Professional information

• School education:
• 1970 to 1974 Primary school in Bremen
• 1974 to 1983 Secondary school in Hannover and Hemmingen, finished with university-entrance diploma
• Vocational education:
• 1983 to 1989 Study of mechanical engineering, specialization in materials science, at the Hannover University and Heriot-Watt-University in Edinburgh/Scotland (diploma thesis in English), finished with engineering diploma and additional qualification "safety engineer"
• Internships at Siemens AG, kabelmetal electro GmbH, Daimler Benz AG, and foundry W. Pruss in Hannover as well as electroplating company S. Hoffmann GmbH in Hemmingen
• 1989 to 1991 Postgraduate studies "Biomedical technology" at Vienna Technical University and Vienna University in Austria
• 1990 to 1991 Study of pedagogics at Klagenfurt University in Austria
• 1991 to 1993 Doctorate study of engineering pedagogics and doctorate graduation in engineering pedagogics at Klagenfurt Universty in Austria
• 1996-1997 Correspondence course „Technical Author“ (15 months) at Axel Andersson-Akademie in Hamburg
• 1997 Four weeks intensive aguage course French, Université Stendhal Grenoble/F
• 2013-1014 Study course "Pedagogical Staff Member at Primary Schools" (105 lessons with theory and 20 lessons with practice) at Leine Volkshochschule in Hemmingen
• Vocational practice:
• 1989 to 1991 Research engineer in the field "Biomechanics" working on the optimization of implants and technical parts with a research scholarship of Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation at the Institute for light weight design and aircraft design at Vienna Technical University in Austria
• 1991 Technical employee for conception, coordination and realization of continuing education seminars and courses at WGE GmbH in Hannover
• 1992 to 2000 Documentatio engineer (technical author and translator) German/English and safety engineer at ICEM Systems GmbH in Hannover
• 1991 to 1999 Assistant lecturer at the University for Applied Sciences in Hannover
until 1994 in the study course "Technical Author" for "Machine Elements I and II" and "Technical Drawing I and II" followed by "Safety Engineering" in the department of mechanical engineering
• 2001-2014 Staff function New Media at TÜV NORD Akademie in Hannover (E-learning, internet, intranet, digitizing and reworking of seminar documentations, specialized language services, technical documentation, software training and supervision of theses)
• 2010-2012 Assistant lecturer at the University for Applied Sciences in Aachen in the master study course "Product development" in the module "Intellectual Properties/Technical Documentation"
• 2010-2018 Safety engineer at TÜV NORD Academy for all offices
• 2021-2022 Office worker at Thabet GmbH in Hannover
• since 2013 Owner of the tutoring company Nachhilfe und Lerntherapie Dr. phil. H. Hering in Hannover
• Professional associations and chambers:
• 1991 to 2009 Member of the examination boards "Certified expert for organization" and "Certified expert for IT systems" of the chamber of industry and commerce (IHK) Hannover-Hildesheim
• 1993 to 2016 member of vebn
• 1985 to 2018 member of VDI