Career

Professional career

• since 04/2023 | Professor for Building Energy Technology at the HTWK Leipzig, Faculty of Engineering Sciences
• since 07/2023 | Contact person for the awarding of the Germany Scholarshipat the Faculty of Engineering at HTWK Leipzig
• since 04/2023 | Appointment to the heating engineering working group of HAW professors in Germany
• 04/2019 - 03/2023 | Lecturer at the HTWK Leipzig Faculty of Engineering,
  Summer semester Master's module as part of the lecture Heating Technology - Safer Projects - Special areas of technical building equipment with the topics: Cost groups according to DIN 276, BIM, building automation, hydraulic balancing, technical fire protection, requirements for evaporative cooling systems (42nd BIMSCHV), conveyor technology, sustainable urban development, energy concepts, fire extinguishing technology, drinking water hygiene, commissioning management, building certifications, building evaluations (technical due diligences), project management, construction contract law, business etiquette;
  Winter semester: Module B313 - Expansion / TGA - Master's degree programme in Construction; Sanitary Engineering M507 - Bachelor's degree programme
• 2021 | Expert for drinking water hygiene VDI-MT 6023-4, Cat. A, Instruction C
• 2017 | Appointment to the Innovation and Future Industry Committee of the Leipzig Chamber of Industry and Commerce (honorary position)
• 2015 | Appointment to the East Working Group of the Industrial Construction Working Group (honorary activity)
• 04/2023 - 03/2024 | Minor consultancy mandate at Drees & Sommer SE
• 09/2013 - 03/2023 | Team Leader Technical and Economic Building Consultancy Drees & Sommer SE in Leipzig;
  Leading Consultant: Focus on Real Estate Consulting
  Tasks: Quality controlling planning and execution of building energy technology, second opinion, review, technical economic controlling, management of commissioning, acceptance and handover process (I-A-Ü), warranty management, technical due diligences for investors, clients from the private and public sector; risk analyses in the purchase and sale of real estate; Energy design, energy concepts, acquisition activities, personnel management and personnel development, supervision of graduates; graduation from the Drees & Sommer Professional Academy and the Drees & Sommer Engineering Academy as well as activities as a speaker, various further training courses in fire protection, building law, VOB, HOAI, acquisition, presentation training, etc.and much more.
• 05/2010 - 08/2013 | Branch Manager Technical Building Services Imtech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG in Magdeburg
  Responsibilities: technical and disciplinary management of 100 employees, support of the existing customer base, acquisition of new customers, planning and realisation of the branch's goals, contact person for all technical areas and project management and the sales structure of the unit, interface to the commercial area, purchasing and service, personnel management and personnel development, supervision of graduates
• 09/1997 - 04/2010 | Project manager at YIT Germany GmbH
  Responsibilities: Responsible for large-scale projects in technical building equipment for heating, ventilation, sanitation, air conditioning, building automation, execution, assembly and scheduling planning, scheduling, component and system evaluation, assembly and quality monitoring, acceptance, budget control, contractual audits, project, subcontractor and claim management, development and management of project teams
• Various seminar participations | project management, employee and team leadership, SCC certificate, English, contemporary acquisition, mediation, contract law, etc.

Training

• 01/2006 - 12/2009 | External doctoral student (part-time) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Thermodynamics and Technical Building Services/Energy Technology at TU Dresden, graduated with a Dipl.-Ing. (after completing study requirements of 30 SWS and final examinations in heat supply, renewable energy sources, energy management evaluation, heating technology, ventilation technology, building and system simulation with an overall average of 2.0) and doctorate as Dr.-Ing. in a cooperative doctoral procedure with HTWK Leipzig
• 1993 - 1997 | Studied at the HTWK Leipzig Faculty of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, graduated as Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Energy and Supply Engineering
• 1992 - 1993 | Practical work as an electrician at the student union in Halle as part of his community service
• 1989 - 1992 | Training and graduation as an electrician with Abitur in Erfurt / Leipzig
• 1979 - 1989 | 6th polytechnic secondary school in Halle / Saale - completed 10th grade

Scientific work | Publications | Lectures | Expertises

• 2023 | Co-author of the publication "Erleichterungen zur Temperaturerfassung und hydraulischem Abgleich in Trinkwarmwasseranlagen im Bestand (HLH BD. 74 (2023) No. 06)
• 2019 | Co-author of the publication "School ventilation - from "without" to fully air-conditioned" (CCI 10/2019)
• 2019 | Supervisor of the internship thesis of Ms Lara Möller (HTWK) on the topic: Project-specific analysis of a temporary hot water undersupply after a conversion and new construction process and the presentation of resulting recommendations for action
• 2018 | Operational supervisor of the master's thesis of Mr Torben Urbahnke (HTWK) on the topic: Development of a model template for a risk assessment of evaporative cooling systems
• 2018 | Supervisor of the internship thesis of Mr Roman Stoll (HTWK) on the topic: The technical inventory and coordination of the processing of safety-relevant defects of a retail centre in Lower Saxony
• 2017 - 2018 | Guest lectures at the HTWK Leipzig Faculty of Engineering, Master's module as part of the lecture on heating technology: Project management in technical building equipment
• 2017 | Lecture as part of the workshop "Current and future challenges in the west of Leipzig in the areas of mobility, energy and redensification" for the EU Smart City project "Triangulum"
• 2016 Lecture at the AGI in Radebeul on the topic of "Energy optimisation in industry"
• 2010 - 2013 | Supervisor of diploma students at the BA Glauchau and Riesa
• 2009 | Dissertation "On energy savings in heating systems through hydronic balancing" (assessors Prof. Richter TU Dresden and Prof. Agsten HTWK Leipzig)
• 2006 - 2009 | Intensive research in the field of hydronic balancing during the doctorate at the TU Dresden using TRNSYS-TUD
• 2008 | Co-author of the research report "LowEx" at the TU Dresden
• 2008 | Co-author of the publication Raumtemperaturregelkreis Regeleinrichtungen für heizungstechnische Anlagen (EuroHeat & Power 4/2008)
• 1997 | Diploma thesis "Operation of a gas supply via collector pipes from the point of view of safety and economic aspects (supervising university lecturer Prof. Kubessa HTWK Leipzig)
• 1996 | Major thesis "Development and use of fuel cells" (supervising lecturer Prof. Kubessa HTWK Leipzig)
• 1995 | Written work in the practical semester "Bivalent drinking water heating and heating support by solar collectors" (supervising university lecturer Prof. Agsten HTWK Leipzig)

Sporting career

• 2025 | Examination and graduation to 5th DAN in Karate-Do
• 2023 | Examination and graduation to 4th DAN in Karate-Do
• 2018 | Examination and graduation to 3rd DAN in karate-do
• 2015 | Examination and graduation to 2nd DAN in karate-do
• since 2013 to date | licensed and active teacher of DAKO Germany/IMAF Japan for Karate-Do at GYM-1 Fight-Club Dokan-Ryu e.V. Halle/Saale
• 2003 - 2012 | Licensed trainer of the BAE in ASD Karate
• 2005 | Examination and graduation to 1st DAN ASD Karate after 6 years of training
• Topic of the master's thesis: "Similarities and differences between traditional and modern karate"