Profile

My name is Bruce Turner. I was born and grew up in the USA and am a native English speaker.

I have also lived, studied, and worked in Germany and Switzerland for many years.

German is my second language, which I have spoken, written, and used for many years. I am a Swiss citizen. I am retired. In the United States, I received a

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, followed by a
• Master's degree in Aerospace Operations Management from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

After working in Germany for the US government as a civilian

• Electronic engineer for high-frequency radio communication systems in Europe,

I decided to continue living, studying, and working in Europe. Therefore, I enrolled at the famous university in Mainz, Germany, where I studied business administration, economics, and management, wrote a dissertation, passed the oral exam, and received a

• Doctorate in Economic Sciences from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.

After this, I moved to Switzerland after receiving a job offer.

In Switzerland, I have worked as a:

• Business planner for a large Swiss engineering and technical company;
• Senior project manager for several Swiss technical products and services companies;
• Project management trainer for basic project management courses and to prepare for the PMP examination; Project management coach for a Swiss technical company;
• Lecturer and guest lecturer for business and management courses at Swiss technical universities, universities, universities of applied sciences, and at Swiss business and technical schools;
• Translator of German texts into English, and Proofreader of English texts for companies and individuals.