| 1976-1980 | Dr. iur., Law School, University of Graz |
| 1981-1982 | Legal Trainee, Regional and Superior Court, Klagenfurt |
| 1982-1984 | Associate, Dr. Gerhard Fink, Klagenfurt |
| 1984-1986 | Diploma, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna |
| 1986-1987 | Junior Professional Officer, United Nations Development Development Programme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| 1987 | Associate, Dr. Gerhard Fink, Klagenfurt |
| 1987-1988 | Attaché, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Political Department, Vienna |
| 1988 | Attaché, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Development Cooperation, Vienna |
| 1988-1991 | Consul, Austrian Consulate General, Los Angeles (CA) |
| 1991-1994 | Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria, United Nations and International Organisations, Geneva |
| 1994-1995 | Head of Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Legal Department, Vienna |
| 1995-1997 | Head of Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Economic Policy and European Integration, Vienna |
| 1997-1998 | Deputy Director, International Organisation, OSCSE Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna |
| 1998 | Head of Unit, Economic relations with international organisations, Directorate General IB, European Commission, Brussels |
| 1998-1999 | Head of Unit, Relations with international organisations and integration of sectoral policies, Directorate General IB, European Commission, Brussels |
| 1999-2001 | Head of Unit, Development Policy and multilateral issues, Directorate General DEV, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2001-2005 | Head of Unit, Relations with the United Nations System, Member States and other OECD Donors, Directorate General DEV, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2009 | Head of Unit, Environmental Agreements and Trade, Directorate General ENV, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2009-2014 | Head of Unit, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Processes and Trade Issues, Directorate General ENV, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2014-2016 | Head of Unit, Ecoinnovation and circular economy, Directorate General ENV, European Commission, Brussels |
| since 2016 | Head of Unit, Sustainable Production, Products and Consumption, Directorate General ENV, European Commission, Brussels |
