Roger Remund - Founder 

Roger is a native of Switzerland, his father an industrial mechanic and his mother was an office administrator.  He was educated by the local school system there in Switzerland.  In 1984, Roger began his apprenticeship in blacksmithing. He studied under one of the finest journeyman blacksmiths in Europe, Mr. Ernest Herrmann.  Roger struck out on his own in 1988 after receiving his blacksmith's certification.

Roger served in the Swiss Army as a military policeman from 1990 to 1996. In Switzerland, the majority of the military work assignments are served in periodic blocks of time rather than all together. This allowed Roger to receive training from experts in knives and firearms and still work in his chosen vocation of metalwork.  Roger held various leadership roles during his army career, both as squad leader and in sharing his skills as a trainer of firearms and explosives. Roger is proud of his six years in the Swiss Army and looks back on those days with fond memories.  Roger applied his skills in numerous venues early in his career in order to support himself, but he always knew that someday he would create his own company.

In the spring of 1995 while working as a freelance metalworker, Roger decided to create Swiss Bianco, the new Swiss Army Knives.  Roger took the research and experience he had accumulated since he first began his metal working in 1990 and applied it toward a vision of a new type of knife.  He knew this new knife would be of value to the type of individuals who require an exceptionally crafted tool known for its durability and quality.  This knife became the basis of the Swiss Bianco product line.  Roger is continually studying and researching new ways to make the world class knives that have become known as Swiss Bianco.

 

Damon Eggert - Technical Specialist

Damon and Roger (SwissBianco) came to know each other through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Damon was working for the DNR as a Naturalist, Environmental Educator, and Program Coordinator.  Damon has worked for over 5 years with the DNR, three different State Parks, the National Forest Service, Tom Brown’s Wilderness Survival School, and public schools of South Carolina and Georgia. Over the years Damon has developed many public programs, including a full-scale wilderness survival course that focused on shelter building, water procurement, hunting and gathering techniques, fire-by-friction, edible and medicinal plants, flint knapping, and cordage making.

In his spare time, Damon has been working as a craftsman building furniture, custom gunstocks, relief carving, as well as some metal work. Damon has also designed and developed the “Canebrake”, which is a wilderness survival tomahawk soon to be available only through SwissBianco.  Damon is also a graduate of Clemson University and North Georgia College and State University.

Currently, Damon’s role with SwissBianco includes assisting with product design, product testing, working with suppliers and vendors, and quality control.