- 1980s: Study of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig
- 1990s: PhD in Engineering at the University of Bremen
- 1990s: Teaching at the Fern-Fachhochschule Hamburg, now Hamburger Fern-Hochschule
- 2000s: Professorship and teaching at the following universities:
- UAS Oldenburg/ Ostfriesland/ Wilhelmshaven (renamed to Jade University of Applied Sciences)
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- since 2011: University of Applied Sciences Kiel
- 1980s: development engineer in a medium-sized company in the capital goods industry
- 1990s: lecturer and project assistant at the Bremer Institute for Construction Technology at the University of Bremen, management functions in a medium-sized company in the capital goods industry
- 2000s: freelance activity with an engineering office for constructive services in the area of machinery and plant engineering
