👤 About Me
German standards. Spanish reality. Explained clearly.
For over 27 years, I have supported German and international clients in the Canary Islands. As a fully qualified German master electrician (Elektrotechniker-Meister) and officially licensed Electricista Autorizado, I combine German quality standards with the technical and legal requirements in Spain.
From Germany to Spain
As a fully qualified German master electrician, I was confident that I knew electrical engineering inside and out. I had already gained experience abroad in Africa and Eastern Europe. But when I arrived in Tenerife in 1999, I quickly realized that Spanish electrical engineering works completely different in many respects. That very experience has shaped my view of electrical engineering ever since. Anyone willing to keep learning makes better decisions — whether as an electrician, a builder, or a property owner.
I had to learn to question familiar ways of thinking and to engage in depth with Spanish regulations (REBT), local working practices, and the requirements of energy suppliers.
Qualifications & licenses
🎓 German master electrician (Elektrotechniker-Meister)
Training, master craftsman’s certificate, and many years of professional experience in the German electrical trade.
⚡ Electricista Autorizado
Officially registered electrical installation company with the Consejería de Industria in the Canary Islands — authorized to issue official Certificados de Instalación (Boletin Eléctrico).
📋 Categoría Especialista (E1, E5–E9)
In addition to my basic license, I hold several Spanish specialist licenses for particular types of electrical installations:
E9 – Other special low-voltage installations under the requirements of the Spanish industry authority
E1 – Fire detection and hazard alarm systems
E5 – Building automation as well as measurement, control, and regulation technology
E6 – Telecommunications and communication systems
E7 – Wired communication and data networks
E8 – Low-voltage installations with special technical requirements
🏠 KNX / EIB
I completed my training as an EIB systems integrator (today known as KNX) at an early stage, and I’ve been working with intelligent building automation as well as modern control and bus systems for many years.
🌍 International experience
Before becoming self-employed in Tenerife, I worked, among other things:
- for one year in Zaire (today the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa),
- for around a year and a half in a leading role on major projects in Budapest, Hungary.
This international experience still helps me today to look at technical solutions not just from a German perspective, but from an international one as well.
📅 Self-employed in Tenerife since 1999
🌍 We speak German, English and Spanish
My areas of focus
🔍 Technical consulting
📄 Boletin Eléctrico and certification
⚡ Safety inspections
☀️ Advice on Solar power (PV)
🏢 B2B projects
Working with companies and institutions
I support companies, research institutions, and public sector clients with technical inspections, project support, and coordination between German planning offices and Spanish on-site execution.
- DGUV V3
- Research institutions
- Service partners
- Project support
- Technical interface between Germany and Spain
Why I share my knowledge publicly
With my book “Elektrik in Spanien” and my YouTube channel, I want to explain technical topics in a clear way and help people avoid typical mistakes in building projects in Spain.
You don’t need to know all the Spanish regulations. It’s enough to have someone by your side who does.
For over 27 years, I have helped private individuals, businesses, and institutions make safe, code-compliant decisions — independently, and explained in a way that makes sense.