Co-founder, with Rüdiger Kleinke, in 1990 of OTTEC Technology GmbH in Ronnenberg, Germany. Started production with the Flightcase-fog machine "Enterprise TC2"; one year later the first battery-driven fog generator in the world, the "Scotty" was born. The success of the "Scotty" was improved by the "Tiny-Fogger" (1999), which is the smallest fog machine in the world. Their latest product is the haze machine "Unique". OTTEC has a US subsidiary, Look Solutions in Waynesboro, PA.  Technical Achievement Awards 2007 (Academy Certificate) - For the design and development of the battery-operated series of fog machines known as "Tiny Foggers." (w. Rüdiger Kleinke, also of OTTEC Technology GmbH) 1 Sci-Tech Award