June 2012 - now
Solar thermal technology solutions in the humanitarian and industrial sector.
Technological development, project management, IT consulting, web and communication.
This site shares about my life and work. Most of what I do is devoted to practical solutions to avoid a global climate crisis. Acting from a point of compassion for all living things (or at least trying to!), I'm always ready to be challenged on how to maximize impact. Passionate about developing "whatever is missing" I'm building towards a sustainable future for all.
Since 2012 I've been working with Solar Fire toward initiating a global wave of solar enterpreneurship.
Building web-platforms and systems with purpose that connect actors, empower people and facilitate change.
Contact Urs Riggenbach:
info@ursrig.com, 079 918 0663
Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich:
Urs Riggenbach, info@ursrig.com, 079 918 0663
I get involved in things that make sense to me, have impact or bring learning and creation with it.
June 2012 - now
Solar thermal technology solutions in the humanitarian and industrial sector.
Technological development, project management, IT consulting, web and communication.
June 2012 - now
Launch of innovative platform for the spread of solar thermal energy solutions.
2019 - now
Coaching Swiss startup "Abalance" on IT and development strategy.
Management of team of developers for creation of online-strategy game
Development of IT strategy and execution
February 2017 - May 2017
Industrial CNC machine training (Waterjet, Lasercuting, 5 axis CNC)
Rapid prototyping using state of the art CNC machinery
2014 - now
Development of custom web-platforms for the Zurich-based environmental communications agency.
2014 - now
Creation of web-development agency of impact and sustainability projects and beyond.
February 2013 - July 2013
Development of exhibition on renewable energies.
August 2013 - February 2014
Support in research and development.
Instructors from the fields of architecture, construction and joinery/Carpentry
Application of principles of sustainability and sustainable design in the architecture of a "tiny house" of 227 square feet.
Project planning and management with different build milestones.
Construction of entire tiny house, see it in New York Post "Tiny House 227".
Study and implementation of HVAC systems.
September 2008 - June 2012
Relevant Coursework: Agroecology, Economic Development, International Water Resource Management, Physics II, Collaborative Leadership, Fieldwork: Seminar in Community-based Research, Documentary Film Making, Webdesign, Fixing Food Systems, Sustainability, Local Production - Global Collaboration.
Senior project in Nepal installing renewable energy framework at rural school
Spanish proficiency during project-stay in Yucatán, Mexico
Davis UWC Scholar: full scholarship awarded
September 2006 - May 2008
International Baccelaurate (IB) with major biology and economics.
Course language English.
Extended essay: Sugarcane Cultivation in the Mulshi Valley, India.
Full Scholarship from the Swiss Association for UWC
1990
I work in a network of curated developers, designers and content creators, so each project happens in a project-specific team. For the Canton of Bern I built the interactive App "Biz-Links" that helps people find the right career. As a progressive web app it is simultaneously avaiable on Android and iOS devices, as well as directly reachable in the browser by link. My full portfolio is further below.
Selection of projects in the fields of web-development, internet security, Android-app development, webstores, crowdfunding and campaign sites, online community platforms and financial modeling. Most projects are based on a security and scalability optimized tech-stack based on open-source SPIP, LXC and GNU/Linux.
Project idea and need a tech-team? Let's talk!
Posted Thursday 13 September 2012 by Urs Riggenbach.
Here is a presentation I gave part of graduation week at College of the Atlantic, 2012. You can also read my senior project report as PDF, here.