| 1955 | born in Ludwigsburg, South Germany | |
| 1979-1985 | Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts; sculpture and graphic design | |
| 1985-1986 | San Francisco/New York; Unitel, Mtv: inspirational internships | |
| 1986-1988 | Munich: art direction for computer graphics in digital post production studios at ARRI TV, Bavaria Video | |
| 1988-1993 | SDR Stuttgart: senior art direction for concept and design in television, working with digital graphics, animation and post production; freelance designer and Quantel trainer for several ARD tv stations (NDR, SFB, RB, SWF); 1991 BDA International award for designing a cultural program at SDR: "Et Zetera" | |
| 1993-1994 | HR Frankfurt - head of design and animation departments; New York - designer and editor for a tv talkshow aired live to German television | |
| 1994-1997 | BDA International board member for European broadcast designers, giving sessions on broadcast design education at Los Angeles and Chicago conferences in 1996 and 1997; co-founder of the German based tv designer's association Eyes & Ears of Europe in 1996 | |
| 1995-1999 | Professor at FH Augsburg, dept. of Visual Communication for Media Design | |
| 1997-1999 | birth of son Francis in Hollywood Florida in 1997 - mother's leave | |
| 1999-today | Professor at Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, dept of Audiovisual Media for Graphic Arts and Screen Design; free projects include re-designing CD of Hochschule der Medien in 2002; book publication in 2003; establishing HdM Gallery in 2004... | |
