The author:
Torsten Assmus, born 1979, lives and works in Saarbrücken (south-west germany, near the french border). He is specialized in financial matters and firefighting issues.
He has studied economics in germany and achieved two academic degrees (Dipl.-Kfm. and Dipl.-Volksw.). Now he's CEO of a middle-sized german industrial company.
Additionaly he is engaged as a volunteer firefighter (since 1993) and an officer-in-charge of his unit.