Born 1968 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Studies in Sound Engineering and Double Bass from 1987 to 1996 at Technical Universities in Vienna and Graz, at the University of Music in Graz and Oregon State University (USA).

1992 Diploma Engineer degree in Sound Engineering with honors (http://www.tugraz.at)

1994 Jazz-Doublebass diploma with honors. Further lessons and workshops with Ray Brown, Ron McClure, Red Mitchell, Glen Moore, Reggie Workman, Bill Dobbins, Ed Thigpen, Bill Evans, Joe Pass, Wynton Marsalis and Dave Liebman.

1996 Master of fine arts degree (http://iem.at)

1998 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (with a thesis on Digital Audio) with honors.

Award at the Double bass competition of the International Society of Bassists 1994 in Avignon.

Representative of the University of Music Graz at the meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) in Tel Aviv 1995.

1995-1996 lecturer for Musical Acoustics at the University of Music Vienna.

Since 1989 many Pop-, Jazz-, Classics- and Avantgarde-concerts, studiosessions, tours and concerts in Europe and USA.

From 1998-2007 with AKG Acoustics GmbH, entered the company as Research&Development Engineer, since 2000 Project Manager of award-winning Headphones, Microphones and Wireless Systems, since 2001 Assistant to the Managing Director. Product Manager for Wireless Microphone Systems since July 2004, Product Marketing Manager for Broadcast & Recording since 2006.

In April 2007 I joined the business line sound solutions of NXP Semiconductors in Vienna. This company is the world-leading manufacturer for mobile phone speakers and receivers, and I am happy to be now in charge of the global product management for these high-tech products.