About me
I am an emergency and crisis management professional, based in Vienna, Austria. I believe in mitigating risk by empowering organizations to build up sustainable resilience.
I was introduced to the world of emergency response as a child and I am fascinated ever since. My grand grand father built fire engines in his blacksmith workshop and volunteered as a fire fighter, my father volunteers as a paramedic and I think it is no surprise that I chose this path.
In 2009 I chose to volunteer with the Red Cross in Austria and started my training as an emergency medical technician. Soon I became interested in the coordination of emergencies, focused on major incident response and decided to steer my career towards this field.
If you would like to learn more about me, you are welcome to scroll down and have a look at my CV.
My professional experience
since Dec 2021
Scientist
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Acting as a bridge between academics and practitioners, to develop new ideas and valuable solutions for the public safety sector
Managing national and international research projects
June 2021 - Dec 2021
Deputy Head of Emergency Operations
Austrian Red Cross, Branch of Lower Austria
Acting as deputy to the Head of the Emergency Operations Department, in order to oversee all ambulance and disaster response operations
Retaining all tasks as Functional Manager for Major Incident and Disaster Management (see below)
Feb 2020 - Dec 2021
Emergency Coordination and Crisis Management COVID-19
Austrian Red Cross, Branch of Lower Austria
Coordination of tests and vaccinations for the population of Lower Austria and Red Cross staff
Planning and implementation of business continuity plans and crisis management measures
Frequent reporting and briefing of all management levels
close liaison with authorities, partners, neighbouring Red Cross branches and other stakeholders
July 2019 - June 2021
Functional Manager for Major Incident and Disaster Management
Austrian Red Cross, Branch of Lower Austria
Performance of risk- and hazard analysis
Development of new standard operating procedures on strategic, tactical and operational level
Development of business continuity and crisis management plans
Design of contemporary response equipment
Constant optimization of emergency and crisis response
Planning and directing of countywide full scale and table top exercises
Design and facilitation of training courses, with focus on emergency and crisis management
Head of the operations cell within the Strategic Coordination Group
Service focused cooperation with internal and external units
since May 2019
EUCPT Coordination Expert
European Commission, DG ECHO
TEC and OPM trained
no deployments yet
July 2017 - July 2019
Disaster Management Officer and Project Manager
Austrian Red Cross, Branch of Lower Austria
Coordination of and collaboration in various projects (e.g. development of guidelines, exercises, training sessions, etc.)
Administration of response capacities
My academic journey
2015-2018
BSc (Hons) Disaster Management and Emergency Planning
Coventry University, United Kingdom
2018-2019
Certificate in NPO Management
Ferdinand Porsche FernFH, Austria
2019-2022
MSc Risk Prevention and Disaster Management
University of Vienna, Austria
Additional non-academic training and certification:
Certified Facilitator of LEGO® Serious Play® Method and Materials
Certified Facilitator of 3D Welten by Janek Panneitz
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