After graduating school, I did an apprenticeship as an electrician.
Experience in installation, diagnostics, and repair of electrical components and wiring in residential and commercial environments.
After that I was with the German Air Force for 12 years and worked as an Aircraft Avionics Technician.
Experience in (first and second-line) maintenance, troubleshooting, servicing, and third-line parts repair, maintenance, and testing of avionics equipment.
Qualifications
Experience in planning, installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical components and mechatronic systems (motors, fans, valves).
Maintaining and developing electrical and testing equipment. Troubleshoot and repair of household appliances.
Installation, diagnostics, and repair of electrical components and wiring in residential and commercial environments
Key Skills and Knowledge Areas
- Problem-Solving
- Creative and Critical thinking
- Business Management
- Self-directed and self-motivated to continually improve.
- Languages: German, Native/Bilingual
- Electronic equipment maintenance
- Schematic and Circuit Design
- Programmable logic controllers
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Windows, Linux, MS-DOS
- AutoCAD, KiCad, NetLogo, Visual Studio, AVR Studio, ROS-2
- Coding languages: Assembler, Basic, C, C++, MATLAB
Education
01/2024 – Present
University of New Mexico
School of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
01/2022 – 12/2023
University of New Mexico, Valencia
Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentration
(Undergraduate Research, Phi Theta Kappa)
01/2019 – 09/2021
Bundeswehrfachschule München
Basic High School Diploma (High School comparable)
05/2013 – 06/2013
Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern
Business Administration and Management
09/2002 – 02/2006
Berufsschule Freising
Apprenticeship as an Electrician
09/1992 – 07/2002
Elementary and Middle School in Freising
Research Experience
08/2022 – 04/2023
Undergraduate Research in Physics
“Electrode Sharpness, Spark Gap, and Spark Prevention”
Presentation at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, NCUR 2023
Voluntary Work
06/2000
Joint Computing Center of the Max-Planck-Institute and the Institute for Plasma Physics
Military Service
01/2008 – 05/2020
German Armed Forces, Air Force
Promoted to Non-Commissioned Officer, Rank of Staff Sergeant.
Honors & Awards
Phi Theta Kappa
Employment History
01/2024 – Present
Research Engineer
(Student Technical Specialist)
UNM COSMIAC
06/2011 – 03/2015
Customer Service
Stardust Spielhallen GmbH
01/2008 – 05/2020
Aircraft Avionics Technician
German Armed Forces
09/2002 – 07/2007
Electrician
Elektroinstallationsgesellschaft mbH Karl Schlegl