Meet Nilo – Our Zen Master and Sounding Board

What attracted you to Swiss Ocean Tech? It all happened pretty much organically.  Being part of Thomas Frizlen’s family, I just seamlessly became the company’s sounding board and “Zen Master”.  By the way, those descriptions were not my idea, but I think they suit me.  I am the kind of dog who likes harmony, peace […]

Meet Thomas Burch – Founder Interview Series 6/6

“My whole career has been focused on fusing bright ideas from brilliant people to create world-class technologies.” says Thomas (Thomi) Burch, Head of Research & Development and co-founder of Swiss Ocean Tech (SOC).   If ever there has been a straight line along a career path, then Thomi’s professional life provides the perfect example. Having […]

Meet Suzy Chisholm – Founder Interview Series 5/6

“There is something soothing about being next to open water. I am always drawn to it, no matter where I go. I’ll sit down along the shoreline and look out over the vast landscape of blue. My systems slow down, calmness overcomes me – I guess you could say, it makes me happy”, says Suzy […]

Meet Erik Asplund – Founder Interview Series 4/6

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein Swiss Ocean Tech has been founded on curious minds, as a walk through our interview series with other co-founders will confirm. This month’s focus, Erik Asplund, co-founder and hydroacoustics and signal processing specialist, is no different. There is […]

Meet Stephan Nigg – Founder Interview Series 2/6

“Creative order”, that is where he feels most at home. Stephan Nigg, our Senior Hardware Engineer and Co-Founder, thrives in an environment that for others would seem disorganized but for him, everything has its place. “I can see in my mind’s eye how all the various flying pieces must come together to make things work. […]

Meet Thomas Frizlen – Founder Interview Series 1/6

Thomas, you are the founder of Swiss Ocean Tech.  Did you always want to have your own company? Big business has always fascinated me.  When I finished my master’s degree from Sweden back in 1993, I started working for ABB in Switzerland.  It was global, it was complex, it was quick-paced and I loved it.  […]