Born October 11th 1977 in Amberg (Germany)
Address (professional):
Cologne University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln)
Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) Robertstrasse 2, D – 50999 Köln (Kalk)
Tel: ++49 0()221 8275 2641
[email protected]
-Education and training:
-12/2016. Special training: Environmental Impact Assessment in buildings regarding the German laws of conversation of species. Nature and Environmental Protection Academy NRW, 02.09.2016 in Gelsenkirchen (registration number 16-1382-013) (6 hours).
-09/2016 Special training: Living rivers - bed, banks, land. Current developments and challenges in hydromorphology. Nature and Environmental Protection Academy NRW, 29./30.09.2016 in Coesfeld (registration number 16-1382-006) (12 hours.)
-09/2008 - 06/2016 PhD studies: Rating robustness of hydromorphological assessment according to the German on-site method. Bonn University, Department of Geography.
-05/2016 Workshop: Academic Writing in English. Bonn University (12 hours).
-11/2009 Inhouse special training: Moderation and conflict management. LernEffekt consulting, Bonn (8 hours).
-04/2009 - 05/2009 Key competence workshop: Rethoric in public speech. Cologne University of Applied Sciences (32 hours).
-04/2009 - 05/2009 Key competence workshop: Presentation skills. Cologne University of Applied Sciences (21 hours).
-04/2009 - 05/2009 Key competence workshop: Time and self-management. Cologne University of Applied Sciences (15 hours).
-11/2008 Special training: Water body maintenance (certified according to ISO 9001: 2000
and ISO 14001), qualification: Certified technical expert. German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA), Bad Honnef (2 weeks).
-10/2004 - 02/2007 Master studies (M.Sc.): Technology and Ressources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics. Cologne University of Applied Sciences.
-05/2005 - 08/2005 Special training: Advanced Methods in Image Processing and RemoteSensing. Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn.
-02/2008 - 04/2010 Water resources management in Central America (Costa Rica) and the Caribean (Dominican Republic). German Academic Exchange Service, Grant No. CRI 10/A01, ITT (TH Köln).
-10/2004 - 03/2006 Biodiversity and integrated land use management for ecological and economic stability in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (BLUMEN). German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Grant No. CRI 10/A01, ITT (TH Köln).
-09/2001 - 08/2003 Establishment of a geo-information system based on "geopotential maps" as a contribution to an integrated geo-ecological concept for anenvironmentally-friendly regional planning in Central America. German Research Foundation (DFG), Grant No. 5269484, Universidad de Costa Rica.
-2016 Inhouse training: Applying the hydromorphological data of the surface water bodies of Luxembourg. Le Gourvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg – Administration de la gestion de l’eau).
Work Experience
Research
Freelance Consulting
-Date: 09.-10.11.2016:
2015 Study course module: Environmental Monitoring. Cologne University of Applied Sciences, ITT.
-Date: 01.-31.05.2015
2014 Training: Comprehensive Introduction to GIS. Cologne University of Applied Sciences (ITT) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (IPSWat program).
-Date: 03.-19.11.2014
2014 Study course module: GIS introduction. Cologne University of Applied Sciences, ITT.
-Date: 28.10-19.11.2014
2014 Training: Comprehensive Introduction to GIS. Cologne University of Applied Sciences (ITT) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (IPSWat program).
-Date: 21.-26.07.2014
2014 Study course module: GIS introduction and advanced applications. Bonn University, Department of Geography.
-Date: 03.-07.03.2014
2012 Seminar: Metodologia de Diagnóstico aplicada a Renaturalização de Canais Fluviais. Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-Date: 27.10 - 11.11.2012
2011 Study course module: GIS introduction and advanced applications. Bonn University, Department of Geography.
-Date: 21.-25.03.2011
2011 - 2015 Regular Training: GIS - Basics. Seminar series on behalf of German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA). Cologne, Regensburg and Cottbus.
-Date: one week training per year
-2011 - 2014 Regular Training: GIS – Advanced Applications. Seminar series on behalf of German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA). Cologne, Regensburg and Cottbus.
-Date: one week training per year
2010 Study course module: Comprehensive introduction to GIS. Cologne University of Applied Sciences, ITT.
-Date: 12.-16.04.2010
2010 Special seminar: GIS and urban wastewater management. Seminar on behalf of
German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA), Cologne
-Date: 10. - 11.02.2010
2009 Seminar: SIG e manejo de bacias hidrográficas. Universidad de São Paulo, Brazil.
-Date: 14.-18.09.2009
2008 - 2010 Regular seminar: GIS introduction and advanced applications. Cologne adult
education center (VHS)
-Date: two weeks per yea
-2007 - 2008 Consulting: Development of a Geographical Information System for the Parque Estadual Ilha Grande (PEIG). Ministério de Meio Ambiente, Brazil.
-08/2006 - 12/2006 Consulting: SIG-ECOTUR - Sistema de Informações GeográficasAplicado à Gestão do Ecoturismo em Áreas Naturais. Ministério de Meio Ambiente, Brazil.
-04/2006 - 12/2006 Consulting: Development of a Geographical Information System for the Parque Nacional Serra dos Órgãos. Ministério de Meio Ambiente, Brazil.
-2004 - 2008 Study course module: Scientific work with MS Office. Cologne University of Applied Sciences, ITT.
Research and work focus:
-River science
-Limnology
-Hydromorphology
-Watershed management and river development
-Landscape and regional planning
-Language skills:
German (mother tongue)
English (CEFR C2)
Portuguese (CEFR C2)
Spanish (CEFR C1)
French (CEFR A2)
-Memberships:
-German Limnological Society (DGL)
-German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA)
-Association of Engineers for Water Management, Waste Management and Land Improvement (BWK).