2008 up to now
InnovationGreen: Consultant for research management 

• BMBF: HELP -  Reliable and cost efficient high temperature electronic for the electromobility based on printed circuit boards out of high temperature-stable resin systems: Development of the overall project, project coordination
• Hessen:3DSIM-H2Tank - 3D-Simulation process oft hick walled light weight structures of fibre composite materials on the example of an hydrogen high pressure vessel: Development of the overall project, project coordination
• Hessen: Kostopt-H2Tank – Cost efficient hydrogen high pressure storage vessel, Development of the overall project, project coordination
• EU-Projekt: MATISSE - Modelling and testing for improved safety of alternatively-powered vehicles (Crash simulation CNG high pressure vessel): R&D management industrial partner
• EU-Projekt:INGAS - Integrated GAS powertrain - Low emission, CO2 optimised and efficient CNG engines for passenger cars and light duty vehicles, Subproject „CNG pressure vessels systems: R&D management industrial partner
• Austrian research cluster: Electric drivetrain concepts: Development of the overall project, reporting
• Cryogenic hydrogen storage systems for aviation: Development of the overall project, R&D management industrial partner  

2004 - 2008
MAGNA STEYR Engineering: Coordinator for international research and development cooperation

• Development and management of R&D projects with a focus on alternative drives
• Acquisition of funds and technical and administrative management of nationally and internationally funded projects (EU FP6 / FP7)
• Coordination of the EU-funded project StorHy with 34 European partners (incl. Daimler, BMW, Ford, PSA, Volvo) and a budget of 18.7 m €
• Technical, budgetary and legal management of the project, contact for project partners and the European Commission 
• Development, negotiation and support for MAGNA STEYR and MAGNA POWERTRAIN activities in the area of hybridization concepts and the lithium-ion battery: analyzing market and technology trends for alternative drive systems, elaborating technology roadmaps, initiating cooperation with partners from industry and research 

2001 - 2003 
Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH IVW (Institute for composite materials), Kaiserslautern: Head of division for project coordination and technology transfer

• Initiation, project development and coordination of the project proposal for StorHy (Hydrogen Storage Systems for Automotive Application) in the EU’s 6th Framework Program
• Support of project proposals and project management for  research projects concerning composite fiber technology, e.g. light weight concepts for the automotive and aviation industries 

1993 - 2001 
Öko-Institut e.V. (Institute for applied ecology), Freiburg: Head of division "Products and material flows"

• Head of an interdisciplinary team 
• Project leader of the research project "Green TV" funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research with Grundig, Thomson, Loewe, Philips and Harman as partners; total budget: 23 m DM
• Technical and administrative project design for the research project "Development of thermoplastic circuit boards" funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research with partner companies from the electronics industry; concept development for a recyclable circuit board free of pollutants
• Life cycle analyses for electronic products and relevant production processes
• Publication and presentation of environmentally relevant research results
• Environmental consulting for public administration, NGOs, as well as the European Commission and the European Parliament concerning legislative measures, e.g. for recycling electronic waste

1992 - 1993 
STANDORT - Institut für Boden und Umweltanalyse (Institute for soil and environmental analysis), Stuttgart: Freelance scientist  

• Development of a biological decontamination concept for tar-polluted soil   

1982 - 1992 
University studies and PhD

• Studied biology at the universities of  Kaiserslautern and Tübingen 
• PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) awarded at the University of Tübingen 

1988 - 1992 
Institute for microbiology, University of Stuttgart: Scientific assistant

• Development of a biological decontamination concept for tar-polluted soil
• Chemical analysis of hazardous materials like dioxins, furanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by means of HLPC, GC-MS, NMR