Alexander has been in his current position since April 2016. Previously, he worked as Principal Scientist at ABB Corporate Research in Germany with a focus on process plant optimization and plant asset management. Between 2007 and 2016, he held different management roles in the areas of process control systems and automation of electrical grids, smart grids, manufacturing plants, and robotics as well as Industrial Internet (Industry 4.0) for ABB Germany and ABB Switzerland. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Automation Professional (CAP) of the ISA. His R&D work was complemented by publications and seminars, regular lectures at the University of Stuttgart and ETH Zürich as well as work for standardization organizations.