• 31.5.1981 born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• Abitur 2000 in Freiberg, Sachsen
• Learning English in San Diego, USA at the EF-Language School (1 year)
• 2001-2003 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (American English, Japanese, French)
• 2003 -2006 Berliner Technische Kunstschule (Diplom (BTK) in Kommunikationsdesign)
• working as a freelance illustrator since 2005; member of the „Illustratoren Organisation"