After graduating with a degree in information technology in Mannheim in 2003, Mr. Dickau began his professional career in the field of road weather systems for winter road maintenance. Between 2007 and 2017, Mr. Dickau worked in various functions in municipal technology. Since 2017, Mr. Dickau has been responsible for road weather and environmental systems at Vaisala GmbH and has implemented a wide variety of traffic management projects for urban and interurban systems in Germany.