Education

2004

PhD (German degree “Dr. rer. pol.”), Department of Technology and Innovation Management, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

1998

Master of Business Administration (German degree “Diplom”), RWTH Aachen University; Germany

 

Industry Experience

 

1993-1998

Manager Accounting, Controlling and Business Planning in a high-tech start-up

1990-1993

Management Trainee: Siemens AG

 

Research Interests and Experience

Professionally Related Services

PICMET

  • Director of Finances
  • Chair of “Doctoral Colloquium”
  • Award Chair for “Outstanding Student Paper Award”
  • Reviewer
  • More info (Link to PICMET) 

Membership in..

Awards

  • Friedrich-Wilhelm-Preis, Friedrich Wilhelm Stiftung, Germany (12/2006)
  • Award Borchers Plakette, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (06/2005)
  • Scholarship for “2nd Conference on the Front End of Innovation” in Boston, USA, financed by PDMA (05/2004)
  • Scholarship for “13th European Doctoral Summer School in Technology Management” in Vallendar, Germay, financed by EIASIM (The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management) (08/2003)
  • Outstanding Student Paper Award for paper “Educating the guess- strategies, concepts and tools for the fuzzy front end of product development” at PICMET Conference 2003, Portland, USA (07/2003)
  • Outstanding Paper Award for Paper on European-Japanese Relations: Roundtrip through Japan on invitation of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. (09/1998)