As a physical chemist, I can look back on more than 8 years of experience in managing scientific projects, most of them in industrial or international collaboration. In addition, I have had a passion for programming for almost 30 years, which I have always been able to combine with my profession.
I am looking for a new professional challenge in the field of project management - preferably in the environmental or IT sectors.
With my experience in managing projects and working in interdisciplinary teams, I am ready to add value to your company.
Are you looking for someone who takes responsibility and drives projects forward? I look forward to hearing from you - also for similar positions that could fit my profile.
Expert in nanotechnology, Atomic Force Microscopy, Electron Microscopy and interdisciplinary work
Excellent IT skills
Strong MS Office and Git skills
Strong coding skills in C, C#, C++, Python
More than 8 years of experience in managing scientific projects
Communicative nature
Structured work style
Analytical mind
Interdisciplinary thinking
Eager to learn new things
Researcher at University of Luxembourg (PLM)
Researcher at wfk CTI e.V., Krefeld, D
PhD Chemistry at University of Marburg, D
M.Sc. Chemistry at University of Marburg, D
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering at University of Applied Science, Münster, D
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As a chemist with a doctorate, I have worked on a wide variety of projects with a pronounced interdisciplinary character. As part of my doctorate, I led two of my own projects in international collaboration and contributed to many other projects. Both of my projects were in the field of nanotechnology. One involved the green synthesis of gold silica nanoparticles using laser ablation in liquid, which are intended to be used for photothermal cancer therapy. It turned out that the nanoparticles produced were very stable and biocompatible. Although the nanoparticles were excreted from the body over time, they had enough residence time for medical treatment.
In my second project, I arranged purple membranes using an electric field so that they formed a closed, nanometre-thin surface that could serve as a proton pump. I discovered that the membranes fused under certain conditions to form a large membrane.
At wfk - Cleaning Technologies Institute e.V., I constructed the prototype of a bionanosensor by functionalising a glass fibre in such a way that upconversion nanoparticles upconvert part of the laser radiation passing through the glass fibre and then feed it back into the glass fibre. In the presence of microorganisms equipped with gold nanoparticles, this upconverted part was quenched. In this way, the presence of MRSA, for example, could be deduced from the difference. A test only took a few minutes instead of the usual 24 hours.
At the University of Luxembourg, I ended up working on several projects at the same time. On the one hand, I determined the adhesion forces of different bacteria to different substrates using atomic force spectroscopy. In addition, I quantified the stiffness of the substrates, which were mostly very soft agarose gels. In another project, I produced trapezoidal microchannels using photolithography. In a third project, I investigated the behaviour of phytoplankton in turbulence under various environmental influences.
Analysing the large amount of recorded data usually required me to write my own specialised software, as no suitable solutions were available. My programming skills were therefore of great benefit. I started programming in QBasic at the age of 9. At school, I created popular vocabulary trainers using Visual Basic, before later moving on to C# and, following on from that, C and C++, which became my favourite languages due to their type-safe syntax and logical structure. This has been an integral part of my work since my Master's degree. I created my own experimental setups with microcontrollers (and finally the prototype for a nanobiosensor), my own measurement and evaluation software, and used different techniques.
For example, I created software to evaluate the behaviour of algae using openCV in C++. The analysis was carried out in small 30-second videos. My software identified the individual algae frame by frame using various image processing techniques and then linked the algae across the entire video so that their movement could be tracked and analysed.
In addition to my programming skills, I am very familiar with the MS Office package and Windows in general. I am currently familiarising myself intensively with Linux out of interest. Other skills include Git (console, GitHub and GitLab) and SQL.
I have worked in projects since my doctorate. Project management included (depending on the project) organisational and financial planning and implementation, (inter)national collaborations with partners from academia and industry, leading a group of scientists, presenting and discussing development progress, resolving differences of opinion and concluding the project with a final report. Project management requires good planning, taking into account any deviations. In research in particular, however, the outcome is variable. Whereas in academic research it is often the case that opportunities arise as a result of new findings and the objectives can be redefined as a result, in industrial cooperation the objective was clearly defined, while the path to it left a certain amount of room for manoeuvre. Either way, it was important to react flexibly to events. Communication with the project partners, who often have different interests and approaches, is very important.
Over the course of my career, I have always worked on several projects at the same time. In addition to the projects I have managed, I have also been involved in other projects and contributed my ideas. My organisational skills and communicative, open manner together with my broad background knowledge were very helpful here.
In addition to my projects, I have taken on a large part of the organisation of the laboratory and the working group in recent years. I was both the safety coordinator and the first point of contact for laboratory issues, took care of everything from purchasing and maintenance to waste management and laboratory relocations, supervised doctoral students and introduced new group members. In times without technical lab staff, I took on this role alongside my research.
I have been practising Latin and standard dances for three years and am now in the Bronze II course at the Mireille Roulling Dance School together with my wife. Dancing involves structure, concentration and stamina, but also feeling, letting go and emotions. For me, it's the perfect balance to everyday life.
Whenever possible, I get on my bike and cycle through beautiful Luxembourg. If I don't have a defined destination, I just set off and discover new places. Cycling not only keeps me fit, it also helps me to think more clearly.
Programming has been a favourite hobby of mine for what feels like an eternity. My favourite thing about C languages is their special structure and performance. I'm currently working on a private project in Linux with C++ and wxWidgets.