After completing my doctorate in chemical process engineering in Karlsruhe, I started working in crop protection at BASF in 2007. It was a tough introduction to the entire breadth of process engineering and it was challenging, but at the same time exciting. After taking two breaks for parental leave, the amount of projects relating to hydrogen cyanide grew continuously. From then on, I have always remained faithful to hydrogen cyanide as I am fascinated by the sheer variety of projects in this area. For example, we currently have projects in Ludwigshafen and the United States that involve both capacity increases and bringing a process devised in the laboratory into the existing plant. But there have also been research projects developed from scratch, starting in the laboratory and going all the way to planning a mini-plant. After all these years, I now have a very broad footing in the topic of hydrocyanic acid and have become an expert for the hydrogen cyanide value chain. In addition, I coordinate a 15-member moderator team for internal workshops and am also a moderator myself. The workshops are used to challenge procedures, to realize ideation processes, for troubleshooting and much more. Working as a moderator gives me a lot of insights into various projects, processes and operating divisions at our company. This is how I learn and practice my skills in management and structuring to achieve a good result.