- Born in Hamburg in 1963
- Prof. Dr.- Ing.
- 1982 – 1987 Studied marine engineering and shipbuilding, graduated with a degree in shipbuilding in 1987
- 1988 – 1993 Research assistant at the Institute of Shipbuilding, various research projects
- Doctorate in 1992
- 1993 to 2001 Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, until 1995 information technology, then head of basic design. Responsible for introducing scientifically based design methods into industrial practice
- Since 2001 Professor at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, head of the Institute for Ship Design and Ship Safety
