From 2009 design consultant for Prada eyewear, Milano, Italy

2003-2008 Marcolin S.P.A., Italy. Designer for the eyewear brands Montblanc, Tom Ford, Timberland and Dolce Gabbana

2000-2003 Charmant GmbH Europe, Munich, Germany. Lead designer for the brand Hugo, Hugo Boss Eyewear

1996-2000 own Design Studio for Jewelry and Eyewear in Cologne, Germany

1996 Graduation from Fachhochschule Pforzheim, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft (Polytechnic Pforzheim, Academy for Design, Technology, and Economics). Diploma in jewelry and appliance design, diploma thesis: »Spectacles« with Prof. Johanna Dahm and Prof. Philipp Pocock

1995 Received a grant from the Carl Duisberg Society to finance an internship for six months with designer Louis Mueller, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA

1992 1st Prize in the competition »Jewelry and objects made of plastic«, Frankfurt