I was born and grew up in Bad Iburg a village with about 10.000 citizens close to Osnabrück. There I live in a flat with my wife. Before I studied electrical engineering (1995 - 2000) I did an apprenticeship as an electrician at a steelmill. During my studies I stayed in Atlanta (USA) for 4 month and did a placement at Siemens. After my Diploma (electrical engineer) I started working at KME.