1989: High school diploma (Abitur)
1989 – 1995: Studied Business Administration (Hannover, Birmingham (UK), Kiel)
1995 – 1998: Doctoral studies at the University of Kiel as part of the graduate program 'Business Administration for Technology and Innovation'
1998 – 2000 / 2001 – 2002: tesa SE, Project Controlling
2000 – 2011: International stays in the USA, Singapore, the UK, and Hungary
2008 – 2014: Lecturer at FH Kiel, Faculty of Business
2013 – 2014: Staff member of the Interreg 4A project "Wissensmarkt / Viden marked WinVin" (R&D Center FH Kiel GmbH)
2014 – 2019: Lecturer for special tasks at FH Kiel, Faculty of Business
2019 – 2020: Professor / Vice President at the Duale Hochschule Schleswig-Holstein
Since April 2020: Professor for General Business Administration, specializing in Controlling at FH Kiel