Name:
Bjoern Oliver Nieger
Address:
Hospitalstr.8
24376 Kappeln
Germany
Telephone:
0049 171 78 76 918
Date of Birth:
26.05.1977
Nationality:
German
Qualifications:
1994 - 95 Technical college (woodworking)
1995 - 99 Apprenticeship at Bootswerft Josef Martin as a boatbuilder
Professional experience
03.1999 - 01.2000
Wrede Werft Hamburg/Wedel
Refitting sailing yachts and motorboats
02.2000 - 07.2000
Ziegelmayer in Hamburg
Building Olympic 470 class and international 420 class and
servicing Dragon class boats
09.2000 - 08.2001
Marten Yachts in Auckland (New Zealand)
Building composite race- and performance yachts
09.2001 - 03.2002
Illbruck Challenge
Building IACC Yacht GER 68
03.2002 - 12.2002
Building FRA 69 and 79
shore crew in Lorient ( France) and Auckland (New Zealand)
for the Americas Cup 2003
also worked on IACC yachts NZL 32 and FRA 46
12.2002 - 01.2003
Alinghi in Auckland (NZ)
building parts for IACC yachts SUI 64 and 75
03.2003 - 11.2004
Fast Cruising Ltd. in Cowes (England)
Compositework building the Farr 115’ Sojana
Leading hand on building two Carbon tenders
Since 02.2004
Leading hand on the version 5 modification on IACC yacht GBR 70 and 78
12.2004 - 02.2005
Refitting and preparing the maxi catamaran Qatar 2006 (ex Maiden II, ex Club Med)
for the Oryx Quest round the world race
03. 2005 - 05.2005
Insensys Ltd., Istanbul
Leading hand building carbon yard arms for the rigg of Maltese Falcon
06.2005 - 10.2005
Working as a boatbuilder in the shore crew for the Swedish Americas Cup Team
Victory Challenge in Valencia, Malmoe and Trapani
11.2005 - 02.2008
Mittelmanns Werft in Kappeln (Germany)
Building a retro classic 44 foot Baltic Cruiser in composite and wood
and three 8.5 meter sportboats in resin infusion system
03.2008 - 09.2008
Knierim Yachtbau, Kiel (Germany)
self-employed boatbuilder building STP 65 race yacht „Container“
11.2008 - 06.2009
Knierim Yachtbau, Kiel (Germany)
self-employed as responsible project leader building 61“ performance yacht „UCA“
(Luca Brenta design)
07.2009 - 05.2010
Knierim Yachtbau, Kiel (Germany)
self-employed boatbuilder building solarkatamaran „PlanetSolar“
Since then: own projects
Skills and interests
fluent German, Adequate English
Sailing
participation in German Championships (Opti and 420 class)
1 North Atlantikrace, from Newport R.I. (USA) to Hamburg (Germany) on a Marten49