Born 11.11.1963 in Wilhelmshaven, married, two children
1983 High school diploma from Humboldt-Gymnasium Wilhelmshaven
1983-1985 Education in Navy electronics; NCO with leadership responsibilities destroyer „Schleswig-Holstein“
1989 diploma as industrial engineer (Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur) at FH Wilhelmshaven.
1989-1995 Marketing-, Sales- and Projectmanager Bull AG .
1995 to 1999 Division Manager „Sales and Marketing Electronic Media Services“ at Federal Printing Agency (Bundesdruckerei GmbH)
In 2000 Founder of Nimbus Technologieberatung GmbH with emphasis on creating and implementing market access strategies in reference to public-key infrastructure, IT-Security and biometric devices.

• Since August 2010 certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor [BSI; IRCA].
• Since January 2011 Leader „Specialist Task Force 438“ ETSI ESI.
• Since Januar 2011 Liason Manager to „CA/Browser-Forum“ on behalf of ETSI.
• Active participation in the following fora: „Sichere Identität Berlin-Brandenburg“, TeleTrusT, ETSI/ESI, SAGA-Expertenkreis, CA/Browser-Forum etc