For three decades, my clients, vendors, and I have been jointly developing satellite image based products and services and bringing them to market maturity. My passion for nature, agriculture, and satellite technology has cultivated an extensive network in the farming, agro-chemical, insurance, food, and commodity trading industries. My long-term relationships with the international scientific, agriculture and space communities supported me to grow from a pioneer to an industry expert. Exploring the world from space will always be my main interest.

Management of the supply and production chains of satellite image derived products and servicesMarketing of products and services in the agricultural industryInnovation and customization of satellite image productsDevelopment of algorithms and models for deriving information from satellite images and geo-dataAdvanced analyses of sat-image and geo-data with Big Data and AI technologiesDesign and management of research and development projects, acquisition of fundingMain fields of responsibility:· Satellite image maps for Precision farming, i.e., for variable rate applications of fertilizers and plant protection products· Crop yield forecasting on worldwide regional and field level· Satellite monitoring of product effects in trial fields · Analyses of risk conditions, i.e., drought, disease occurrence, nitrogen leakage· Compilation of weather, climate change, soil and satellite data in spatiotemporal models to improve customers´ business processes· Cross-border certification of site conditions for registration of plant protection products· Evaluation of arable land

Conception, acquisition and management of projects on information systems (GIS) integrating satellite image and geo-dataDevelopment of methods and procedures for quality control and certification of geo-dataMain fields of responsibility:· Development of yield prediction models for wheat and maize· Adaption of the yield prediction models to customers´ needs, new satellite, additional geo-data, advanced processing methods and new research results· Preparation of the accreditation of a testing and certification institute according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 und DIN EN 45011

Development, design and management of 13 research projects on the application of satellite data in agriculture, including personnel and budget responsibilityProject integration of agro-industry partnersParticipation in international missions of DLR and NASA (German Aerospace Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)Presentations of research results, lecturing of crop sciences Main fields of responsibility:· Development of a yield prediction model for malting barley based on satellite data· Development of a satellite image based method for agricultural subsidy control (MARS-project)· Crop type, cultivation area and crop health identification· Evaluation of the environmental sustainability of crop treatments· Research on the suitability of optical and radar data for agricultural purposes