Educated at Johannes Kepler High School (first programming in BASIC and FORTRAN computer languages), 1977-1978 Course in Office/Time and Efficiency Management (REFA), Civil Engineering at Ortwein College (Certificate 1979), Work in Finland, Studies at Technical University of Graz (Process Engineering) and University of Graz (Studies of Mass Media Communication, Journalism, Media Sociology, Public Relations, Advertising, Print Media, and Book Publishing) Akademischer Medienfachmann Degree 1986; after some years in Vienna, since 1989 in Sydney and Perth, Australia. Diploma of Information Technology at the Sydney Institute of Technology (MS Visual Studio, ASP.NET, C#, SQL Database Server) with Distinction 2006.

Travelled all over Europe from the age of 16, then around the world after high school. Lived in Austria and abroad: Finland, Greece, India, Australia. Still travelling.