He studied Electrical Engineering and Information Technology prior to his industrial application at the IT/Consulting firms Evans & Sutherland and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. As team leader at the industrial companies Festo and Volkswagen, he was jointly responsible in re-defining the digital/virtual product development process. After this, he joined the University of Art and Industrial Design Linz. He works as Consulting Certified Engineer and is an active member at VDI and The Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers.