- Born 1972 in Cuckfield, England
- 1972 – 1990 – Growing up in a bilingual environment (English/German), frequent visits in and contact with Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland
- 1990/1991 – Six months living and working in Heidelberg
- 1991 – Teacher for English conversation at a language school in Wroclaw, Poland
- 1991 – 1995 – Studies in chemistry and German language at Keele University, England (Joint Honours BSc.)
- 1992 – 1993 – Work placement with BASF, Ludwigshafen am Rhein (in the course of his studies)
- 1995 – 2001 – Research scientist, Keele University, England
- 1999 – Six months stay as a visiting scientist at the Max-Planck Institute, Stuttgart
- 2001 – 2002 – IT course in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
- 2003 – 2012 – Technical translator (in-house) for the languages English and German in the Heidelberg office of SciTech Communications GmbH
- Since 2012 – Freelance technical translator for the languages English and German (DSW TechTrans) and English teacher for technical English
