16.05.1982

Education:


• since 4/2011
  PhD Candidate in the Research Training Group „GlobalFood“



• 4/2002 – 4/2009
  Regional Studies of Latin America (Focus on Economics & Economic Geography),
  University of Cologne and Universidad Europea de Madrid
  Degree: Diploma
  Thesis: Global Chain Governance and Standards: The Chiquita Case



• 7/2001
  Abitur, Karl-von-Frisch Gymnasium Dusslingen

Work Experience:


• since 3/2011
  Freelance Expert for Development Education for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)



• 10/2009 – 12/2010
  Junior Consultant for Marketing, Corporate Development and Local Economic Development,
  Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED)/Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Guatemala



• 6/2008
  Internship as Research Assistant for the Project „How to dirve business value through sustainable consumption“, triple innova, Wuppertal, Germany



• 08/2007 – 1/2008
  Internship as Research Projectleader: Economic and Environmental Problems of the Petén Region, Fundación ProPetén, Guatemala



• 3/2007 – 5/2007
  Internship as Projectmanager, connosco Consulting, Köln, Germany

Language Skills:


• Fluent in English and Spanish, Basic knowledge of French and Portuguese

Additional Qualification:


• Trainings in Intercultural Communication and Leadership Skills, Gender-sensitive Projectmanagement and Participatory Research Methods

Research interest:


• Governance of Global Value Chains, Agribusiness in Developing Countries, Knowledge Transfer and Upgrading, Trust and Embeddedness, Relational Economic Geography, Central America