Erich Lerch
- Born in 1959
- Many years of experience as project manager for electronics development in large and small companies in an international environment
- Experience in personnel management as a group leader
- Many years of teaching experience as a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- After many years as a thoroughbred engineer with insight into many areas of technology, I would like to use my experience in an environment in which experience, a certain composure in dealing with people and institutions and an absolutely confident command of the specialist field of electrical engineering are required in order to solve challenging technical problems efficiently and in a quality-conscious manner
Education
- 2006 Conversion from HTL to FH..
- 1989 – 2000 Various courses in leadership, project management and specialist courses at Roche Diagnostics.
- 1994 – 1995 Refresher course in didactics.
- 1986 Married and then traveled the world for 9 months. Improvement of English language skills.
- 1981 – 1983 Completion of studies at ZTL, Horw
- 1980 Recruit school as a transmission equipment mechanic in Lyss
- 1979 – 1980 Attends 2 semesters at ZTL Horw, electrical engineering department
- 1975 – 1979 Apprenticeship as FEAM (now electronics technician) at Landis und Gyr AG Zug
- 1966 – 1975 Attends primary and secondary school in Lucerne
Didactic training
- from 2006 Teaching at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Electrical Engineering Basics, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. D. Salathé and Prof. Dr. P. Bosshart
- 2000 – 2006 Teaching at the HTA Lucerne in the subject Electrical Engineering Laboratory in collaboration with Prof. Dr. D. Salathé
- 2000 – 2002 Teaching EMC at the zti. Supervision of diploma theses.
- 1994 – 1995 Refresher course in didactics.
- 1988 – 2001 Teaching at ATIS, Horw in the subject Electrical Machines and Drive Technology, from 1997 Power Electronics. Head of electrical engineering department. Initiation and supervision of various diploma theses in the field of drive technology, power electronics
- 1982 – 1989 Teaching at ABW, Dietikon, industrial electronics, digital technology. Various courses in didactics.
Activities
- 2016 – 2024 maxon motor AG, Sachseln
Project Manager Development
Specialized in system engineering, batteries, functional safety
Project management covers the entire range of system development for e-bikes. This included:
Development of battery systems and BMS for e-bikes and industrial applications. Responsible for the entire functional safety for e-bike systems, radio connection via Bluetooth LE and ANT, cabling, EMC and RED approvals. - 2000 – 2016 Flytec AG, Horw
Project Manager Development
Specialized in pressure measurement technology and microelectronics.
Project management covers the entire range of development of outdoor devices, from the idea to the specifications, construction of the housing and electronics, plastic injection molding technology, electronic hardware and software to production in the Far East and in Switzerland, as well as the test procedures and supervision of EMC tests. The cooperation with companies in China, Taiwan and Vietnam is interesting.
Also important is the daily customer contact, from which ideas for new projects emerge - 1989 – 2000 Tegimenta AG/Roche Diagnostics, Rotkreuz
Group Manager Electronics – Development.
Project management in the field of robotics with DC motors, bell-type armature motors, stepper motors and electronically commutated stepper motors. In-house development of high-voltage output stages for stepper motors and inverters for electronically commutated stepper motors. Advice for designers and purchasers - 1987 – 1989 ESEC AG Cham
Engineering and electronics development in the bonder department - Design of bell armature DC drives, as well as assistance in the development of plunger coil linear motors and electronically commutated stepper motors.
Circuit development and PCB layout - 1983 – 1987 Kinematica GmbH, Littau
Head of electronics production and electronics development.
Entry and practice in drive technology in the field of process engineering. Work with high-speed universal motors and three-phase motors on inverters, also in explosion-proof areas.