| * 01.09.1951 | Magdeburg | Born | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1970 | Haldesleben | A level | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1970 - 1974 | Rostock | Study of mechanical engineering, specializing in marine engineering / mechanics | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | ? | Rostock | Association of German Engineers, local association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, working group Engineering Design | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1974 - 1975 | Rostock | Dockyard Neptun | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1975 - 1980 | Rostock | Research associate in the science field of construction and ship design | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1980 | Rostock | Doctorate | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1980 - 1984 | Rostock | Working as a project engineer and team leader at the diesel engine plant Rostock | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1984 - 1993 | Rostock | Assistant and senior assistant at the Institute of Engineering Design | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1990 | Rostock | Habilitation | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 1993 - ? | Rostock | Professor of Engineering Design / CAD | 
                                              
                                                     
                                                        | 2004 | Varna | Appointment as Honorary Professor |