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the Institute for Ground Engineering and Soil Mechanics at the Technical
University, Braunschweig, Germany, from where he also obtained his Dr.-Ing.
in 2004 for his work on “Experimental and numerical investigations of the
behaviour of vibro replacement stone column groups.”
Since 2004, he has been working with GuD Consult GmbH, Berlin,
Germany, a major geotechnical consultant in Germany with special expertise in soil dynamics. He is a managing partner of GuD since 2008 and
was responsible for a number of projects in Germany and abroad including
tunneling works in Berlin, Leipzig, and Cologne; wind park foundations
in North Sea and Baltic Sea; and ground improvement and piling projects
for power plants in India, Turkey, and the Philippines. He is a member of
the DGGT where he works in Working Group 2.1 on Recommendations
for Static and Dynamic Pile Tests. He is also a member of the German
Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI), the Research Association
for Underground Transportation Facilities (STUVA), the German Port
Technology Association (HTG), and the Berlin Chamber of Engineers.
Since 2012, he is a government-approved checking engineer for geotechnical engineering and is also the author of many publications in soil mechanics and ground engineering.
the Institute for Ground Engineering and Soil Mechanics at the Technical
University, Braunschweig, Germany, from where he also obtained his Dr.-Ing.
in 2004 for his work on “Experimental and numerical investigations of the
behaviour of vibro replacement stone column groups.”
Since 2004, he has been working with GuD Consult GmbH, Berlin,
Germany, a major geotechnical consultant in Germany with special expertise in soil dynamics. He is a managing partner of GuD since 2008 and
was responsible for a number of projects in Germany and abroad including
tunneling works in Berlin, Leipzig, and Cologne; wind park foundations
in North Sea and Baltic Sea; and ground improvement and piling projects
for power plants in India, Turkey, and the Philippines. He is a member of
the DGGT where he works in Working Group 2.1 on Recommendations
for Static and Dynamic Pile Tests. He is also a member of the German
Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI), the Research Association
for Underground Transportation Facilities (STUVA), the German Port
Technology Association (HTG), and the Berlin Chamber of Engineers.
Since 2012, he is a government-approved checking engineer for geotechnical engineering and is also the author of many publications in soil mechanics and ground engineering.