Education

1984-1987
Vocational training with A-levels, company vocational school NEMA (Netzschkauer Maschinenfabrik) in Netzschkau / Vogtland, skilled worker qualification as a machine and plant fitter and receipt of A-levels

1989-1994
Direct studies in Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Energy Conversion Section of the Technical University of Dresden, awarded the academic degree of Diplomingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) with an overall grade of "very good"

Professional stations

1994-1999
Research assistant at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at Dresden University of Technology

1999-2001
Research assistant at the German Aerospace Centre Göttingen, development of simulation software

2001-2013
Test engineer in the field of experimental aerodynamics at Airbus, responsible for measurement technology development in internal projects and in national and international research projects, Airbus classification as "expert for measurement technology and instrumentation", acting head of the Airbus "Test Engineering" team

Dissertation

"Experimental investigation and numerical modelling of near-wall thermal buoyancy flows", Institute of Fluid Mechanics and the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at Dresden University of Technology (1994-1999)

This thesis dealt with the experimental investigation and numerical calculation of thermal buoyancy flows. Overall judgement "with distinction" (summa cum laude)

Work at the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

since 03/2013