Personal Information

Marital Status:

Unmarried

Nationality:

German

Date of Birth:

May 10, 1965

Place of Birth:

Oldenburg i. H., Germany

 

Professional Career

Jan. 2004 – present 

KWS Saat AG in Einbeck, Germany:
Design and evaluation of field trials

July 2003 – Dec. 2003 

Department of biostatistics, information management, and communication of the
Federal Authority for the Registration of plant varieties:
consultancy in a project to optimize the official field trial system

Jan. 1997 – June 2003 

Pioneer Hi-Bred Northern Europe Service Division GmbH,
Maize Research Center Greven, Germany:
Design, conduction, and evaluation of field trials and molecular marker experiments

Sep. 1996 – Dec. 1996 

Hoechst Schering AgrEvo GmbH,
Department of Plant Protection in Düsseldorf, Germany:
Evaluation of field trials conducted with ‘Liberty’-resistant maize, sugar-beets, and oilseed-rape

Mar. 1996 – Aug. 1996 

Temporary jobs with Pioneer Hi-Bred Northern Europe GmbH and Chamber of Agriculture in Kiel, Germany

 

Education

Jan. 1992 - Feb. 1996 

Institute of Crop Science and Plant Breeding, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel:
Doctoral research in the project ‘Analysis of phenotypic stability in crop plants’, fonded by the ‘Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft’ (German Research Association) in cooperation with the ‘Bundessortenamt’ (German Registration Authority)
Title of Ph.D. thesis: ´Contributions to the analysis of genotype*environment-interactions using the concept of rank-interactions and clustering-techniques´
Final degree: PhD

Oct. 1986 - Nov. 1991 

Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany:
Studies in agriculture with major subject plant production
Title of diploma thesis: ‘Evaluation of plant regeneration efficiencies of protoplasts from selected agricultural crops of the moderate climatic zone’
Final degree: Diploma

Sep. 1985 - Sep. 1986 

Peter Janssen, Friederikenthal, Germany (farmer):
Practical training in agriculture: field crops, dairy cattle, production of pedigree pigs

Jul. 1984 - Sep. 1985 

Military service

Jul. 1975 - Jun. 1984 

High school (Gymnasium) in Lütjenburg, Germany
Graduation: Abitur

Jul. 1971 - Jul. 1975 

Primary school in Blekendorf, Germany

 

Extracurricular Activities

Mar. 1994 and Nov. 1993 

Teaching agricultural classes on ‘Organization of plant breeding and seed production in the Ferderal Republic of Germany’ in Chernivtsy, Ukraine, as part of a project conducted by the EU

Aug. 1990 - Sep. 1990 

Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, U.S.A.:
Practical training in conduction of field trials with sugar beets, corn, alfalfa, and dry edible beans under tuition of Dr. Robert G. Wilson

Aug. 1989 

W.O.P.R. in Stare Pole, Poland:
Training in design and evaluation of field trials at official experiment station

 

Membership of Professional Bodies

Member of the German Region of the International Biometric Society

Member of EUCARPIA (European Association for Research on Plant Breeding)

 

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Software:

    WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS, POWER POINT, OUTLOOK, VBA

Statistical Software:

    SAS, S-Plus, MINITAB

Programming Software:

    C++, HTML

Special Software:

    QTLCartographer, PLABQTL, PLABSTAT

 

 
 
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(5: very good; 1: poor)

 

Hobbies

Beekeeping