custom joinery solutions
project management
set building
I am a passionate, dynamic and involved meister joiner and state certified wood engineer from northern Germany. I have been working as a freelance contractor in New Zealand since 2015.
When it comes to tight deadlines, quality and budget management, I like to coordinate tasks in a safe manner in order to meet productions and art departments' demands.
My experience includes building temporary and permanent structures in studio environments and outdoors across New Zealand, Ireland, and Germany.
I enjoy supporting production designers
and their visions on any scale and budget.
I will be available for further jobs in the construction department from late 2024 on!
30 years
Currently based in Queenstown
qualifications
language: German, English (fluently)
Spanish, French (basic)
driving licence: EU: A / B / BE / C
NZ: Class 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / F / W / T / R / P
licensed for forklift and EWP operation (silvercard)
software skills: Microsoft Office, SketchUp, Layout, AutoCAD, WoodWOP
state-certified wood engineer
(Hildesheim / Germany)
two-year full-time school course
(2019 - 2021) (NZQF Diploma Level 7)
meister joiner
(Hildesheim / Germany)
two-year full-time school course
(2019 - 2021) (NZQF Construction Level 7)
journeyman joiner
(Braunschweig / Germany)
3-year dual apprenticeship
(2010 - 2013) (NZQF Joinery Level 4)
employment
Wolf Man
(production in Upper Hutt/New Zealand)
working as a carpenter, building set-components
in the joinery shop of Lane Street Studios
(2024)
The Rule of Jenny Pen
(production in Taupo & Wellington/New Zealand)
working as a carpenter, building set-components
for Taupo location & Wellington based Studio Sets
(2023)
Hobbiton - Bagshot Row
(fabrication in Wellington/New Zealand)
Workshop Foreman for Set Dec. department.
building scaled & themed furniture for Hobbit hole Interior
(2023)
Time Bandits
(Paramount production in Wellington/New Zealand)
working as a joiner, building set-components
in the joinery workshop of Stone Street Studios
(2022 - 2023)
Uncharted
(production in Potsdam/Germany)
working as a carpenter, building set-components
in the joinery workshop of Studio Babelsberg
(August 2020)
Avatar 2 & 3
(20 century fox production in Wellington/New Zealand)
working as a carpenter, building set-components
in the studio workshop of Stone Street Studios
(2018 - 2019)
Mulan
(Walt Disney production in Auckland)
working as a carpenter, building set-components
in the studio workshop of Kumeu Studios
(2018)
Nightflyers
(SYFY production for NETFLIX in Limerick/Ireland)
working as a carpenter, building set-components
in the joinery workshop of Troy Studios
(2017 - 2018)
Mortal Engines
working as a carpenter, building Set-components
in the joinery workshop of Stone Street Studios
(2017)
Hobbiton Movie Set
sponsorship through skilled migrant category,
employed as a cabinetmaker and prop builder.
(2015 - 2017)
WWI Memorial exhibition
working as a joiner on display cabinets and
picture frames in Wellington/New Zealand
(2015)
Tischlerei Pauli Braunschweig
working as a cabinetmaker, specialized on
traditional and modern bespoke furniture.
(2010 - 2014)
full CV & references available upon request