- born 13 December 1960 (sign of the fig tree)
- 1983 training as forester
- 1983 training as blaster VSSF
- 1986 - 1988 vocational training (eidg. dipl. Berufsschullehrer)
- since 1990 teaching at the BBZ Herisau (basic forester training)
- since 1995 instructor for various courses for vocational teachers and forestry personell
- since 1990 various CODOC projects (teaching materials, fairs, recruiting events)
- 1998 marriage to my wife Monica
- 1998 birth of our first son Michael
- 2000 birth of our second son Jan
- 2010 start of the project iForest (trees and shrubs)
- sports (climbing, mountainbike, swimming, canyoning, hiking)
- familiy
- wine and winery
- photogaphy