Career

• 1980 – 1983 Apprenticeship as a power plant electronics technician
• 1984 – 1985 Sloman-Neptun, Bremen, Technical Officer at Sea
• 1985 – 1986 Mannesmann, Bielefeld, industrial electronics technician
• 1986 – 1988 Technical school, Bielefeld, training as a state-certified electrical engineer
• 1988 – 1989 Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, training technician for training and vocational education
• 1989 – 1994 Degree in engineering at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin and study abroad at City College New York
• 1990 Guest lecturer at the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe: Fundamentals of electrical engineering
• 1994 – 1998 Favier & Herdzina GmbH, Bielefeld, project and team leader
• 1998 – 2004 ICC beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Gütersloh, Senior Partner and Managing Director
• 2004 – 2008 Synthes GmbH, Mezzovico CH, Senior Manager and Member of the Executive Board, responsible for plant management and investment planning
• 2009 – 2013 SBB Swiss Federal Railways, Regional and Team Leader Ticino, responsible for investment planning and project portfolio management
• 2011 – 2013 MBA in General Management at Middlesex University, London
• 2014 – 2021 Swiss Federal Railways, Bern, Senior Manager and Overall Project Manager for CH-wide process optimization and factory planning.
• 2019 Guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland SUPSI, Ticino
• 2015 – 2021 Doctorate at the Middlesex University, London
• 2009 – 2023 Lecturer in management training at the Swiss Federal Railways
• 2022 – 2024 KD-Plan GmbH, Hiddenhausen, Project Manager and Member of the Management Board
• Since January 2025 Head of MBA program at the FHDW NRW