Study of organic chemistry from 1982 to 1987 at the University of Regensburg (Diploma degree) Diploma thesis in the field of preparative and analytical organic chemistry Doctorate in the field of preparative and analytical organic chemistry (1989 - 1992), topic: Helical phenanthrenequinones, phenazines, [1,4]diazocines and 9,10-dimethoxyphenanthrenes Since December 1992, chemist and expert at the General Customs Directorate, Centre of Education and Science/Scientific Department Munich (Markt Schwaben) Areas of work: food and mineral oil testing Quality manager since 1994 From 1998 working in the department for chemical analysis of narcotics Since 2003 responsible for the department for chemical analysis of narcotics Since 2015 head of the department for chemical analysis of narcotics and for securing dactyloscopic and molecular genetic traces Member of the GTFCh-working group “Analytics of Narcotic Substances”