Ph.D. in electronic engineering; later assistant professor at University of Vienna; then he joines Rockwell International; in April 1997 Director of International Programs at Boeing North American Inc., Space Systems Division, in Downey, California; since July 1999 Boeing International Corp., Vienna; since 01.09.2002 working for an Austrian company; hobbies: Music, playing the piano, travelling, sports (especially water-polo, skiing, tennis); one of five Austrian candidates in 1992 ESA selection; was noticed on the shortlist of 25 candidate applicants by the European Astronauts Board Selection (EASB), but was not selected in 1992 and again 1998.