Born in 1958 in Austria. Mining Engineer graduated from Mining University Leoben, Austria. First years of the professional career working in university research projects. Co-founder (1987) and since then President of Geodata Survey & Monitoring Group ( www.geodata.com ). Klaus has been active as lecturer at Technical University Vienna for several years. He served as a member of the Executive Board of the Christian Doppler Research Association, Vienna for four years. Leader of ITAtech Working Group “Monitoring” since 2015.

Geodata Survey & Monitoring Group is a specialist supplier of tunnel surveying and monitoring systems and services with a track record of hundreds of international survey and monitoring projects of all sizes, mainly in underground construction. The company also provides advanced guidance systems for TBM and roadheaders as well as drill jumbos. Geodata is a leading provider of integrated tunnel information systems, contributing to successful projects around the world. Besides numerous road and railway tunnels and hydropower projects, recent assignments include Crossrail and Thames Tideway in London, Cityringen in Copenhagen, NorthConnex and WestConnex in Sydney and metro lines in Tel Aviv, Delhi, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Vienna.