After graduating from the University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, Austria, as an engineer in media production, Manuel worked in this industry for several years before extending his academic portfolio with an MBA in General Management. Since 2015, Manuel is working for NOA Archive, a leading global provider of flexible turnkey solutions for quality-controlled digitizing, management, and archiving of legacy audio and video content. His responsibilities at NOA include global sales and marketing activities as well as management of Archive Transfer Technology projects in close cooperation with a broad customer base.