Renato Mezzelani
“The only way to do great work,
is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs
Renato Mezzelani
“The only way to do great work,
is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs
CURRENT
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CEO / Managing Director, SwissBauCo GmbH, Zurich
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Head of training and technical officers, SwissBexA GmbH, Zurich
CURRENT
- CEO / Managing Director, SwissBauCo GmbH, Zurich
- Head of training and technical officers, SwissBexA GmbH, Zurich
SHORT PROFILE
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More than 33 years of construction experience, including more than 20 years of expertise in the field of building damage and quality assurance (PQM)
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18 years of experience as a construction expert providing expert opinions for courts, insurance companies, building owners, general contractors and working on the road throughout Switzerland
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Expert services in the construction industry and for existing properties, with over 16 years of experience as a training manager and lecturer in the construction expert sectors
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Warranty and guarantee coordination, defect management
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Real estate consulting and real estate marketing
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Industrial engineer, Bachelor of Science degree
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Very good legal knowledge of SIA standard 118 and OR
CORE COMPETENCIES
Court Opinion
Quality Assurance for Objects
Sustainability Concepts
Construction and Project Management
Defect Management
Real Estate Management
Contract and Claim Management
Technical Support
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 – today
2009 – today
2009 – today
2006 – 2007
1998 – 2007
1993 – 1997
CEO / Managing Director, SwissBauCo GmbH Schweizer Baucontrolling, Zurich
- Defect and warranty management in finishing and façade including
moisture damage and assessment of visual defects - Risk management and risk analyses of defects
- Quality assurance of finishing and façade for general contractors, technical contractors and building owners
- Specialist construction management and client representation
- Expert opinions, preparation of building reports for Swiss and Liechtenstein courts
- Conceptual tenders in the form of a construction description and work preparations for GU, TU and building owners
- Claim management, contract management and warranty defect management
- Expert opinions for banks and insurance companies (including Credit Suisse, UBS, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Helvetia Insurance, Zurich Insurance).
- Accompaniment of real estate purchasers
- Accompanying sellers during the handover of the property
- Advice on refurbishments Finishing & Facade
Noteworthy successes/projects:
- Over the last 10 years, 70% of all properties handled were valued at over 50 million Swiss francs per property
- Largest integrated object for quality assurance: construction volume of CHF 5 billion
- Managed warranty for a tower with luxury flats in Zurich worth CHF 250 million, 81 meters tall with 24 storeys
Head of Training and Technical Officer, SwissBexA GmbH, Zurich
▪ Training Manager at Swiss Construction Experts Training
▪ Lecturing in the field of expert witnesses, including SIA standard 118 and CO
▪ Conducting training and preparatory courses for becoming an appraiser
▪ Conducting seminars for further and advanced training in the construction and real estate sector
Vice-President, Swiss Association of Building Experts, Dübendorf
- Alignment of procedural rules, guidelines and practical implementation of expertise in the EU and Switzerland through the exchange of knowledge, experience and information among members
- Developing and implementing an association certification program with its own Quality Management (QM) manual
- Certifying building and property surveyors within the association
Local Construction Management, BWT Bau AG, Winterthur
- Creation of construction programmes
- Work preparation
- Personnel scheduling, supervision of construction work
- Material purchasing and disposition
- Calculation
- Size and billing
- Post-calculation
- Consultations for architects and clients
Managing Director in the Family Business
- Family-owned plasterer and painter company specializing in scaffolding facade
- Location: Meckenbeuren-Liebenau, Baden-Wuerttemberg / Lake Constance region
Painter, Plasterer, Stuccoer and Scaffolder
- Plasterer Foreman (1995 – 1997) and Plasterer Skilled Worker (1993 – 1995)
- Focus on finishing & facade
2008 - today | CEO / Managing Director, SwissBauCo GmbH Schweizer Baucontrolling, Zurich
- Defect and warranty management in finishing and façade including
moisture damage and assessment of visual defects - Risk management and risk analyses of defects
- Quality assurance of finishing and façade for general contractors, technical contractors and building owners
- Specialist construction management and client representation
- Expert opinions, preparation of building reports for Swiss and Liechtenstein courts
- Conceptual tenders in the form of a construction description and Work preparations for GU, TU and building owners
- Claim management, contract management and warranty defect management
- Expert opinions for banks and insurance companies (including Credit Suisse, UBS, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Helvetia Insurance, Zurich Insurance).
- Accompaniment of real estate purchasers
- Accompanying sellers during the handover of the property
- Advice on refurbishments Finishing & Facade
Noteworthy successes/projects:
- Over the last 10 years, 70% of all properties handled were valued at over 50 million Swiss francs per property
- Largest integrated object for quality assurance: construction volume of CHF 5 billion
- Managed warranty for a tower with luxury flats in Zurich worth CHF 250 million, 81 meters tall with 24 storeys
2009 - today | Head of Training and Technical Officer, SwissBexA GmbH, Zurich
▪ Training Manager at Swiss Construction Experts Training
▪ Lecturing in the field of expert witnesses, including SIA standard 118 and CO
▪ Conducting training and preparatory courses for becoming an appraiser
▪ Conducting seminars for further and advanced training in the construction and real estate sector
2009 - today | Vice-President, Swiss Association of Building Experts, Dübendorf
- Aligning procedural rules, guidelines and practical implementation of expertise in the EU and Switzerland through the exchange of knowledge, experience and information among memberss
- Developing and implementing an association certification program with its own Quality Management (QM) manual
- Certifying building and property surveyors within the association
2006 - 2007 | Local Construction Management, BWT Bau AG, Winterthur
- Creation of construction programmes
- Work preparation
- Personnel scheduling, supervision of construction work
- Material purchasing and disposition
- Calculation
- Size and billing
- Post-calculation
- Consultations for architects and clients
1998 - 2007 | Managing Director in the Family Business
- Family-owned plasterer and painter company specializing in scaffolding facade
- Location: Meckenbeuren-Liebenau, Baden-Wuerttemberg / Lake Constance region
1993 - 1997 | Painter, Plasterer, Stuccoer and Scaffolder
- Plasterer Foreman (1995 – 1997) and Plasterer Skilled Worker (1993 – 1995)
- Focus on finishing & facade
CERTIFICATES APPRAISER
EDUCATION PATH
2021 – 2023
1997 – 1998
1990 – 1993
Bachelor's programme B.Sc. Industrial Engineer
- University of Applied Sciences (FHM), Bielefeld
- Degree: Industrial Engineer / Bachelor of Science in 06/2023
Master Course Plasterer and Plasterer Skilled Worker
▪ HWK-Konstanz
▪ Qualification: Master Plasterer 03/1998
▪ Qualification: Master Plasterer 03/1998
Training as a Plasterer and Plasterer's skilled worker
- Guild Leonberg
- Qualification: Plasterer and Stuccoer Skilled Worker
2021 - 2023 | Bachelor's programme B.Sc. Industrial Engineer
- University of Applied Sciences (FHM), Bielefeld
- Degree: Industrial Engineer / Bachelor of Science in 06/2023
1997 - 1998 | Master Course Plasterer and Plasterer Skilled Worker
- HWK Konstanz
- Qualification: Master Plasterer 03/1998
1990 - 1993 | Training as a Plasterer and Plasterer's Skilled Worker
- Guild Leonberg
- Qualification: Plasterer and Stuccoer Skilled Worker
SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Conversion of an approx. 300-year-old farmhouse from the cellar to the upper floor at Lake Constance
- Construction duration: Approximately 4 years
- Involvement in planning, construction management and execution of the craftsman services
- The property is owned by Mirjam Mezzelani (formerly Gessler), the wife
- Website: www.hof-zum-stadl.com
Largest integrated object for quality assurance
- Construction volume CHF 5 billion
Largest evidence collection procedure of the public prosecutor's office
- Dispute sum CHF 70 million
Largest façade area for quality assurance
- 30,000 m2 External thermal insulation composite system
Highest building (tower with luxury flats in Zurich)
- 81 metres and 24 storeys
Largest employer and recurring customer
- 105,000 employees in Switzerland alone
Largest construction group in Europe
- Mandate in quality assurance for interior fittings
Expert opinions for various courts in Switzerland and for the Principality of Liechtenstein
Various appraisals of hotel complexes throughout Switzerland in the highest luxury segment
Expert opinions for department stores in Switzerland
Publications COVISS - Swiss Construction Magazine for Architects
- White plaster on concrete ceiling
- Rising wall moisture and salt control
- Mould analyses and solutions
- Faulty tenders with consequences
- Mould in the roof
- Moisture phenomena on the plinth
Video Self-Presentation
LANGUAGES
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German
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Italian
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English - B1/B2
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Renato Mezzelani
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Curriculum vitae
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