Born in 1961, apprenticeship as electroplater and polisher at technical school in Iserlohn, then employed as electroplater at Walter Becker in Iserlohn and after at Dornbracht in Iserlohn. Apprenticeship as electroplating engineer and master craftsman in electroplating and grinding at technical school Solingen and employed as electroplating engineer at M&T Harshaw in Schwelm, at Dr. Hesse & Cie in Bielefeld, at Schering AG in Berlin and Atotech Deutschland GmbH in Berlin. Since 2009 with SurTec International GmbH.