| 1982-1991 | Diploma course in Law, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
| 1998-1999 | LIMAK General Management Program, Linz, Emory University, Atlanta |
| 2000-2001 | Degree in "International Finance", University of Toronto |
| 2005-2013 | Doctorate, Social and Business Sciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
| 2018 | Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Stanford Executive Program, Stanford, CA |
| 1987-1995 | Press officer, ÖVP - Austrian People's Party, Provincial Party Leadership for Upper Austria |
| 1995-2001 | Vice-Provincial Party Leader, ÖVP - Austrian People's Party, Provincial Party Leadership for Upper Austria |
| 1998 | Creative Director, Zoffel-Hoff & Partner, Wiesbaden |
| 1997-2001 | Member, Federal Council; Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Vienna |
| 2003-2009 | Chairman, ÖVP - Austrian People's Party Club, Provincial Parliament, Linz |
| 2001-2013 | Member, parliament in the Provincial Parliament of Upper Austria, Linz |
| Provincial Party Leader, ÖVP - Austrian People's Party, Provincial Party Leadership for Upper Austria, Linz |
| 2013-2018 | Member, Upper Austrian Provincial Government, Spokesman for Economics, Labor, Research, Science, Energy, Tourism, Regional Planning, Provincial Holding, Europe and Sport, Linz |
| since 2019 | Vice Chairman of the Board, VERBUND AG, Vienna |
| 1992-1996 | Research and Teaching Assistant, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria |
| 1995 | Founder IDS GmbH, Austria |
| 1996 | PhD, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria |
| 1996-1997 | Director of Engineering, McAfee Software Development Center GmbH, Austria |
| 1997-2001 | Vice President Engineering Antivirus Products, McAfee/Network Associates, Santa Clara, California |
| 2000 | Habilitation venia docendi for Applied Informatics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria |
| 2001-2005 | Chief Technical Officer & Vice President of Engineering, Qualys, Redwood Shores, California |
| 2006-2011 | Chief Technical Officer & Sr. Vice President of Engineering, Webroot Software, San Mateo, California |
| 2011-2014 | Chief Technical Officer & Sr. Vice President, Sophos, Oxford, UK |
| since 2014 | Vice President Security and Privacy Engineering, Google Inc., Mountain View, CA |
| | Lecturer at Johannes Kepler University Linz and other international Universities |
| 2008-2012 | Bachelor's degree in Business Informatics, University of Vienna |
| 2011-2013 | Sales and customer service outdoor and alpine sport, Sport Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH |
| 2014-2015 | Executive assistant and system administrator, Health & Life Gesundheitsmanagement GmbH |
| 2012-2016 | Master's degree programme, Business Informatics, University of Vienna |
| 2014-2015 | Research assistant, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna |
| 2015-2017 | Technical Solution Sales Professional, Enterprise Mobility and Cybersecurity, Microsoft Österreich GmbH |
| since 2017 | EU Expert, Department for Cyber Security, GovCERT and NIS Office, Austrian Federal Chancellery, Vienna |
| 1989-2006 | Teamleader for carrierbackbone and powerline technologies (B2B / B2C), LINZ AG |
| 2006-2013 | CTO, lagis Internet Service Provider GmbH, Linz |
| 2013-2016 | CISO, LINZ AG Telekom, Linz |
| since 2016 | Lead Auditor ISO/IEC 27001, OCG Austrian Computer Society, Vienna |
| Lector, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
| since 2017 | Lector, University of Applied Sciences FH Technikum Wien, Vienna |
| 1979-1982 | Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt |
| 1982-1988 | Platoon and Company Commander, Bruckneudorf |
| 1988-1991 | 12. General Staff Course, National Defence Academy, Vienna |
| 1991-1999 | AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Ministry of Defence and Sports, Vienna |
| 1998-1999 | Leadership course, Federal Administration Academy, Vienna |
| 1999-2000 | Commander of the Anti-Tank Battalion 1, Joint Forces Command, Wiener Neustadt |
| 2001-2009 | Head of the Counter Intelligence Division, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| 2006-2008 | Head of the Interministerial Working Group Strategy ICT Security |
| 2009-2013 | Head of the ICT-Security Division, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| since 2013 | Head of the Cyber Defence & ICT- Security Division, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| since 2015 | Project Team Leader Cyber Defence Centre, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| since 2017 | Head of the Cyber Defence Centre, AAFSA - Austrian Armed Forces Security Agency, Vienna |
| 2000-2001 | Assistant Professor, Beloit College, Beloit, WI |
| 2002-2004 | Project Manager, ISIS Papyrus, Frankfurt; New York |
| 2004-2006 | Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| since 2006 | Research Director, SBA Research gGmbH, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Non-tenured Associate Professor, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1994 | Founder and CEO, UNINET it-consulting GmbH, Linz/Hagenberg im Mühlkreis |
| 1991-1998 | Head of department "Supercomputing", Computing Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| 1997 | Lecturer, Computer Architecture; Computer Networks; Internet Technology, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
| 2000 | Head of diploma program "Computer und Mediensicherheit", University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
| 2001 | Professor for Internet- and Network-Technology; Head of Department, Secure Information Systems; University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
| 2004 | Expert Witness at Court (Gerichtssachverständiger) for information & telecommunication technology, forensics |
| 2011 | Lead Scientist, Development of broadband strategy for Upper Austria |
| 2014 | Steering Board Member, Upper Austrian IT-Cluster, Linz |
| 2018 | Steering Board Member, Fiber Service OÖ, Linz |
| 2019 | Faculty Member of LIMAK, JKU Austrian Business School, Linz |
| 2009-2011 | MA, International Marketing Management, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Wels |
| Head, Business Development Management, Kappa Filter Systems GmbH, Steyr |
| 2011-2013 | LL.M, University of Applied Sciences for Economy and Management, Düsseldorf; Munich |
| 2011-2012 | Commercial Procuration, Kappa Filter Systems GmbH, Düsseldorf |
| 2012-2015 | Commercial Project Management, Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Vienna |
| 2013-2015 | Professional Finance MBA, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2014-2017 | Dr.iur, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2015-2016 | Head, Commercial Management North America, Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Inc., Washington DC |
| since 2016 | Head, Investor and Location Management, Business Upper Austria - OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH, Linz |
