Dr. Heike Hering

School education:

1970 to 1974 Primary school in Bremen
1974 to 1983 Secondary school in Hannover and Hemmingen, finished with university-entrance diploma

Vocational education:

1983 to 1989 Study of mechanical engineering, specialization in materials science, at the Hannover University and Heriot-Watt-University in Edinburgh/GB (diploma thesis in English), finished with engineering diploma and additional qualification "afety engineer"
Internships at Siemens AG, kabelmetal electro GmbH, Daimler Benz AG, and foundry W. Pruss in Hannover as well as electroplating company S. Hoffmann GmbH in Hemmingen
1989 to 1991 Postgraduate studies "Biomedical technology" at Vienna Technical University and Vienna University in Austria
1990 to 1991 Study of pedagogics at Klagenfurt University in Austria
1991 to 1993 Doctorate study of engineering pedagogics and doctorate graduation in engineering pedagogics at Klagenfurt Universty in Austria
1996-1997 Distance study course "Technical Author" (15 months) at Axel Andersson-Akademie in Hamburg 1997 Four weeks study course French intensive, Université Stendhal Grenoble/F 2013-2014 Study course "Pedagogical Staff Member at Primary Schools" (105 lessons theory and 20 lessons practice) at Leine Volkshochschule in Hemmingen

Vocational practice:

1989 to 1991 Research engineer in the field "Biomechanics" working on the optimization of implants and technical parts with a research scholarship of Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation at the Institute for light weight design and aircraft design at Vienna Technical University in Austria
1991: Technical employee for conception, coordination and realization of continuing education seminars and courses at WGE GmbH in Hannover
1992 to 2000 Documentation engineer German/English and safety engineer at ICEM Systems GmbH in Hannover
1991 to 1999 Assistant lecturer at the Universitiy for Applied Sciences in Hannover
until 1994 in the study course "Technical Author" for "Machine Elements I and II" and "Technical Drawing I and II" followed by "Safety Engineering" in the department of mechanical engineering
2001 to 2014 Staff function New Media at TÜV NORD Akademie in Hannover (E-learning, internet, intranet, digitizing and reworking of seminar documentations, specialzed language services, technical documentation, software training and supervision of theses)
2010 to 2012 Assistant lecturer at the University for Applied Sciences in Aachen in the master study course "Product development" in the module "Intellectual Properties/Technical Documentation"
2010 to 2018 Safety engineer at TÜV NORD Akademie for all offices in Germany
2021-2022 Office worker at Thabet GmbH in Hannover
seit 2013 Owner of the tutoring company "Nachhilfe und Lerntherapie Dr. phil. H. Hering" in Hannover

Professional associations and chambers:

Member of the professional associations VDI, IGIP, and tekom
1993 to 2016 member of VEBN
1991 to 2009 Member of the examination boards "Certified expert for organization" and "Certified expert for IT systems" of the chamber of industry and commerce (IHK) Hannover-Hildesheim