| 1956 | Born in Stockstadt am Main |
| 1972–1975 | Trains as a goldsmith with G. A. Korff, Hanau |
| 1976–1978 | Works in the workshop of Hermann Kunkler in Raesfeld |
| 1978–1980 | Studies under Hans-Ulrich Bullermann at the Hanau State Drawing Academy; Master craftsman certificate |
| 1980–1983 | Works in the studio of Max Pollinger in Munich |
| 1983–1989 | Studies under Professor Hermann Jünger and Professor Erwin Sattler at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, class for jewelry and utensils; Diplom |
| 1989 | Residency studying and working in the workshop of Giampaolo Babetto in Aqua Petrarca |
| 1989–1997 | Works independently |
| 1997–1999 | Professorship at the Pforzheim University School of Design |
| Since 1999 | Works independently |