ABOUT
In my professional career, I focussed on wood as raw material for building products and furniture: After training as a joiner, I enrolled in the programme of Wood Science and Technology, and earned a doctoral degree on the subject of volatile organic compound (VOC) release from wood products (Universität Hamburg). During my work for a manufacturer of measuring technology, I supported customers as to questions on formaldehyde and VOC emissions, acted as product manager, and participated in the development of new measuring systems.
Writing has always been a vital ingredient of my working life, both in its scientific form and in its journalistic type. Since being self employed, texts have become my second professional foothold besides consulting.
Professional Experience
- Freelance writer of technical and journalistic texts, freelance work for Holz-Zentralblatt, trade journal for the forestry and woodworking industries (in German)
- Freelance consultant specialised in formaldehyde and VOC emissions released by wood products
- Product manager and research & development for German manufacturer of measurement systems for the wood based panels industry
- Doctoral thesis at Hamburg University on the subject of release of volatile organic compounds from wood based products
- Scientific assistant at Thuenen Institute of Wood Research, Hamburg, and freelance work for Holz-Zentralblatt
- Internship in Russia at a European wood based panels manufacturer, and in the U.S.A. at Forest Products Laboratory, Madison WI, for final thesis, each for several months
- Degree in Wood Science and Technology from Hamburg University (MSc/Diplom-Holzwirtin)
- Apprenticeship as joiner near Hannover
