| 12.5.1965   | Born in St. Pölten (60 km to the west of Vienna, Austria) | 
  | 1983 | Matura (A-levels) summa cum laude at Realistisches Gymnasium St. Pölten | 
  | 1983-88 | Studies of Technical Mathematics at the Technical University of Vienna | 
  | 1986-90 | Software Support Engineer at Artaker (system integrator and Microsoft Authorised Support Center in Vienna) | 
  | 1990-93 | Head of Software Development (SQL database applications for Windows) at Artaker | 
  | 1993-94 | Head of Software Support and Software Development at Artaker | 
  | 1995- | Senior consultant and trainer at debis Systemhaus/T-Systems | 
  | 1995- | Freelance consultant focussing on infrastructure and security projects for international large accounts |