After becoming a graduate engineer in communication technologies he worked 6 years as head of IT. Afterwards he changed to a consulting company. At UNITY AG he worked 11 years as Senior-Consultant, Manager and Partner specialized in large-scale technical and organizational IT- projects.

After 11 years he changed back to the operational side: Since 2010 he is responsible for information-, communication- and media- technology at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In this role he has strong influence in the digital support of the “fan journey” and building the next generation infotainment architecture of the BayArena, the clubs own stadium.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Leverkusen or simply Bayer, is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, and hosts matches at the BayArena. The club was founded in 1904 by employees of the German pharmaceutical company Bayer, whose headquarters are in Leverkusen and from which the club draws its name. It was formerly the best-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports including the RTHC Bayer Leverkusen (rowing, tennis and hockey). In 1999 the football department was separated from the sports club and is now a separate entity formally called Bayer 04 Leverkusen GmbH. Bayer Leverkusen have won one DFB-Pokal and one UEFA Cup.