Personal Background

Born on August 3rd 1982 in Neuss, Germany, I've grown up in a small town close to Dusseldorf. I started to create websites for personal use and enjoyment somewhere around the age of 12, always wanting to engage in the field of web design from that time on.

Aside from any kind of design work I enjoy photography and electronic music. I am able to combine both interests by taking pictures at various dance clubs around for a German event and nightlife agency as well as on behalf of two local clubs in specific. Hitting the slopes snowboarding is another great passion of mine, although opportunities are seldom.

During high school I had the opportunity to spend an academic year in the US, attending senior class at Adrian High School, OR. Returning to the US to study or work abroad has been a goal ever since.

Professional Experience

Graduated from high school I was given the chance to get an insight into professional web design as an intern for a German web design agency.

The internship evolved into a 3-year apprenticeship in media design carried out by the same company and complemented by an academic component teaching basic knowledge in design theory, technology and business studies.

My apprenticeship (absolved successfully and 6 months ahead of schedule) was followed by a seven month employment as a full-time web designer specialized in front-end design and search engine optimized XHTML/CSS production.

After transfering to an online event magazine I had already been supporting during my spare time, I additionally began working as a freelance media designer, regularly producing promotional items such as web banners, posters and flyers as well as — on occasional basis — websites and corporate design elements. In March 2009 I took things a lil' further by co-founding oneiro, a small multimedia agency.

Since October 2007 I've been attending Aachen University of Applied Sciences studying Communication and Multimedia Design to achieve a bachelor degree in Information and Communication Science. The international program is based on a cooperation with schools from the Netherlands and Belgium. Curricular content therefore includes shared modules at the Interfaculty in Maastricht, NL.

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