Born and raised in Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany
A-level at Hans-Baldung-Gymnasium, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany

University
Studies of English Literature, Spanish Literature and American History in Munich, Seville and London
Master of Arts Degree at Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich, Germany
Internships in international Advertising, TV-Journalism, Public Relations
Fulbright Scholarship, lecturer at Lawrence Univ., Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

Career

1993-99    Reporter for German ARD TV News Magazine „Tagesthemen“ and all major German TV stations. Focusing on political and social topics, like „Bosnian Refugees“ , „Post-war Sarajevo“ ,“Bangladesh flood“, „Crime in Honduras“,  reporting from more than 30 countries.

2000-01    Scholarship at Discovery Channel Masterschool for International Documentaries and Development of TV Formats.

2000-04    Author and director of award-winning documentaries for Discovery Channel, National Geographic, ARD, BBC, ZDF, arte, and TV France, like:

„Falkland War“, 45 minutes (ZDF-History)
„Ghandi“, „Race to the Southpole“ (ZDF-History)
„Anacondas in Venezuela“, „Orinoco Crocodiles“ (National Geographic)|
„Motorbike races on the Isle of Man“, (BBC)
„Touareg wedding“ (arte)
„Soccer Stars from Ghana, Africa“ (ARD)
„Rape“ (ARD) – New York Festival Finalist
„Woher Kollege – wohin Kollege“ (ARD) nom. for Civis Award
„Biggest Step of all“ (Discovery)