| 1974 | born in Wetzikon, near Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1994 | Matura specialized in Music |
| 1995 | Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany |
| 1996-1999 | Apprenticeship with Rudolf Isler in Glarus and Zurich |
| 1999 | Graduation with distinction |
| 2000-2001 | work with Ulrike Wiebel in Leiden, Holland |
| 2001-2005 | work with Christophe Landon in New York, USA, two years as head of his workshop |
| since 2005 | self-employed in Zurich |
Member of the Swiss Association of Violin and Bow Makers, SVGB
Member of the American Violin Society, SVA