Team

2013 - now
Member of the EU Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (Unit D3)'s High Level Group Nano & Materials - in this capacity representing Bavarian interests

2007 - now
Head of Unit Information & Communication Technologies, Engineering & Natural Sciences, Bavarian Research Alliance

2004 - 2005
Postdoctoral research fellow at DESY in Hamburg, at ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) and at ILL (Institut Laue-Langevin) in Grenoble

2001 - 2006
PhD in the field of physics at Technische Universität München; Characterisation of the surface structure and morphology of thin polymer blends by scanning force microscopy, neutron and synchrotron scattering.

2000 - 2001
Scientific employee at the Institute for Physical Chemistry at University of Bayreuth and at the Institute for Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry at Leibniz Universität Hannover

1999 - 2000
Diploma thesis in physical chemistry at University of Bayreuth

1996
Undergraduate research fellow at CNRS (Laboratoire de Chimie de Surface) in Lyon, France

1995 - 1996
Studies abroad at École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon

1992 - 2000
Study of chemistry at University of Bayreuth

2011 - to date
Scientific Officer for Information & Communication Technologies, Engineering & Natural Sciences at Bavarian Research Alliance

2008 - 2010
National Contact Point for Production at Projektträger Karlsruhe, Produktion und Fertigungstechnologien (PTKA-PFT), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

2006 - 2008
Research Assoicate at Molcad GmbH: Planning, organisation and work-out of projects concerning numerical modelling of molecular properties and bio-mineralisation

2002 - 2005
PhD in Bioinformatics at Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie Jena, today Leibnitz-Institut für Altersforschung, and at International University Bremen, today Jacobs University. (Topic: Development of numerical simulation models and Homology modelling of proteins.);
Publications: "Refinement of protein cores and protein-protein interfaces using a potential scaling approach." Protein Engineering 18(10): 465-476 (2005); "Reversible scaling of dihedral angle barriers during molecular dynamics to improve structure prediction of cyclic peptides." J. Peptide Res. 63, 354-364 (2004)

2000 - 2001
Research Associate in semiconductor physics at Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: Publication "Density dependent intersubband absorption in strongly disordered systems", Phys. Rev. B 65, 115304 (2002)

1993 - 2000
Diploma in Physics at Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; Thesis connected to Intersubband transitions in doped semiconductors

2015 - present
Scientific Officer for Information and Communication Technologies at Bavarian Research Alliance

2010 - 2014
Research Associate at the <link https: www.kit.edu english index.php _blank>KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Architecture

2009 - 2010
Research Associate at the FZI Research Center for Information Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

2002 - 2009
Research Associate at the University Karlsruhe, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1998 - 2002
Study of Industrial Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, focus cooperate planning

1997 - 1998
DAAD scholar at the University Trier

1994 - 1997
Study of Industrial Engineering at the Politehnica University Bucharest, focus electronics and communications engineering

• Huge know-how with the lead of complex telecommunication projects (< 3 Mio. €)
• Lead of international, interfunctional teams (development, sales, marketing, service)
• Many years of experience in intercultural teams
• Responsible for the market introduction of innovative products in the IP area (T-mobile, VDF, etc.)
• Many years of project management experience with regards to control, coordinate and results checking in many different customer projects

10/2012 - to date
Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR), Munich
Scientific Officer, Information and Communication TechnologiesResponsibility to support Bavarian Universities, SMEs and the Industry in getting European funding for their research topics.

06/2012 - 09/2012
Voluntary entry in NSN's professional re-orientation company

04/2010 - 05/2012
Nokia Siemens Networks LLC (NSN), Munich
Senior Product Manager - Voice & IP / Go-to- market / VoLTE

08/2007 - 03/2010
Senior Product Manager – IMS / VoIP / + Training, Munich

04/2007 - 08/2007
Strategy and Business development, Munich

10/2002 - 03/2007
Siemens Inc., Munich
Project Head for Vodafone / Vodacom and Verizon, USA and South Africa

01/2000 - 09/2002
System Architect, Vodafone Group, Munich and worldwide

10/1995 - 12/1999
Technical Project Leader for Satelite networks, USA

01/1992 - 09/1995
System Integrator

01/1991 - 12/1991
Ericsson Inc., Sweden
GSM specialist with regards to core and radio networks

12/1987 - 12/1990
Siemens Inc., Munich
Development engineer, C450 cell phone system

1986 - 1987
Diploma thesis for Ink Jet printers

1982 - 1986
Study of Electronics Engineering at University in Munich

Position: Product Manager, Go-to-market (IMS, FMC)
Customer: Vodafone Romania
Duration: 10/2010 – 03/2011
Skills: Analysis, Specifications, Test strategy, Realization, Implementation
Software / Tools: Microsoft Office, Project
Description:

• Change TDM Core Network into IP based systems
• Analysis of ´legacy´ Hardware and Software
• Realize solution with ATCA based hardware
• Implementation of IMS, at first as ´Hosted Solution´ with VDF Italy

Position: Head of Project
Customer: VODACOM Inc.
Duration: 10/2003 – 08/2005
Skills: Analysis, Specifications, Test strategy, Realization, Implementation
Software / Tools: Microsoft Office, Project, SAP/R3
Description:

• Introduction of a UMTS Core – and Radio System
• Competitor analysis
• Migration strategy
• Implementation of the first UMTS network on the African continent

Position: Technical Project Leader
Customer: IRIDIUM LLC.
Duration: 10/1995 – 10/1998
Skills: Analysis, Specification, Test strategy, Realization, Implementation
Software / Tools: Microsoft Office, Project, K1197 Protokolltester, D900 Tracing Tools
Description:

• IRIDIUM-satellite interface to be analyzed
• Set-up functional specification
• Software implementation and test

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12/2012
Successful defense of the doctoral thesis

02/2012
Scientific Officer at the Bavarian Research Alliance

03/2010
Acceptance to "Graduate School Advanced Materials and Processes" (Cluster of Excellence Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM))

11/2006
Research fellow at Physical  Chemistry – Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) - Prof. Dr. Dirk Guldi  
Topic: "Carbon Structured Model Systems for Photovoltaic Applications" 

11/2005 - 07/2006
Master´s degree in Molecular Science at FAU after 6 month research at Tel Aviv University - Israel
Topic: "Fluidic Alignment of Nanotube Structures for Nano-electronic Devices and Application"

09/2004 - 10/2005
Master programme "Molecular Science" in Erlangen (FAU). Emphasis on "Molecular Nanoscience", "Physical Chemistry" and "Theoretical Chemistry"

09/2001 - 09/2004
Bachelor programme "Molecular Science" in Erlangen (FAU).
Bachelor Thesis: "Analysis of CO Oxidation on Pt(335) via molecular beam method"