State Forests of Lower Saxony (Niedersächsische Landesforsten - Forstplanungsamt), Wolfenbüttel, Germany
(09.2024 − present)
Project management for the digitalization and optimization of business processes in forestry and hunting
Coordination of the collaboration with stakeholders of the scientific, governmental, academic and private sectors
Participation in the further development of the digital strategy of the State Forests
Member of the Runder Tisch "Digitalisierung Forst und Holz"
Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony - Forestry Division, Hanover, Germany
(01.2021 − 08.2024)
Digitalization of business processes through the conception, development and deployment of digital applications
Optimization of workflows through the identification, testing, validation and deployment of available digital applications and technologies
Coordination of the collaboration with stakeholders of the scientific, governmental, academic and private sectors
Configuration, deployment and administration of ArcGIS Enterprise
Consulting, training and technical support of colleagues and clients
Participation in the strategic development of the Chamber in the fields of digitalization and GIS
Conception of research projects and redaction of project applications
Commissioner for the website of the Division
Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony - Forestry Division, Hanover, Germany
(01.2020 − 12.2020)
Configuration, deployment and administration of ArcGIS Enterprise
Administration and development of Waldkat Web, Waldkat 4.0, Waldkat mobil (the Division’s online systems and app for forest management) and associated databases
Coordination of the collaboration with external IT and GIS service providers as well as stakeholders of the scientific and governmental sectors
Technical support, training, redaction of user manuals and system documentation for Waldkat Web, Waldkat 4.0 and Waldkat mobil
Conception of research projects and redaction of project applications
Procurement, processing and provision of geodata
Commissioner for the website of the Division
Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony - Forestry Division, Hanover, Germany
(03.2018 − 12.2019)
Coordination of the preparation of forest management reports
Procurement, processing and provision of geodata
Conception of research projects and redaction of project applications
Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony - Forestry Division, Hanover, Germany
(04.2017 − 12.2018)
Coordination and supervision of the project realized in the field of Forestry-IT
Responsible for the compliance with funding requirements and deadlines as well as for the project budget
Modelling, analysis and optimization of business processes of the wood value chain
Collaboration with several IT service providers on product conception, development, testing and deployment
Organization and conduct of numerous workshops and meetings with various stakeholders
Redaction of a project proposal, of several articles and of the final report of the project
Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony - Forestry Division, Hanover, Germany
(04.2017 − 02.2018)
Coordination of the project realized in the field of climate change in forest ecosystems in collaboration with other project partners
Processing, analysis and use of geodata for risk-estimation in silviculture
Support in various calculations for forest management
Elaboration and publication of a Masterplan for forest management and the use of wood products
Organization and conduct of numerous workshops and meetings with stakeholders of the scientific, political, ecological and governmental sectors
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
(10.2011 − 05.2012)
Co-implementation and -management of a national-scale database on plant functional traits (Traits of Plants in Canada database)
Contribution to the establishment of Potential indicators for the evaluation of climate change effects on Canada’s forests and forest sector
Redaction of protocols for data sharing and co-authorship of publications
Data processing and statistical analysis in other projects on:
The impacts of emerald ash borer infestation on forest understory vegetation
The impacts of biomass harvest on the biodiversity of forest vegetation
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Canada
(04.2009 − 10.2010)
Maintenance of micrometeorological instruments and collection of air samples at a remote location in the boreal forest ecosystem (Fluxnet Site Code: QC-MatureBSpruce)
Natural Resources Institute Finland (formerly Finnish Forest Research Institute), Läyliäinen, Finland
(09.2007 − 04.2008)
Participation in various research projects on the effects of climate change on tree seedlings (especially the project Forests 2050) within the framework of the research program "Functioning of forest ecosystems and use of forest resources in changing climate (MIL) 2007 - 2012"
Responsible for the growth of tree seedlings used for experimentation
Canadian Carbon Program (formerly Fluxnet-Canada Research Network), Quebec City, Canada
(05.2007 – 08.2007)
Establishment of a research site at a remote location in the boreal forest ecosystem (Fluxnet Site Code: QC-HarvestBS1975)
Installation and maintenance of a fully functional eddy covariance system as well as additional hydrometric and meteorological instruments
Processing of eddy covariance data of two sites following the standard procedures of the Canadian Carbon Program (Fluxnet Site Codes: QC-BSpruceJPineCut and QC-MatureBSpruce)
Programming, calibration, installation and maintenance of micrometeorological instruments at two sites (Fluxnet Site Codes: QC-BSpruceJPineCut and QC-MatureBSpruce)
NSERC - University Laval Industrial Research Chair in Silviculture and Wildlife, Quebec City, Canada
(09.2005 – 12.2005, 05.2004 – 11.2004)
Responsible for the organization and conduct of the hydrometric and meteorological measurements of the hydrology project of the Chair
Conception, construction, installation and maintenance of hydrological measuring devices
Installation and maintenance of hydrometric and meteorological instruments
Processing of hydrometric and meteorological data
Forest inventory of natural and disturbed stands
Establishment of permanent study plots for silviculture experiments