since 2012: Scientist at the Thünen-Institute of Sea Fisheries (TI), Hamburg
2009 - 2011: Scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for meteorology, Hamburg
2005 - 2009: Scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven
2002 - 2005: PhD in natural sciences (Physical oceanography) at the Faculty of Physics and Electronics of the University of Bremen and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremen/Bremerhaven
2000 - 2001: Scientist in the frame of the project SIBEO (Sistema de Bombeo por Energía de Oleaje; English: Pumping through wave energy) at the Center of Science Research and high Education of Ensenada (Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada), Ensenada, Mexico
1998 - 2000: Masters in physical oceanography at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; UNAM), Mexico City and Mazatlan, Mexico
1993 - 1998: Diploma in Physics at the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (Universidad Autónoma de Puebla), Puebla, Mexico.