1977-1983

studies of civil engineering (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)

1989

PhD in the field of „statics“ (TU Kaiserslautern, Germany)

1999

habilitation in the field of „statics“

1983

scientist at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum

1984-1989

scientist at the TU Kaiserslautern

1989-1990

head of the technical office of the company „steel construction Schäfer“ in Ludwigshafen

1991-1999

scientist at the TU Kaiserslautern

1999-2001

assistant professor „statics“ at the TU Kaiserslautern

2001-2012

employee of E.ON Kernkraft GmbH; Hanover, Germany responsible for the civil engineering tasks of nuclear power plants (since 2008: E.ON Kernkraft - Expert structural engineering):

-nuclear power plant specific tasks in view of the operation of the E.ON nuclear power plants in Germany and Sweden, e. g. in the field of „seismic design“ and design for other external hazards like „flooding“ or „airplane crash“ - development of codes and standards (codes of DIN and KTA, guidelines of IAEA and VGB), assessments for the EUR process - development of new nuclear power plant concepts (KERENA) and technical assessments for new reactor types (EPR, AP1000, ABWR, AES92) - technical assessments for new nuclear power plant projects (e. g. Cernavoda in Romania, Belene in Bulgaria) - new build projects in UK (HORIZON) and Finland (Fennovoima); GDA-process (generic design assessment: EPR and AP1000) in UK, DIP-Process (decision in principle) in Finland; site investigations; seismic hazard analysis

seit 01/2012

owner and managing director of MBI Bautechnik GmbH (Meiswinkel consultant engineers for constructional engineering) in Enkenbach-Alsenborn, germany

10/2012 - 2014

representing professor of the department „statics and dynamics“ of the TU Kaiserslautern

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KTG

Kerntechnische Gesellschaft e. V

DGEB

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik

GACM

German Association for Computational Mechanics