Personal Summary

1. More than 16 years of professional experience in public administration, international research and science, forest and land use planning
2. Profound knowledge in ecology, forestry, environmental planning, geographical data processing and web programming
3. Experiences in international project management and in public planning mediation
4. Efficient and innovative working, analytic and interlaced thinking, responsible and constructive operating

Professional Qualification

1. PhD thesis about Geographical Information Systems and New Digital Media in Land Use Planning [1999]
2. State Examination in Forestry [1993]
3. MSc in Forest Science with emphasis on land management and nature conservation [1991]

Professional Experience

International consultant for: StoraEnso Forestry Consulting, Finland; International Union of Forestry Research Organisations IUFRO, Vienna; Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN, Rome; German Agency for Technical Co-operation GTZ, Eschborn.

Senior scientist at the European Commission´s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy

Scientist at the Institute for Land Use Planning and Nature Conservation of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Consultant of the Bureau for Land Use Planning, Landscape Ecology and Landscape Design (AGL) in Eberfing

Junior Forester at the State Forest Service Baden-Wuerttemberg at the Forestry Directorate in Karslruhe and the Forestry District of Heidelberg