• Born March 31st 1966 in Kranenburg, NRW, Germany
• 1986-88: Vocational Training Biological Technical Assistant in Cologne
• 1988-1993 Study of Biology (MSc), Ruhr-University Bochum
• 1994 Study for NGO Fundation Pro-Bosque, Ecuador
• 1995-1997 Expatriate of DED in GTZ-project at the national Plant Protection Service of Benin
• 1997-2004 Dissertation at Dep. of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg
• 2003-2006 Project-Coordinator at Pesticide Action Network (PAN Germany), Hamburg
• since 2006 employee of Ökopol
  

Healthy and environmentally sound products:
Ecodesign-directive, development and assessment of Ecolabel, carbon balance of printed material

Environmental management in companies and public institutions:
Environmental Management in companies

Environmental impacts and environmental quality:
Emissions from construction products

Healthy and environmentally sound products:
Background support for the German environmental administration regarding evaluation of proposed draft implementing measures und EuP directive, in cooperation with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (commissioned by: German Federal Environmental Agency, UBA 2008-2010)

Horizontal contend and process support for Env NGO during the EuP Implementation process ( Lot E), (commissioned by ECOS - Main contractor: European Commission DG Transport & Energy, 2007–2010)

Concept and promotion of the “EuP Network Germany ” (commissioned by: German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), 2006-2008)

Participation in ad hoc working group for the European EcoFlower on mattresses (commissioned by: European Environmental Bureau, 2006-2007)

Expert advice and background support for industries affected by EuP, (commissioned by: several associations and single companies, since 2007)

Socio-economic analysis of the effects of a mandatory testing scheme for construction products in Germany. (commissioned by: German Federal Ministry of Environment, BMU. 2006-2007)

Development of a network and knowledge pool within the scope the Ecodesign Directive (on behalf of the Federal Environmental Agency, 2006-2007)

Service contract: Feasibility study and market survey of selected product groups for the development of new and existing Blue Angel labels (on behalf of the Federal Environmental Agency, since 2005)

Carbon balance for the daily newspaper (on behalf of the Publishing Company Madsack GmbH & Co., 2006-2007).


Environmental management in companies and public institutions:
ÖKOPROFIT® - Introductory programme for enterprises in Hamburg 2006/2007 (on behalf of the Public Authority for Urban Development and Environment, Hamburg , 2006-2007)

ÖKOPROFIT-Club Hamburg (on behalf of Enterprises of Hamburg, since 2006).

Environmental impacts and environmental quality:
Impact assessment for the AgBB scheme for the elaboration of VOC Emissions from products used in the construction sector (on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, 2006)

Limitation of emissions caused by construction products in a European Context (on behalf of the Federal Environmental Agency, 2007).