Below you will find the main stages of my academic and professional career.

Education/Studies

1975 – 1984	Grammar school with general qualification for university entrance
1984 – 1985	Military service
1986	Internship with a bank
1987 – 1990	Business management studies at an university of applies sciences, study course international management, with a degree in business administration (Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH)). Diploma thesis covering the contribution of cost accounting to early detection of corporate crises

Vocational stages

1990 – 1994	Robert Bosch GmbH Plant controlling with an automotive supplier: controlling of overhead costs, target costing, manpower requirements calculations
1994 -1995	Horten AG Logistics controlling with a trading concern: stock and costs analysis
1995 – 1997	Mannesmann Sachs AG Internal accounting with an automotive supplier: month-end closing procedures, sales volume, profit margin and operating profit analysis, project work dealing with the unification of a business area´s systems and processes
since 1998	Professional activity as an external consultant and an internal application administrator in the area of SAP Finance and Controlling (for details please refer to SAP roles)