background

after high school:

1970 - 1976 study of physics at the University of Munich: theoretical physics diploma

1976 - 1979 Ph.D.-fellow at the University of Ulm - Dr. rer. nat. (physics)

after university:

1979 - 2006 various positions in Dornier’s Daimler‘s Corporate Research

1988 senior manager

1980 – 1996 project manager of Dornier’s/DaimlerChrysler’s solid oxide fuel cell program

1996 - 2004 international networking, benchmarking and research strategy for automotive
applications of fuel cells

2004 - 2006      initiating, acquiring and managing a big EU-funded project (“autobrane”)
    on high temperature PEM membranes for automotive application
    (30 partners from all over Europe)

August 2006 early retirement from Daimler AG

after August 2006:

Sept. 2006: foundation of “efceco” - an independent consultant firm
since then:

- various consulting activities in industry
- acquisition and technical management of the EU-funded project GreenAir,
more projects to follow