Education

2001 – 2005
Training as a Zoological Taxidermist at the University of Tübingen

Further Education

2020
Certificate as a professional teacher in training facilities

2014
Lowe cadre

2013
Team leadership

2012
Change management

2010
Working stay in Russia

2008
Working stay in Namibia

2006 
Workig stay in Austria

Career

Since 2014
Head of Team Studio Preparation
Responsible Apprenticeship Zoological Preparation
Development of desmoplastic techniques

Since 2010
Natural History Museum Basel

2006 – 2010
Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History

2006
Natural History Museum Berne

Publications

2021
European Taxidermy Championships in Budapest: 'Third in Europe, Big Mammals' with an Okapi

2019
Research study and professional article: Biozide in naturwissenschaftlichen Objekten und Tierpräparaten – Hintergrund, Untersuchungen, Gefahren und Schutz – Der Präparator, 65. Ausgabe (authors: Alwin Probst, Martin Troxler, Christoph Meier)

2018
European Taxidermy Championships in Salzburg: 4.place in the category 'Master/Medium Mammals' with a Klipspringer

2015
World Taxidermy Championships in Oulu: 2. place in the category 'Master/Big Mammals' with a Lynx. Special Price: 'Big Pradator Award'

2012
World Taxidermy Championships in Salzburg: 2. place in the category 'Master/Small Gameheads' with a Chamois

2010
European Taxidermy Competition in Longarone: 1. place in the category 'Professional/Big Animal Group' with two Collared Peccaries

Projects and Museum Activities

Since 2014
Management of the six-person preparation team
Instructor in Charge of Zoological Taxidermy
Further development of dermoplastic techniques

2013
Lifelike reconstruction of a sabre-toothed cat for the museum

2012
Preparational management of asbestos removal in the museum