Professional background
Maria Estella Dürnecker
Education:
1983–1991
Piano classes at the Music School Ober-Grafendorf and St. Pölten
1986–1994
“Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium der Engl. Fräulein”
in St. Pölten
1995
Education as assistant of ecological project weeks with children at the National Park Neusiedlersee/Seewinkel
1991–1997
Conservatorium for Church Music
(C-Exam in 1994 and B-Exam in 1997)
1994–2001
Study of Environmental Engineering and Water Economy
at the “Universität für
Bodenkultur Vienna”
2008–2010
Training as a sound therapist
2011
two-semester basic course at the Vienna School of Photography.
2010–2013
Study of “social work“ at the Fachhochschule St. Pölten.
Since 2013
Study of “musictherapy“ at the Fachhochschule IMC Krems.
Professional experience:
1995
Fa. Schubert Gmbh., Ober-Grafendorf:
Cabinet manufacturing, among others for sewage and hydroelectric plants
1996
Nationalpark Kalkalpen, Molln:
Collaboration in a scientific project of the “Universität für Bodenkultur Vienna”
on water economy and soil in limestone areas
Member of the group cataloguing
the fauna and the geology of the National Park, based on aerial photographs
1998, 1999
Vermessungsbüro Mahowsky, St. Pölten:
On-site measurement (plots, buildings, roads, etc.) and evaluation in the office
2000
City Council Office of Vienna – Department for road construction and
maintenance Ma28, Vienna:
Road renewal projects, including preparation and supervision
and final accounting
2000–2001
City Council Office of Vienna – Waterworks of Vienna Ma 31, Moosbrunn
Assistance
and optimization of a pilot plant for the preparation of drinking water
2001
Corsán-Corviam S.A., construction company, Granada:
IAESTE-Internship on the project „Canal de la Hoya de Guadix”. Measurement works
and time planning
2001–2003
Mejoras Energeticas de Recursos e Investigaciones S.A., Madrid:
Sewage plant and drinking water plant of Motril, Almuñecar and Salobreña (Granada):
Preparation of a hydrological research of the areas of influence; creation,
calibration and validation of hydraulic computer models of the nets
Scenarios
and analysis if the current situation, solutions for achieving more efficiency
and quality improvement - Analysis of the zoning plans and inclusion in the
GIS – Proposals for the enlargement of the net to cover the expected needs of sewage
and drinking water due to increase of population.
On site supervision of
the enlargement (integration of an ozone plant) and improvement (new conception
of the filters, among others) of the drinking water plant of Linares (Jaén).
2004–2007
LIFE-Nature-Project „Lafnitz – Living space interconnection at an alpine-Pannonia
river – Project Coordinator
Responsible for the implementation of the LIFE-Project (4.57 million €), technical
and administrative tasks:
Coordination of the project partners Land Steiermark,
Land Burgenland and Water Resources Hungary, technical and financial reporting
to the EU Commission, assistance to the project promoter Weideverein Ramsargebiet
Lafnitztal in the decision-taking process, leadership of the working committees,
planning and implementation of the public relations, support to the further development
of the Ramsarzentrum Lafnitztal.
Since 2007
Local Government Niederösterreich
Department of Water related Projects WA2 –
Expert for water project and water and river protection:
Responsible for
sewage and drinking water of the communities Gänserndorf and Korneuburg – Representative
of the EU Directive for community sewage plants.
Since 2008
working with sound
2010–2012
Youth mentoring for UMFs (= unacompanied minor refugees) of the Emmaus Community of St. Poelten, part-time employee for night shifts.