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Simon Merkt

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27 years - Genève (1203) Switzerland

Professional situation

Looking for a job

Professional aspiration

Position
Data Analyst
Experience
< 3 years
Desired salary
80-90 KCHF
Type of contract
Permanent contract
Mobility
- Switzerland
Functions
- Accounting / Finance / Controlling
- Consulting
- Logistics / Supply Chain
Sectors
- Logistics / Supply Chain
- IT / Telecommunications
- Engineering Consulting

Professional experiences

Secondary school substitute teacher in physics, math, english and music

DEPARTEMENT DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE

From September 2025 to Today

Substitute teacher for secondary school (middle school and high school) in Geneva in math, physics, english and music. The physics class range from theoretical explanations to laboratory work and experimental demonstrations.

Junior data engineer & performance consultant

Harpagon , Geneve - Temporary contract

From December 2024 to August 2025

Developed Software in Python for automating image extraction, marketing asset comparison and redundancy identification. Presented results to various clients
• Collected and analyzed expenses and identified redundancies in marketing assets for a global cosmetics retailer. Creation and delivery of business intelligence tools in Power BI
• Consolidated past client data and created a Power BI tool with benchmarks, destined for internal usage

Back office employee

Decathlon , Bussigny

From March 2024 to October 2024

Part time student job performing data cleanup for the sporting goods store’s online shopping offer using eCommerce marketing tools

Course assistant: probabilités et statistique

EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

From September 2020 to January 2021

Assistant in the Probability and Statistics course for mechanical engineer students.

Contact tracer

DGS - Service du Médecin Cantonal

From August 2020 to July 2021

Contact tracer in order to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Geneva, interviewing people tested positive for COVID-19 and identifying contacts that need to quarantine.
As of February 2021 I was handling large scale outbreaks as well as monitoring and limiting the spread of variants such as the delta variant.

Additionals trainings

ETH Zürich

Physics MSc - Physics

2021 à 2023

Master's degree in physics from ETH Zürich with focus on computational physics and quantum information theory. I completed my master's project within the Nonlinear Dynamics group, numerically researching energy transport within turbulent plasma.

Haute Ecole de Musique

Piano Performance Bachelor - Classical Piano

2023 à 2024

I spent one year studying piano performance at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva. Entrance to this school is determined by a juried selection, after rounds of interviews, performances and tests. I was honored to gain entry and learned a lot in one year. I ultimately decided to put an end to these studies, in order to concentrate on my career.

Associations

Studying classical piano at the HEM

Haute Ecole de Musique

Degree

Bachelor – Physique – Physique (PH) – SB – 2020

Languages

Français - Native language

Anglais - Native language

Allemand - Technical

Skills

Python
MATLAB
Computational physics
Physics
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Data Analysis
Teaching
Public Speaking

Hobbies

  • Classical Pianist
  • Chess Player
  • Triathlete