03/2008-todayprofessorship / systems engineering gross salary (2025) W2 7.114   "Eine HAW-Professur bleibt ein (eigen) Ding; "es" verhält sich wie ein Quantum, erst wenn man hinschaut, erkennt man dessen Existenz." DDBTU Cottbus-Senftenberg 
04/2012rejected call to a professorship (control engineering)  note: missed opportunity.university of applied sciences Emden-Leer  
01/2007-02/2008research assistant professorial chair for control engineering and systems theory chair: Prof. em. Dr. habil. St. Bocklisch  gross salary (2007): 3.242 /month [E13 level 2].  note: good time.Technical University of Chemnitz 
08/2005-08//2006development engineer gross salary (2006): 3.500 /month (fulltime)  note: interesting experience.IDE GmbH Raunheim 
11/2004-08/2005fellow of the state of Saxony-Anhalt   scholarship (2005):1.500 /month university of applied sciences  Magdeburg-Stendal 
03/2004-10/2004postdoc  chair: Prof. Dr.- Ing. habil. A. Kienle  scholarship (2004) :1.500€/month   note; missed opportunity to make more of it (habil. etc.).  Max Planck Society (Institute for dynamics of complex technical systems) Magdeburg 
12/2003  Dr.-Ing. doctoral thesis "A contribution to the synthesis of gain scheduling controllers using normalized Gaussian radial basis functions" [in german] final grade "magna cum laude" Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg 
10/1998-02/2004research assistant professorial chair for control engineering chair:  Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. habil. U. Korn †   gross salary (2004): 3.100 /month [100% BATIIa east)  note: good time.Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg
03/1994-09/1998project engineergross salary (1998): 4.689 DM/month (E11 chemical tariff east).  note: good time.EDL Anlagenbau GmbH  
08/1989-03/1994Dipl.-Ing. (equiv. M.Sc.)  Thesis "Implicit adaptive observer for MIMO systems" [in german]  final grade (1,3) "very good"  Institute of Technology (TH) Leipzig  (university institution until december 31nd 1996)  
03/1988-07/1989  subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification final grade: 1,6 "good" [note; second-best grade out of 75 participants]  Institute of Technology  (TH) Leipzig  (university institution until december 31nd 1996)  
05/1985-04/1988non-commissioned officer note: very tough time.Berlin/ Kroppen / Cottbus
09/1982-02/1985vocational training / msr techniciannote: horrible time.Synthesewerk Schwarzheide/Gebäudewirtschaft Senftenberg
09/1972-07/1982polytechnische Oberschule (secondary school leaving certificate)  Senftenberg final grade; “very good” (1,3) note; no access to the Abitur (EOS/Grammer school) mainly for political reasons.Senftenberg
day of birth / place of birth02/27/1966 / Annahuette (now Brandenburg state) 
places of residences04109 Leipzig / 01968 Senftenberg