Renato Mezzelani
“The only way to do great work,
is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs
MOST IMPORTANT CAREER STAGES
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Head of Department & Head of Realization, aestate development ag, Zurich https://aestate.ch
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CEO / Managing Director, SwissBauCo GmbH engineering office for quality, process and risk management, Zurich www.swissbauco.com
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Head of training and technical manager, SwissBexA GmbH, seminars for preventive construction, Zurich www.swissbexa.ch
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Consultant to the CEO, Quality, Process and Risk Management, PORR Suisse AG, Zurich
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Consultant Head of Realization, Quality, Process and Risk Management, Allreal Generalunternehmung AG, Zurich
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Deputy Head of Facade Construction Division, BWT Bau AG, Winterthur
MOST IMPORTANT CAREER STAGES
- Head of Department & Head of Realization, aestate development ag, Zurich https://aestate.ch
- CEO / Managing Director, SwissBauCo GmbH engineering office for quality, process and risk management, Zurich www.swissbauco.com
- Head of training and technical manager, SwissBexA GmbH, seminars for preventive construction, Zurich www.swissbexa.ch
- Consultant to the CEO, Quality, Process and Risk Management, PORR Suisse AG, Zurich
- Consultant Head of Realization, Quality, Process and Risk Management, Allreal Generalunternehmung AG, Zurich
- Deputy Head of Facade Construction Division, BWT Bau AG, Winterthur
SHORT PROFILE
More than 33 years of practical construction experience and over 20 years of specialization in concept development for damage-free construction, forensic expert opinions in the areas of quality, process and risk management. Experienced Head of Realization with expertise in the planning, coordination and monitoring of construction projects.
- Head of Realization: Responsible for on-time, on-budget and high-quality project implementation. Combining technical, organizational and economic tasks. Central point of contact between architects, engineers and clients.
- Expert knowledge in practice: 20 years of experience as a construction expert with extensive experience in creating planning concepts, quality assurance and expert opinions for courts, insurance companies, clients, total and general contractors – active throughout Switzerland.
- Lecturer and memberships: Trainer and lecturer in the field of expert witnesses for over 16 years. Member of Swiss Engineering StV & Association of Swiss Industrial Engineers.
- Management with legal experience: Experienced in warranty and guarantee coordination as well as defect management.
- Legal knowledge: Excellent knowledge of the legal framework in accordance with SIA standard 188 and the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR).
This comprehensive profile underlines the high level of expertise and many years of commitment in various areas of the construction industry.
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
2025 – today
2008 – today
2009 – today
2009 – today
2023 – 2024
2021 – 2024
2006 – 2007
1998 – 2007
1993 – 1997
Head of Realization, aestate development ag, Zurich
- Schwerpunkt: Qualitäts-, Prozess und Risikomanagement
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
CEO Consultant, PORR Suisse AG
- Quality, process and risk management,
Consultant Head of Realization, Allreal Generalunternehmung AG
- Quality, process and risk management
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
2025 - today | Head of Realization, aestate development ag, Zurich
- Focus: Quality, process and risk management
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
2023 - 2024 | CEO Consultant, PORR Suisse AG
- Quality, process and risk management,
2021 - 2024 | Consultant Head of Realization, Allreal Generalunternehmung AG
- Quality, process and risk management
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
Member of
SWISS ENGINEERING STV, Zurich
VWI Switzerland, Berne
Chamber of Experts as a recognized expert/appraiser with a focus on quality, process and risk management
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
▪ 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
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
REFERENCES WITH PROJECT PUBLICATIONS
Project volume managed to date: approx. 25 billion Swiss francs
Number of projects managed: approx. 250
Hotels and leisure facilities, spas, wellness facilities
https://www.bernaqua.ch
Construction volume approx. 500,000,000 Swiss francs (1/2 billion Swiss francs)
Task: identification of defects in the interior fittings, identification of defects, monitoring of the refurbishment, acceptance
and preservation of evidence for client, general contractor and public prosecutor’s office in Berne.
http://www.andermatt-swissalps.ch
Construction volume 5 billion francs
Task: quality assurance of interior fittings, identification of defects, support during renovation, acceptance
and preservation of evidence for the client, total contractor and municipality of Andermatt.
Hotel Antlantis, various expert opinions, approvals
Hotels and leisure facilities, spas, wellness facilities
http://www.hotel-bristol-saas-fee.ch/de/
Hotel Bistrol, expert opinion & cost allocation drawn up
https://hotel-airport-zuerich.dorint.com/de/
Dorint Hotel Zurich Airport, various expert opinions, monitoring of defect detection, consulting & client representation
Reference sheet Structural engineering services, quality assurance & client consultations:
https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-zurichairport
Radisson Blue Hotel Zurich Airport, expert opinion in various hotel rooms incl. refurbishment proposal
Expert opinions in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Expert opinions for various courts in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Insurance appraisals and legal expenses insurance
Expert opinions of various types Insurance companies/legal expenses insurers and banks:
Banks: Credit Suisse, UBS, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Migrosbank
Insurance companies: Helvetia Insurance, Zurich Insurance, Interiura AG Schadensregulierungs AG,
CAP legal expenses insurance, Coop legal expenses insurance, Dextra legal expenses insurance,
Fortuna legal expenses insurance
Private appraisal
Private individuals & condominium owners & contractors & total and general contractors
Hospitals & nursing homes, psychiatric institutions
Project: Lucerne Hospital
Project period: 2022
Role/ Position: Technical consultant in interior design
Project: Cantonal Hospital Aarau
Project period: 2024
Role/ Position: Technical consultant in interior design
Project: New children’s clinic cantonal hospital Graubünden
Project period: 2018
Role/ Position: Technical consultant in interior design
Project: Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
Project period: 2022
Role/ Position: Technical consultant in interior design
Project: Wattwil Hospital
Project period: 2017
Role/ Position: Technical consultant on the building envelope
Project: Nursing home Tösstal
Project period: 2022- 2023
Role/ Position: Warranty & defect management
Project: Nursing home Tösstal
Project period: 2022- 2023
Role/ Position: Warranty & defect management
Project: Privama AG retirement home
Project period: 2024
Role/ Position: Warranty & defect management
Project: IPW, integrated psychiatry Winterthur
Client: Zurich Building Authority
Project period: 2022- 2024
Role/ Position: Technical consultant for interior fit-out
Banks, insurance companies
Project: Lindberg Allee Glattpak
Client: Credit Suisse Funds AG
Project period: 2014- 2024
Role/ Position: Facade consulting, quality assurance, warranty & defect management
Project: Coure old town façade private bank
Client: Credit Suisse Funds AG
Project period: 2024
Role/ Position: Façade concept, quality assurance
Project: Octavo residential and commercial building
Client: Credit Suisse Funds AG
Project period: 2024- 2025
Role/ Position: Façade concept, quality assurance
Project: Mattenhof 2 Kriens
Client: Credit Suisse/ UBS
Project period: 2024/ 2025
Role/ Position: Quality assurance of the façade, warranty acceptance
Project: Zürcher Freilager
Client: Zürcher Freilager AG
Project period: 2022
Role/ Position: Warranty & defect management
Project: Bellariarain residential development Zurich
Client: Helvetia Insurance
Project period: 2022- 2024
Role/ Position: Warranty & Defect Management
Project: Baloise Park in Basel
Client: Baloise Insurance
Project period: 2023- 2024
Role/ Position: Warranty & Defect Management
Luxury segment
Project: Various luxury projects on Lake Zurich
Client: aestate ag in Zurich
Project period: 2024 ongoing
Role/ Position: Head of execution, client representative
Project: Villas in Oberrieden
Client: Private
Project period: 2024- 2025
Role/ Position: Client representative & quality assurance
Project: Villas on the Zürichberg
Client: Private
Project period: 2007- 2011
Role/ Position: Client representation & quality assurance, expert opinion
Project: Villas in the canton of Schwyz (various projects)
Client: Private client
Project period: 2011- 2024
Role/ Position: Client representation & quality assurance
Various major projects
Project: Rieter Areal
Client: Rieter AG
Project period: 2022- 2023
Role/ Position: Technical consultant for interior fit-out
Project: MFH property in Horgen
Client: Zürich Invest AG
Project period: 2023
Role/ Position: Facade assessment
Project: Papieri Cham
Client: Cham Group
Project period: 2023- 2024
Role/ Position: Process management, final accounts
Project: Residential development in Cham
Client: HIAG AG
Project period: 2024
Role/ Position: Building physics assessments
Project: Suurstoffi in Risch- Rotkreuz
Client: Zug Estate AG
Project period: 2020- 2023
Role/ Position: Facade assessment, facade concept, monitoring
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