1993 till now Training and consulting veterinarian, Senior research worker, General manager of bsi Schwarzenbek, a private vet institute working on Applied animal welfare at transport, slaughter and killing farm animals in training (incl. examination), consulting and research, established in 1993 Veterinarian Licensure (1990) and Graduation (Doctorate thesis 1993) Freie Universität Berlin, Faculty of veterinary medicine Professional skills ▪ Applied animal welfare at transport, slaughter and killing farm animals in training (incl. examination), consulting and research, practised since 1993 by establishment of bsi Schwarzenbek, a private veterinarian institute focussing on applied animal welfare at transport and slaughter providing training, consulting and research to industry and governmental bodies mostly in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and also EU-wide ▪ Research work on national and European levels, e.g. EU and national research projects and specific support actions, e.g. CATRA (Cattle Transport) 2000-2003, DIALREL (Dialogue on religious slaughter) 2006-2010, see also list of publications' ▪ Various international training projects, e.g. Twinning Poland EU Poland (“Strengthening veterinary administration phase II” Twinning No. PL2005/IB/AG-07; Workshop on Animal Welfare in Animal Transports – scientific and practical aspects) and BTSF training projects: BTSF Croatia 2007 (handling), BTSF Istanbul 2010 (religious slaughter) initiated or supported by the European Commission) ▪ Contribution to working groups, e.g.: EFSA (2013) Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for bovines www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3460 EFSA (2013) Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for pigs https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3523 EFSA (2013) Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for sheep and goats https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3522 EFSA (2013) Scientific Opinion on monitoring procedures at slaughterhouses for poultry https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3521 EFSA (2013) Guidance on the assessment criteria for studies evaluating the effectiveness of stunning interventions regarding animal protection at the time of killing https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3486 EFSA (2015) Info session with stakeholders on the EFSA guidance on assessment criteria for stunning interventions 9 June 2015, Brussels (Belgium) and for presentations http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/event/documentset/150609a-p05.pdf http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/event/documentset/150609a-p08.pdf ▪ On behalf of FVE (Federation of veterinarians of Europe) member of a stakeholder WG to draft the “Practical Guidelines to Assess Fitness for Transport of Adult Bovines” http://www.bsi-schwarzenbek.de/Dokumente/FINALTransportguidelinesDE.pdf ▪ Contribution to rules, regulations and guidelines, (e.g. consultations for the German order for welfare of animals at transport and at slaughter/ killing, consultation on monitoring criteria - National Animal Welfare Monitoring NaTiMon 2020) ▪ Good command of quality control processes (e.g. checking animal welfare at slaughter houses, defining good practice) ▪ Providing guidance with regard to animal welfare for slaughter house supplying industries ▪ Measurement of current and gas parameters in stunning and killing equipment ▪ list of publications http://www.bsi-schwarzenbek.de/publications.html