Perfectly fluent in English and German
Academic career:
Diplom and PhD at RWTH Aachen (1981 – 1992) Thermal Engineering – CFD modelling of Diesel Injection Flows
Business Career:
- 15 years with Siemens Power Generation (1992 – 2007)| Erlangen, Görlitz und Pittsburgh
Conventional power plants (gas, coal, bio-mass, gas turbines, steam turbines, industrial power plants), Fuel cells, Hydrogen technology
- 2,5 years with Suzlon (2007 – 2009)| Hamburg, Rostock, Berlin, Pune (India) and Århus (Denmark)
Wind power plants, Global Head of Technology
Independent Career:
- Lecturer for Thermodynamics since SS 2010 at the HAW Hamburg
- Consultant for wind energy and renewable technologies