Born in the mid 60's;

German-bred;

Love my princess and my daughter;

Like running and our website;

Master Mariner;

Working with the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency;

Teaching ECDIS basics and Marine GIS from time to time;

Member and Chair of an IHO working group developing a data model to integrate nautical information into ECDIS.

Engaged in following international activities:

2003-today  IHO SNPWG Working Group, Chairman since 2012

2003-2008   HELCOM Expert Working Group on Routeing Measures

2008-2009   IHO CSPCWG Working Group, Leader Sub-WG re-draft S49 Standard (Mariners' Routeing Guide)

2009-2012  BLAST WP 4 (Navigating the North Sea)

2010-today Moderator Flag Counter Forums

2010-today HELCOM Group of Experts on Safety of Navigation