Foppa Informatik

About me

My name is Robert Foppa and I am a computer scientist with a federal diploma and Information Security Lead Auditor according to ISO 27001. My IT career began in 1979 with training as a programmer / analyst and then as a systems specialist. Both at IBM.

I worked as a programmer / analyst, system, network, backup & restore, output, automation, robotics and security engineer and as a data center manager with over 800 servers (mainframe, AIX, Unix, Solaris, Linux, SAP, Netware, Windows) at two locations, over 1,200 PCs, hundreds of printers, scanners, readers and over 3,500 network devices and as an IT security auditor:

Locally more than 3 decades for Graubündner Kantonalbank

Nationally for the largest Swiss corporations such as T-Systems Switzerland, Bank Coop, SBB Swiss Federal Railways, Mobiliar Insurance, Visana Health Insurance, Coop Life, KPT Health Insurance and others

Internationally for major European corporations such as T-Systems International, T-Systems Austria, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Germany, Mercedes France, Seat, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Post, Alcan/Constellium Industries, Airbus Industries, Crédit Logement, Yves Rocher, IATA International Air Transport Association and others

Proven track record:

Projects and in-house developments:

Development and implementation of IT security concept (2 banks)

Security administration + security audit of banks, insurance companies, automotive, aviation, rail, telecommunications, heavy industry and service providers

Programming ATMs, domestic payment transactions and packaging line (bank)

Creation and implementation of IT disaster preparedness concept and development of automated backup and recovery procedures for the commissioning of a complete data center (bank) at a third-party location, from 0 to 100% in under 8 hours

Creation and enhancement of IT security and IT security reporting, (banking, insurance, transportation, industry)

Hundreds of programs, functions, procedures, tools, automatisms...