Study: Business Administration/Industrial Engineering – specialising in Mechanical Engineering in Darmstadt Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Institute Product Development and Machine Elements Darmstadt.

Since 2011: Project manager for Technology and Innovation at VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery. Responsible for strategic technology topics, joint industrial research, energy efficiency, Industry 4.0 and standardization.

In the European umbrella organization EUROMAP, responsible for technical recommendations.