Associate Program Manager
NASA Applied Sciences Program,
NASA / California State University
Education
PhD Scholarship Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG/Graduate School: Geoinformatics, vegetation & digital elevation models, Switzerland, DLR, University of Bonn, 1999-2001
ERASMUS Scholarship in Geoscience, Remote Sensing, UCL, 1994-1995
Studies Geosciences, minor in Meteorology & Geology, University of Bonn, 1991-1997
Professional Employment
DGLR Executive Committee, 2022-present
ESA Chief Digital Officer: Leading the Digital Transformation of ESA, ESA, 2018-today
Mission Manager Copernicus/Sentinel -2 Program Manager International Co-operation in Earth Observation, ESA, 2012-2017
Program Manager Copernicus data contributions to from (inter)national private and public earth observation missions, ESA, 2008-2012
Third Party Mission Manager: expanding the International Co-operation in Earth Observation for Science & Application, ESA, 2004-2008
Project Manager ‘Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Research Group South & East Africa’ – Earth Observation and Geo-informatics Section Head, DLR-DFD, 2001-2004
FP5: ‘Computer Aided System Teleinteractive Learning Environment CASTLE, DLR, 1997-1999
