV - Interfacing between Product Management, Clients, Business Analysts and software engineers - Direct communication with Clients - Research & analysis

International experience

Independent

2015-10 - 2016-5 · 8 mos

Explored various cultures, food and different ways of living in China, Thailand, Bali, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and USA.

Head of Presales & Market Support Team

Profidata

2013-9 - 2015-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

- Member of the product management board - Responsible for the Front Office/Asset Management area - Project management during implementation phase - Pre-sales activities including sales presentations - Conducting workshops and training sessions - Interfacing between sales and software development units - Research & analysis

Associate Portfolio Manager (Convertible Bonds)

UBS

2010-10 - 2013-8 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Zürich, Switzerland

- Portfolio management - Research & analysis - Cash management, hedging & rebalancing - Trading in the OTC market - Development of investment process enhancement tools - Create performance reports - Leading IT related projects

Java Software Developer (Pega PRPC)

UBS

2006-11 - 2010-9 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Zürich, Switzerland

Software engineer and technical project leader at pending item - Estimate and planning requirements - Design and development - Optimization SQL database & query statements - Sub-project management - Create reports for clients and stakeholders - Troubleshooting in case of emergency

Founder and Partner

PowerFood AG

2005-1 - 2009-12 · 5 yrs

Wetzikon, Switzerland

- Acquisition and relationship management - Setup the online order website and logistics processes - Head of accounting and financial budgeting - Today, the biggest supplement seller in Switzerland

Informatik Lehrling

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc

1999-8 - 2003-8 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Greifensee

http://www.mt.com

Education

ZfU Center for Enterprise Management AG

2022-5 - 2022-10 · 6 mos

In addition to the formal responsibilities and obligations of a VR, the course also focuses on the following topics: financial management, leadership, internal and external communication, diversity, HR governance, risk management, crisis management, and compensation policy.

ZHAW School of Management and Law

2018 - 2020 · 2 yrs

The International Executive MBA (IEMBA) is the ZHAW School of Management and Law’s flagship program designed to broaden competences in General Management, with a curriculum based on three core areas: International Business, Leadership, and Business Ethics. AACSB accreditation.

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Big Data / Analytics

2018 - 2018

AI: Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Brain-Machine, OpenAI Blockchain: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Crypotography, Cryptocurrencies, ICO, Smart Contracts Big Data / Analytics: theoretical basics for Big Data, Overview of the technologies Cloud & Saas: Concepts and paradigms of distribution systems, Cloud-Computing, Cloud security issues

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW

Banking & Finance

2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs

Master thesis: Dynamic Portfolio Insurance strategies on the basis of Black- Scholes-Model. Compared an optimized synthetic call strategy with a traditional CPPI approach. On the basis of synthetic and actual historical scenarios, Monte Carlo simulations were developed, performed and analysed.