Commander of the Bundeswehr Geoinformation Center and Director of the Bundeswehr Geoinformation Service.

Academic/Professional Background:

1986 – 1990 Studies in Physical Oceanography, University of Hamburg

1990 – 1991 Fulbright Scholarship, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA

1991 – 1996 Postgraduate studies in Physical Oceanography, SIO, UCSD, USA, graduating as "Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Oceanography"

1996 – 1997 Postdoctoral researcher, SIO, UCSD, USA

1997 – 1999 Postdoctoral researcher, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

2000 – 2001 Assistant professor (C1), Institute of Marine Sciences at Kiel University

2001 – 2003 IT project coordinator, Lufthansa Technik AG, Hamburg

Assignments:

2003 Joining the German Armed Forces (German Navy) as civilian employee, Bundeswehr Geophysical Service

2003 – 2006 Assistant section chief, "Meteorological Support", Geoinformation Service, Fleet Command, Glücksburg

2006 Changing to active service as military career personnel

2006 – 2007 GeoInfo senior officer, "Geophysical Support", Geoinformation Service, Fleet Command, Glücksburg

2007 – 2009 GeoInfo senior officer, "International/National Cooperation", Bundeswehr GeoInformation Office, Euskirchen

2009 – 2012 Section chief, "Scientific Support / GeoInfo Support", Geoinformation Service, Fleet Command, Glücksburg

2012 Section chief, "Operational Advice/Operations", Geoinformation Service, Fleet Command, Glücksburg

2012 – 2015 Section chief, "METOC Support", GeoInfo Division, German Navy Headquarters, Glücksburg

2015 – 2016 Head of ''METOC Operation/Task Group 2'', GeoInfo Division, German Navy Headquarters, Glücksburg

2016 – 2019 Assistant section chief, CIT I 5/CIT II 8 ''Policy Matters, Personnel of Bundeswehr Geoinformation Service'', Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin

2019 – 2022 Assistant director, ''External Relations'', Bundeswehr Geoinformation Center, Euskirchen

2022 – 2025 Section Chief, CIT II 8 ''Bundeswehr Geoinformation Affairs, GeoInfo Spt, Bundeswehr IT System, Analytics & Simulation'', Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin

since 2025 Commander, Bundeswehr Geoinformation Center, Director, Bundeswehr Geoinformation Service, Euskirchen

Deployments Abroad/Standby Commitments:

2006, 2007 UNIFIL

2008 Standing NATO Mine Counter Measure Group 2 (SNMCMG2)

2012 EUNAVFOR SOMALIA – OP ATALANTA

2016 EUNAVFOR MED – OP SOPHIA