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.