Studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, graduating with a degree in business administration (FH). From 1998 to 2010 at Autokraft (subsidiary of DB AG) in various functions such as tariff and transport administration and, from 2002, base and branch manager. From 2005 to 2010, parallel Managing Director of a subsidiary GmbH and a subsidiary of Autokraft. From 2010 to 2017, Managing Director of NSH Nahverkehr Schleswig-Holstein GmbH in Kiel, the central organisation of transport companies in Schleswig-Holstein for tariff and billing matters. From 2017 to 2019, independent consultant at BPV Consult GmbH, advising transport companies and public transport authorities. Since 2019 responsible body at the Schleswig-Flensburg district.