I've studied computer science at Universty of Würzburg. In 1999 I started to work as a Softwaredeveloper at Siemens AG "Information and Communication Networks" in Bad Hersfeld. In 2003 I became a scientific employee at University of Kassel and worked in the erea of graphical real-time animation and virtual reality, receiving a doctorate in 2007. Since 2007 I'm working for the SMA Solar Technology AG in different positions (Softwaredeveloper, Project-Lead, Manager, Lead-Architect).