Frank joined SAP in 1994. With a strong focus on security, he worked in HR quality management, before participating in the development of Secure Network Communications and the Audit Information System, where he actively supported customer groups related to system auditing and data protection. After assuming the development lead role for maintaining and improving user and authorization management functions (ABAP), Frank joined the SAP NetWeaver Product Management Security team as security architect in the fall of 2003. He is expert for the products SAP NetWeaver Identity Management and SAP BusinessObject Access Control. As of 2009 Frank is one of the lead architects for the security services of SAP Active Global Support.