Studied architecture/urban planning at the Technical University of Darmstadt. Post graduate state examination for senior service in Public administration, worked for many years in the Bavarian State public administration and for several years abroad in France. PhD on European environmental law at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Almost 30 years of experience in all fields of urban development and mobility, EU, federal and state funding projects, project and competition management, citizen participation and moderation processes, numerous judging. Many years of teaching activities at universities and colleges complete this experience, Honorary Professorship at the HfWU University of Applied Sciences, Nürtingen-Geislingen, Visiting Honorary Professorship at the University of Salford/Manchester, UK 2018-2021, head of the city planning department in Karlsruhe.