10/1983 – 05/1988 Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) in Industrial Engineering, University (KIT), Karlsruhe / Germany 04/1991 – 02/1994 Thesis (Ph. D.) in Power Plant Engineering, University (UDE), Essen / Germany 10/1988 - 04/1995 Application engineer (Industrial water tube boilers), Deutsche Babcock AG, Oberhausen / Germany 05/1995 - 11/1996 Head of department for application engineering (Fire tube boilers), Omnical GmbH, Dietzhölztal / Germany 12/1996 - 09/1998 Sales Manager, (Industrial water tube boilers) Oschatz GmbH, Essen / Germany 10/1998 - 12/2007 Regional Sales Manager, John Zink International S.à r.L., Luxembourg Focus on industrial flare systems, process and boiler burner systems 01/2008 - 04/2009 Projects Director, John Zink KEU GmbH, Krefeld / Germany Thermal oxidation systems for liquid and gaseous residues 05/2009 - 12/2011 Projects Director and Operations Manager, John Zink KEU GmbH, Krefeld / Germany 01/2012 – 03/2023 Managing Director, Standardkessel Baumgarte GmbH, Duisburg and Bielefeld / Germany 03/2023 – 12/2023 Authorised Representative, Standardkessel Baumgarte GmbH, Duisburg and Bielefeld / Germany 01/2024 - today Country President Germany, Kanadevia Inova Deutschland GmbH, Cologne / Germany 01/2020 - today President, ESWET, Brussels / Belgium