Curriculum Vitae
| 1978-1980 | Studies at the University of Dortmund in Spatial Planning |
| 1980-1984 | Studies at the TU Berlin in the field of Urban and Regional Planning, graduation with the diplo-ma thesis "Dorfentwicklung in Niedersachsen, das Beispiel Antendorf" (Village development in Lower Saxo-ny, the example of Antendorf) |
| 1984-1985 | Civilian service at the rescue service |
| 1985-1987 | Traineeship for urban planning at the district government of Hanover, state examination for the higher technical administrative service |
| 1987-1997 | Employee in the research group Stadt + Dorf, Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schäfer GmbH, Berlin |
| 1991-1994 | Lecturing at the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, in the subjects "Building Code Law" and "Planning Law |
| since 1997 | Professorship for Planning Law/ Building Law at the HS Neubrandenburg |
| 2000 | Dissertation at the Faculty of Architecture at the TU Berlin with the thesis "The urban development measure in the context of land use management - legal history, function, practice and proposals for mod-ernization |
| since 2001 | Co-partner of the Planning Group Stadt + Dorf, Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schäfer und Partner GBR, Berlin |
| 2014/2015 | Expert in the commissions of the Seventh Report on the Elderly and the Second Engagement Report of the German Federal Government |
| 2020 | Foundation of the Steinbeis Transfer Center Cooperative Regional Development |