EO System Architect – Reference Architecture Intelligence at Earth Observation Directorate ESA/ESTEC – E.g. Future EO mission needs to support environmental policies – Foresight 2050 – EO needs and societal challenges in the future 2021 – 2024: FutureEO Coordination at ESA/ESTEC The Netherlands – ESA Council Ministerial 2022 – coordination of EO envelope programme 2018-2021: Deputy Head Programm Strategy&Space R&D at DLR/Cologne Germany – Supporting DLR CEO – Coordinating new initiatives e.g. new DLR Institutes, Quantum Computing , … 2013-2018: Scientific Researcher – Coordinator of Copernicus in Germany, DLR/Bonn Germany – Enabling public authorities to integrate EO-data and EO-based services 2008-2013: Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH, Munich Germany