alex braumann, system administration
and development
alex.braumann@brainbows.com
mag. martin brunner, consulting
& research
martin.brunner@brainbows.com
philip dobner, system
administrator
philip.dobner@brainbows.com
mag. norbert ellinger, research & online editorial
norbert.ellinger@brainbows.com
kornelia frühstück, office-management
kornelia.fruehstueck@brainbows.com
mag. isabelle kober, editorial
& research
isabelle.kober@brainbows.com
monika langthaler, m.sc., managing
director
monika.langthaler@brainbows.com
thomas matzak, assistance &
research
thomas.matzak@brainbows.com
kerstin mayer, organisation
& research
kerstin.mayer@brainbows.com
leonard müller, bakk. techn., organisation
& research
leonard.mueller@brainbows.com
mag. christian nohel, managing director
christian.nohel@brainbows.com
di christoph resch, consulting
& research
christoph.resch@brainbows.com
mag. markus schneidergruber, m.sc., consulting
& research
markus.schneidergruber@brainbows.com
mag. alexander schröck, consulting
& research
alexander.schroeck@brainbows.com
dr. andreas walzer, research & content development
andreas.walzer@brainbows.com
mag. martin weishäupl, consulting
& research
martin.weishaeupl@brainbows.com



















Consulting
& Research
Mag. Martin Brunner
Born in 1969 in Gmunden. Business administration degree from the Vienna University
of Economics and Business Administration.
Team member of various EU programmes for inland waterway transportation at Via-Donau
Transportentwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH, marketing assistant at chello broadband,
assistant coordinator for the CEE student programme at the Foreign Studies Service
of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Consulting and research at brainbows
System
administrator
Phillip Dobner
Born in 1983 in Vienna. Technical high school with a focus on data processing
and organisation. Further training in Brighton, England in 2000.
Since 1998 - training courses and IT administration services for private clients,
system administrator at the firms Czak Führungstraining and Juwellier Köck.
Since 2002 - team member of "nagual groupware".
Since 2001 - system administrator at brainbows
.
research
& editorial
Mag. Norbert Ellinger
Born in 1967 in Gmunden. Masters degree in biology and earth sciences from the
University of Vienna.
1997 - 2001: Academic employee at the Institute for Zoology, University of Vienna.
Main point of emphasis: Surumoni Crane project of the Austrian
Academy of Sciences, research on arboreal amphibians and reptiles.
Since 2001 -research and editorial at brainbows
Office-Management:
Mag. Renate Weisböck
Born 1977 in Mistelbach. Studies of French & German Philology at Vienna University and Université Paris VIII. 2001-2004 Teaching in Secondary and Adult Education. 2004-2007 Organization of Congresses at the European Forum Alpbach.
Since 2008 assistant to the executive board at brainbows.
Marketing,
public relations, technics,
Managing Director
Monika Langthaler, M.Sc.
Born in 1965 in Wilhelmsburg, Lower Austria.
College of technical chemistry in Vienna. Academic assistant at the Austrian
Institute of Ecology.
From 1990 to 1999 Member of Parliament in the Austrian National Assembly. Spokesperson
regarding environmental, energy and telecommunication issues for the Austrian
Green Party.
1998/1999 member of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe.
1999 Master of Science in Environmental Management (MSc) from the University
of London.
Several papers on waste management, policy governing regulation of chemicals,
assessment of environmental impact, environmental econometrics and public participation.
Project
management, content, finances
Managing Director
Mag. Christian Nohel
Born in 1961 in Vienna.
Masters degree in economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business
Administration.
From 1990 to 2000 expert on issues of consumer protection, food and the environment
for the Austrian Green Party in Parliament.
Since 1996 lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics in the Faculty of
the Environment and Economics.
1995 founding and board member of CULINAR - institute of nutrition and food
management.
Several papers on consumer protection, policies governing environmental and
food issues, genetic engineering, green taxes and the impact of environmental
technology on employment.
Consulting
& Research
Mag. Alexander Schröck
Born in 1965. History and political science degree.
1986 - 1993: Fessel-GfK Institut, a research institute for market and public
opinion
1991 - 1996: several trips to the USA and Canada for research purposes
1996 - 1997: Academic employee at the Ludwig Bolzmann Institute og History and
Society
1997 - 2002: Academic employee at the Bruno Kreisky Archives Trust
Since 2001: Lecturer at the University of Vienna. Organisation and coordination
of various research projects concerning, amongst other things, how Austrian
politics has dealt with those victims that suffered at the hands of the Nazis.
Research
& Content Development:
Mag. Dr. Andreas Walzer
Born in 1961 in Vienna. Trained radio and television mechanic. Biology degree
from the University of Vienna. Since 1996 - freelance member of staff at Biohelp
(protection of beneficial organisms), scientific assistant and project team
leader in various research projects (regarding ecology and evolution of predatoray
mites, several papers on agriculture and food.
Consulting
& Research
Mag. Martin Weishäupl
Born in 1971, married, 2 children. Environment and sustainability
expert. Vocational high school, college for technical chemistry, degree in political
science. Extensive experience of working in the environment and sustainability
branch.
Milestones: Team member Global 2000, national service on a farm in the mountains,
environmental expert at the city council on behalf of the Green Party, Vienna
branch.
3 years sabbatical for child care.
Since 2003: self-employed management consultant.
Since 2002: Consulting and reseach at brainbows
.
System administration, development
Alex Braumann
Born in 1984 in Vienna. Technical high school with a focus on data processing
and organization. Practical experience gained at Siemens Austria as well as
at small and medium-sized enterprises.
Founding member of "nagual groupware".
Since 2003 - studying macro-economics at the University of Vienna
2004-2005: Managing director of "Verein für Dienste im Ausland", an Austrian
association for alternative civilan service abroad.
2005-2006:Student at the University of Salamanca.
System administration and development at brainbows .
Public
relations, online editorials
Dr. Bernadette Damböck
Bernadette passed away on 1 April 2006 after a long illness. Bernadette, you
will not only be remembered as a lovely friend and excellent colleague, but
especially as a loving mother and partner, not forgetting what a strong, courageous
woman you were. You may be physically gone from our sides, but in spirit you
are still with us. Our hearts and thoughts reach out to your partner Martin
and your daughter Charlotte.
Organisation
& Research
Kerstin Mayer
Born in 1989 in Tulln. High school in Krems. 2000 - 2003
office management at Filmschule, Vienna.
Since 2002: Part of the organising team of the Weinviertler Filmwochen (an Austrian
film festival) and the Summer Academy of Film and TV.
Since 2000: Studying journalism, communication and German philology at the University
of Vienna.
Since 2003: back-office at brainbows.
Editorial & Research
Mag. Isabelle Kober
Born in 1977 in Vienna. Masters degree in mass media and communication science in combination of history and art history from the University of Vienna.
Since 1996: journalist with various media companies
Since 2007: editorial and research at brainbows.
Assistance & Research
Thomas Matzak
Born in 1985 in Innsbruck. School Leaving Certificate (Matura)
from Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck,studying "Environmental and Bio-resources
Management" at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences,
Vienna and "International Business Administration" at the Vienna University
of Economics and Business Administration since 2005. Assistant and research
duties at brainbows since 2007. .
Assistenz
und Research
Leonard Müller, Bakk. techn.
Born 1981 in Vienna. Theresian Academy, Vienna. Since 2002 study of social sciences at the University of Vienna. 2004 – 2007: Bachelor degree in Environment and Bio-Resources Management at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. Since 2008 Master student in Environment and Bio-Resources Management at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. 2006: Project assistance at the branch office of the Wuppertal Institute in Berlin. Since December 2007 project assistance, research and editorial at brainbows
Consulting & Research
DI Christoph Resch
Born 1977 in St. Pölten. Studied Environmental Engineering at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (Austria) and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK). For five years researcher and project manager at the Research Institut IFA-Tulln working on environmental biotechnology and renewable energies.
Several publications in international journals and conference proceedings. 2007 technical expert for future energy at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Since 2008 project management and research at brainbows focusing on energy and climate.
Consulting & Research
Mag. Markus Schneidergruber, M.Sc.
Born 1968 in Villach. Master Degree in ecology at University of Vienna. 1997 – 2002 campaigner and head of freshwater team at WWF Austria. Since 2002 self-employed environmental consultant. 2003 – 2004 environmental policy consultant for the Green Party in the Austrian parliament. 2004 Master of Science Environmental Management at Umwelt Management Austria, St.Pölten. 2005 – 2006: senior consultant at Denkstatt Umweltberatung, Vienna. Since April 2008 consultant at brainbows, focused on environment and sustainable development.
Office Management
Magdalena Hochgerner
Born in 1986 in Vienna. End of the school for data processing in Vienna from 2001-2004; one-year-old activity in the retail trade at company Bernhard. In 2005 to 2006 assistance in the building trade of the parental company; announcement sales with publishing company group of NEWS from 2006 to 2007. Assembly management at company Carrier Cold's technology in Vienna from 2007 to 2008.
Since August, 2008 by brainbows in the office
Consulting & Research
Mag. Maria Ramadori
Born in 1966 in Merano. Master degree in Physics at Vienna University; from 2001 to 2004 Philips AG product development, from 2004 to 2006 Phemos Consulting GmbH founding member and project management; 2005 to 2008 Austrian Federal Ministries PROVISO research monitoring project; 2006 to 2008 European ERA-NET project FENCO for Clean Fossil Energy Technologies;
since summer 2008 at brainbows project management and research in the energy sector.