- Since October of 2012, Professor at the UAS Kiel, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- July 2005 – September 2012: various positions in the KUKA AG, Augsburg, lastly as Manager of Control Development in Research and Development of KUKA Laboratories GmbH
- May 2004: Doctorate in Engineering
Topic of Dissertation: “Robot control architecture based on action primitives” - December 1998 – June 2005: Scientific technical employee at the Institute for Robotics and Process Control, TU Braunschweig
- October 1993 – October 1998: Study of Electrical Engineering, specialisation in measurement, control, and automation technology at the TU Braunschweig
