Marc Blunier

Professional Activities

  • Project Management and Consultancies in the field of Health Technology Planning and Assessment, Physical Resource Management in Health Systems, Technical Training and Maintenance Management, Telemedicine, Information and Communication Technology in resources constraint settings
  • Teaching at the University of Applied Science in Bern

Higher Education & Qualifications

  • Thesis at University of Applied Science in Bern and Swiss TPH, Swiss Centre for International Health, Basel, Switzerland. Thesis title: 'Telemedicine application for the perinatal care'
  • University of Applied Science Bern, Switzerland. Post Graduate Diploma in ‘Medicine – Technology - Management’
  • Fachhochschule Biel (University of Applied Science), Switzerland. Certificate, BSc. in Electrical Engineering

Work Experience

  • 2003-present: Swiss TPH, Scientific collaborator and project manager at the Swiss Centre for International Health. Major responsibilities: Advisory services, project planning, monitoring and project steering. Expertise: Health Systems Development with focus on Technology in Health Care
  • 2001-2003: Clinical Engineer in the department of ENT at the UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BERNE. Responsible for the intra-operative electrophysiological measurement of cochlea implant and vestibularis neurectomy patients. Planning and monitoring of clinical studies with cochlea implant patients.
  • 1999-2001: Project manager at SWISSCOM AG for the evaluation and purchasing of wired and wireless systems in the access network. Elaborate studies and concepts, e.g. future use of access network assets and business cases from the technological and economical point of view
  • 1998-1999: Consultancy for the development and operation of a GSM based local access network in Venezuela in the name of SWISSCOM AG. Responsible for the planning of services, equipment specification definition, tendering process and evaluation of supplier propositions.
  • 1993-1994: Responsible specialist for the installation and maintenance of the telecommunication infrastructure in the frame of ten delegations of the INTERNATIONAL COMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS in the South Caucasus.
    Training and support of local and expatriate staff in the employment of the communication and information technology.
    Responsible for the radio office staff.