- Born 1969 in Essen
- 1991 – 1999 – Legal studies in Bonn, Würzburg, Dublin and Tokyo (First and Second Legal State Examination, “Prädikat” grades)
- 1996 – 1999 – Instructor at the private law school Juristisches Repetitorium Hemmer, Würzburg
- 1997/1998 – Assistant lecturer for “Introduction to English Law” in English at the University of Würzburg
- 2000 – Admission as a German attorney
- 2001 – 2005 – Attorney in the Mannheim office of Shearman & Sterling LLP (today SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz); working on matters in the area of Corporate / M&A, general civil law and litigation
- 2005 – Relocation to Hong Kong and founding of a translation firm in the field of law, business and finance (HK Translation Services Ltd.)
- Since 2007 – Continuation of the company in Germany in Ludwigshafen am Rhein; managing director of HK Translation Services GmbH
- 2017 to 2020 – Assistant lecturer for legal translations German <=> English at the University of Mainz (Germersheim Campus)
- Beginning of 2023 through end of 2025 – Relocation to Singapore and formation of a local company, HK Language Services Pte Ltd
- Court-appointed translator (in other Federal States: “sworn-in”) for the English language (authorisation to prepare certified translations (beglaubigte Übersetzungen) for courts, authorities and notaries public)
- Member of the professional association BDÜ (Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators).
