Track
Nürburgring
Chasing clean lines through the Green Hell.
Profile
N° 01
Pascal Briner
I design structure for systems the way an architect designs structure for buildings — clear foundations, honest materials, no ornament that doesn't earn its place.
- 01Platform architecture across ServiceNow, Identity & Access Management and Microsoft 365.
- 0228 years digital-first — from host-system helpdesk to leading architecture teams.
- 03Off the clock: Nürburgring, padel, golf, DJing & producing electronic music, cooking, and home automation.
In this issue
- 01AboutProfile & approachZofingen, CH
- 02SkillsPlatforms & tools6 disciplines
- 03ExperienceCareer, 1992 – present9 roles
- 04CredentialsCertifications & education10 entries
- 05Beyond WorkTrack, court, fairway, studio, kitchen, smart home6 pursuits
- 06ToolsSmall utilities, built for fun11 tools
- 07ContactGet in touch→
About
Blueprint before build.
A tech professional with an architect's instinct for structure, proportion and reduction — applied to enterprise systems instead of buildings.
"Digital first is not a buzzword for me — it's a promise. My entire career has played out in the digital space."
A genuinely loyal, flexible, committed and resilient team player — quick to grasp new concepts, and always eager to learn. I approach tasks in a structured way and solve problems with a practical, hands-on mindset.
That shows up in how I work today: translating business need into platform design on ServiceNow, securing the perimeter with modern Identity & Access Management, and keeping the Microsoft 365 estate coherent as organisations scale.
Skills
Tools of the trade.
A working set spanning platform architecture, security, collaboration tooling and delivery.
01
ServiceNow
Platform architecture, workflow design and governance across the Now Platform.
02
IT Architecture
Enterprise & solution architecture — designing systems that stay legible as they scale.
03
Project Management
Structured delivery of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives — with a proven track record leading multi-million Swiss franc projects.
04
Web Technologies
Comfortable across the modern web stack, from markup to deployment.
05
Identity & Access Management
IAM strategy, access governance and secure identity lifecycle design.
06
Microsoft 365
Tenant architecture, collaboration tooling and governance across the M365 suite.
Also worked with
- One Identity Manager
- Azure B2C
- Adobe AEM
- WordPress
- PHP
- HTML5 / CSS3
- .NET / C#
- MSSQL / MySQL
- Google Analytics & Tag Manager
- Scrum / ITIL
Experience
A career timeline.
Nearly three decades in the digital space — from host-system helpdesk to leading architecture and engineering teams.
2018 — Present
Head of Unified Communication & Collaboration
Franke Technology & Trademark Ltd. · ServiceNow · One Identity Manager · Microsoft 365
Leading a six-person team spanning three disciplines: lead engineers for Microsoft 365, ServiceNow and IAM, a senior ServiceNow developer, a ServiceNow developer and an IAM engineer. Designed a self-service portal that automated a large share of both IT and business processes, digitising workflows that were previously manual and cutting turnaround time while raising quality.
2014 — 2018
Teamleader Electronic Business Solutions
Franke Technology & Trademark Ltd.
Owned 24/7 operation of the internet and intranet infrastructure (Adobe AEM 6.1). Acted as the link between internal marketing and external vendors on B2B, B2C, email marketing and marketing automation for the Franke Group worldwide. Led two senior project managers.
2011 — 2014
Teamleader Projects & Managed Services
Franke Technology & Trademark Ltd., Hergiswil
Responsible for Unified Communications (Lotus Notes, videoconferencing) plus internet and intranet. Led the technical migration from Lotus Notes to Google Apps for Work across the entire Franke Group (5,600 users) within one year. Led a team of six, including one project lead and five specialists.
2001 — 2010
Group Web Coordinator
Franke Group
Built out the group's internet and intranet infrastructure and its organisational setup. In 2009, consolidated 35 separate CMS installations onto a single Adobe AEM platform and connected it to the existing product information management systems.
2000 — 2001
Web Editor & Webmaster
Franke Schweiz AG
Developed the CMS (PHP, PostgreSQL, Linux) that Franke ran on for eight years, and prepared and published web content.
1999 — 2000
Microsoft Office Application Helpdesk
GIA Grapha Informatik AG
Built and maintained custom Microsoft Office applications, primarily Access-based solutions.
1998 — 1999
IT Helpdesk, Host Systems
Credit Suisse, Zürich
Kept host-system operations running and handled second- and third-level requests from the business.
1996 — 1998
Banking Hotline
Neue Aargauer Bank, Brugg
Supported customers and branch staff on banking products and systems via the bank's telephone hotline.
1992 — 1996
Commercial Apprenticeship
Neue Aargauer Bank, Rothrist · With Berufsmatura
Completed a commercial apprenticeship alongside the Berufsmatura vocational baccalaureate, the foundation for a career that moved fully into IT soon after.
Credentials
Certifications & education.
ServiceNow Certified Administrator (re-certification)2026
ServiceNow Certified Administrator (re-certification)2020
ServiceNow Certified System Administrator2018
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance2016
CAS in E-Commerce & Online Marketing2015
Certified e-comtrust Consultant (CeCC)2015
IPMA Level D2011
ITIL V3 Foundation2011
Informatiker mit eidg. Diplom, Business Solutions2008
Informatiker mit Fachausweis, Web Development2004
Business English Vantage2002
Beyond Work
Off the clock.
The same appetite for precision, just on a track, a court, a fairway, behind the decks, in the kitchen, or wiring up the house.
Court
Padel
Fast games, sharper reflexes.
Fairway
Golf
A quiet game that rewards patience.
Studio
DJing & Production
Mixing sets and producing electronic music.
Kitchen
Cooking
Precision and patience, just with better smells. Thermomix evangelist.
Smart Home
Home Automation
Home Assistant and Shelly evangelist.
Tools
Built to poke around.
A small utility bench. First tool: point it at any Bitcoin address and watch balance and transaction history render live.
01 — BTC Scanner
Address lookup
Enter an address to begin.
- Balance
- —
- Received
- —
- Sent
- —
- Tx count
- —
- Scanned
- —
Holdings (recent txs)
Transaction flow (green in / red out)
| Date | Block | Type | Amount | Transaction |
|---|
02 — BTC Price
50/200-day moving averages
Loading BTC/USD price history...
BTC/USD, since 2015 (log scale)
- Price
- 50-day MA
- 200-day MA
03 — What's it worth now?
Bitcoin lump-sum calculator
Pick a date and an amount.
Portfolio value by year (log scale)
- Lump sum
- Monthly DCA
04 — What's it worth then?
Inflation calculator
Pick an amount, an end year, and a rate.
Real purchasing power by year
05 — DNS Lookup
dig, without a shell
Enter a domain to begin.
06 — SSL Checker
Certificate, chain & grade
Enter a domain to begin.
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07 — Mail Header Parser
Where did this email actually come from?
Paste raw headers above to begin. In Gmail: open the message, click the three dots, "Show original". In Outlook: File → Properties, or "View message source".
Raw parsed headers
08 — .well-known Checker
Standard discovery files
Enter a domain to begin.
09 — Email Auth Checker
SPF, DKIM & DMARC posture
Enter a domain to begin.
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10 — Subnet Calculator
CIDR, decoded
Enter an address with a CIDR prefix, e.g. 10.0.0.0/24.
11 — Security Headers Checker
HSTS, CSP & friends
Enter a domain to begin.
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12 — Accessibility Checker
Alt text, labels & headings
Enter a domain to scan its home page markup. Static checks only — no color contrast or JS-rendered content.
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13 — Color Scheme Builder
One to three colors, a whole palette
Give one to three colors; blanks are derived from the primary. Click a swatch to copy its hex.
14 — CSR Checker
Will the CA accept this request?
Paste a PEM-encoded CSR. It's decoded and its signature verified entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
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Contact
Pascal Briner
Zofingen, Switzerland
Architecture of Systems — Vol. I, 2026