„Initially one wants to change the world“

… no more environmental pollution, social justice and so on. Then one begins to work and realizes more and more, that money is what makes the world go round. And then yet another way out presents itself. One can “make money” out of environmental pollution and sustainable management. That is why I am where I am.

Professional duties:

• Head of Climate protection and energy
• Environmental management and auditing
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
• Environmental and Social Impact Due Diligence
• Project management and controlling

Projects:

• Municipality of Vienna
  Development of the “Solar Power Plant Vienna”, 2011 (A)
• Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
  Due Diligence HPP Mtkvari, Georgia, 2010-2011 (GE)
• Verbund & EVN
  Development of CDM project in Albania, 2009 - 2011 (AL)
• Austrian Airlines
  "Climate Austria" - Offsetting of passenger flight emissions, 2008 (A)
• Austrian project developers
  JI-Projects Wind Farms Bulgaria, 2008 (BG)
• GIE Al Wahdaoui
  Centralized steam production of the fish-meal industry in Southern Morocco, 2007-2008 (MA)
• EBRD
  Feasibility Study for the sanitation of a natural gas pipeline of KyrKazgas, 2007 (KG)
• PETROM
  Riskmanagment for refineries and fertilizer plant in Romania, 2005-2006 (RO)
• OMV AG
  Investigation of GHG emissions for OMV group, emissions calculation, working out of reduction potentials, 2002-2008 (A)

Education:

• 1989-1992 Karl Franzens University Graz, studies in Biology, 1.part
• 1992-1997 University of Vienna, studies in Biology, 2.part
• 1996-1997 Organizational Waste Manager
• 2002-2005 University of Vienna & Graz, PhD in Biology
• 2005 Environmental manager for large companies
• 2006 Auditor for 14.001 and EMAS

Previous activities:

• 1992 – 1995 Museum of Natural History, Vienna; Assistant of the Entomological Collection
• 1995 University of Vienna & Universidad de San Marco, Lima, Peru; Research assistant
• 1996 Smithsonian Tropical Insitute / IIAP; Biological fundamental research on frogs, lizards and snakes in Amazonia and Panama
• 11/1997 – 09/1999 PVM Oil Associates GmbH, Wien: Trading in oil derivatives; Risk management.
• 10/1999 – 02/2002 KPMG Consulting GmbH, Vienna: Strategy development in energy industry, projekt management and control