I have been managing partner of the IGR – Institute for Glass and Raw Materials Technology in Göttingen since 2008. By founding the company, I was not only able to take my many years of experience in the glass industry into my own hands in order to make my knowledge and skills available to more than just one company, but also to learn more than ever on a daily basis.

Before that, I worked for 20 years as a laboratory manager and head of glass technology at a renowned hollow glassworks, where I was responsible for the analytical monitoring of glass raw materials, batch production, glass melting, production and glass finishing, among other things. I was also responsible for quality assurance, occupational health and safety, hazardous substances, water protection, training and Lean Six Sigma (LSS).

In 2015, I successfully had the IGR accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (“General requirements for the QM system and the working methods of testing and calibration laboratories”). An adaptation to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 with reaccreditation took place in summer 2019.

On 28 January 2020, I was finally publicly appointed and sworn in as an expert by the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce (certificate of appointment).

On 27 January 2023, I received my reappointment as an expert for a further 5 years from the Hanover Chamber of Industry and Commerce (certificate of appointment 2023).

If required, the IGR is of course also available to my clients with the collective expertise of all employees and extensive analysis methods.