Vita

Academic Career (Selection)

2011	Appointed executive director of the Scientific Institution für Media-Technology at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main	Special focus: IT and media pedagogy
2008	Doctorate in Education Sciences at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. E. Keiner (professorship for Education II at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nürnberg) and Prof. Dr. S. Preiser (Educational Psychology Division at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main)	Special focus: didactics of new media, communication, kommunigrafie
2010 to present	Teaching assignment at at the Department of Allgemeine Erziehungswissenschaft II at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg // student evaluation on MeinProf.de	Special focus: media pedagogy, R&D in school context, school organization
2005 to present	Teaching assignment at the Hessian Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie (Public Management and Business Academy), at the Hessische Berufsakademie (Vocational College) and the Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management - University of Applied Sciences // student evaluation on MeinProf.de	Special focus: IT management and IT organization, information management
2001 to present	Teaching assignments at the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering (Department 2) and Business and Law (Department 2) at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main // student evaluation on MeinProf.de	Special focus: communication and moderation, research methods, public speaking
1998 to present	Teaching assignments at the Department of Health and Social Work (Department 4) at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main // student evaluation on MeinProf.de	Special focus: youth work, methods of social work: communication and moderation, social work concepts, methods for reflexion of practical experiences, new media
1996 to 1998	Tutor in the introductory seminar for social pedagogues by Prof. E. Beck at the Department of Health and Social Work, University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main	Special focus: history and potential occupational areas of education and social pedagogy, social work methods, applied academic skills and methods, empirical methods, social work concepts
1998 to 2003	Education Sciences studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main	Special focus: adult education, school education, new media in education, research in social sciences, educational psychology
1995 to 1998	Social Pedagogy studies at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main	Special focus: youth work, history and potential occupational areas of social work, concept development, methods of social work an reflexion of practical experiences
1993 to 1995	Electrical Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences of the Federal Mail/Telekom in Dieburg (today: University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt)	Special focus: Telecommunication Engineering, networks, ITSM

Professional Career (Selection)

2011 until today	Scientific Institution für Media-Technology at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main	Appointed executive director and project coordinator
2001 to 2011	University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt am Main : fraLine	Academic assistant; special focus: organization and implementation of research projects (application-orientated research and evaluation), project acquisition, negotiations with cooperation partners, recruitment of personnel and supervision of employees, publications, presentation of results in various committees, supervision of academic papers (internship report, thesis, bachelor-thesis), acquisitions and budget control, conceptual development and strategic planning
2000 to 2001	City of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe: Youth and Culture Club E-Werk	Social pedagogue in open youth work and youth education program; special focus: coordination of the division Media and Internet Café, recruitment and supervision of student workers, event organization
1999 to 2000	City of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe: Youth and Culture Club E-Werk (public approbation)	Social pedagogue in his introduction year; special focus: conception and implementation of an internet café, cultural events, “Party-project group”, media work
1996 to 2007	Various employers: see also cooperations]	Self-employed instructor in vocational training
1993 bis 2007	Kolping Diözesanverband Mainz	Consultant & trainer; special focus: seminars, educational leaves and advanced training for employees dealing with youth group leadership, sponsoring & fundraising, public speaking, conflict management, moderator training, computing skills training
1998 to 2001	Internationaler Bund, Offenbach am Main und Lernwerkstatt, Offenbach am Main	Freelance teacher in youth education work; subjects: electrical engineering and mathematics
1996 to 2000	E.I.L.T. e.V., Frankfurt am Main: Jugendhaus Bergen-Enkheim	Educational coordinator, establishing of the youth house
1996 to 1999	Department of Youth and Family Services, Frankfurt am Main: Youth Club Niederrad	Contract employment in open youth work; special focus: technical and handcraft activities
since 1996	[ttr] training-teaching-research	Executive

Personal Interests

Travelling (recently: Mexico, New Zealand, Australia), reading, cooking (and eating ;-)), running (forest, marathon), oldtimer, motorcycle, learning & teaching, sauna, beer garden

Awards

2011	Winner (2nd) of the Award "Wege ins Netz" of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
2011	Award as one of the three best teachers of the Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management - University of Applied Sciences
2009	Innovationspreis für Forschung und Transfer des Fördervereins der Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main [Video of Acceptance speech / more Videos of the ceremony]
2008	Award as one of the three best teachers of the VWA Frankfurt
2008	Ein Ort im Lande der Ideen ("365 Orte") [Video of the ceremony]

Memberships

Förderverein der Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main
Gesellschaft für Medienpädagogik und Kommunikationskultur (GMK)
Bundesarbeitskreis der Schul-Support-Initiativen (BAKSI)	founder member
Kolpingjugend Diözesanverband Mainz	Honorary diocese leader (1994-1997), since 1989 to present actively involved in associative and church youth work

Advanced Training (Selection)

Teaching Library - advanced training program of the Hessian Universities of Applied Sciences (AAGW)

Management for Non-Business-Economist - St. Galler Business School, St. Gallen (CH)

Data security - advanced training program of the Hessian Universities of Applied Sciences (AAGW)

Teambuilding - internal advanced training with fraLine

Language certificate English (relating to social work and engineering) - University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main

Creative teaching - hiba (heidelberger institut für beruf und arbeit)

Associative leadership - BDKJ, Mainz

University internship for electrical engineering (telecommunication engineering) – BBI of the German Telekom AG (special focus: metal, wood, synthetic material, welding, forging, equipment technology, metrology and semiconductor technology, heavy current installation, technical drawing)

KoStAr (cooperative project of Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main and the Darmstadt University of Technology); special focus: economics, business administration, technology and computer application skills

Miscellaneous IT and computer skills training (e.g. IT-Management and Organization, web-programming, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, graphic editing)