• 1965 born in Mannheim (Germany) and raised in Bürstadt, Hessen (Germany)
• Early interest in nature
• 1981 Purchase of the first single-lens reflex camera (Canon AE-1) from the money of the first vacation job
• Sporadic work for the local daily press
• 1995 Graduation in Psychology at the University of Mannheim
• Since 1995 professional activity in the field of e-learning, training and multimedia
• Since 1999 owner and managing director of the agency InterActive MediaDesign GmbH in Hallau (CH)
• Since 2003 active hunter and hunting dog handler (Parson Russell Terrier, Spinone Italiano)
• Since 2009 teacher for multimedia, design, marketing and information technology at the HKV Handelsschule KV Schaffhausen, Switzerland
• 2009 – 2014: Municipal council in Büsingen am Hochrhein (German exklave entirely surrounded by Switzerland)
• Since 2011 Trainer with swiss federal certificate of proficiency
• 2013 Degree MAS Master of Advanced Studies ZFH in Training Management (ZHAW Zürich)
• Since 2016 Collaboration for the Ornithological Information Service (ID) of the ornithological station Sempach, Switzerland
• 2016/2017: Course «Practical Field Ornithology and Avifaunistics» in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
• 2017/2018: Training course for local bat conservationist in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
• Since 2022: On the board of the avifaunistic association Calandra, Schaffhausen (https://avifaunistik.ch/)

Gear

Since 1981 Canon FD, EF and R Cameras and Lenses

From 2012 to 2021 Panasonic MFT Cameras and Lenses (sold)

Since 2019 Sony FE Cameras and Lenses

Since 2024 Nikon Z Cameras and Lenses