The team
Felix Falk
Managing Director
Felix Falk was born in Wismar on 31 July 1979. He studied musical theory, political science, journalism and communication science in Liverpool and Berlin. From 2004 to 2009, he was Office Manager for the Chair of the Culture and Media Committee in the German Bundestag. Felix Falk has been Managing Director of the Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (USK) since November 2009. He is also a part-time saxophonist.
Direct contact: falk--at--usk.de
Marek Brunner
Head of the Test Department
Marek Brunner was born in Potsdam in 1975. He has a degree in media technology and became the USK’s first games tester in 1994. He took on overall responsibility for the Test Department in 2003. His tasks include the coordination of the department, the technical preparation of the games, the induction and selection of game testers and quality assurance with regard to game presentations.
Direct contact: brunner--at--usk.de
Christine Schulz
Head of the Classification Department
Christine Schulz was born in Berlin in 1958. She has a degree in sociology and has both supported and helped shape the USK since it was established in 1994. In her capacity as Head of the Classification Department, she organises the classification procedure and meetings whilst also particularly focussing on the work of the child protection experts.
Direct contact: schulz--at--usk.de
Ruben Schwebe
Age Rating Consultant
Ruben Schwebe was born in 1980 and originally worked in the film industry. He managed various cinemas in Berlin as well as being involved in print coordination for the Berlin International Film Festival. He joined the Test Department at USK in 2007 following a stint into the games industry in the UK, where he worked as Quality Assurance and Localisation Tester. He has been responsible for the field of procedural development and Age Rating Consultancy since 2010.
Direct contact: schwebe--at--usk.de
Fabian Quosdorf
Youth Media Protection Online
Fabian Quosdorf, born in 1980, studied computer science and international media and computing in Berlin. He has been working as a game tester for the USK alongside his studies for seven years. From 2010 until 2012 he was part of the Test Department and became responsible for the USK website maintenance. Since 2012, Fabian is responsible for the field of online media. His core responsibilities include providing advice and supporting members of the USK as well as the evaluation of technical distribution restriction systems in accordance with the Youth Media Protection State Agreement (JMStV).
Direct contact: quosdorf--at--usk.de
Benjamin Rostalski
Projectmanager
Born in 1983, Benjamin Rostalski has been working for the USK as a game tester since 2006. After graduating in political science in 2010, he is now in charge of projects management. In addition to lectures and training sessions in the field of youth protection and media literacy, he is responsible for representative affairs as well as managing Youth Protection compliance at Gamescom (Cologne). Moreover, since 2011 the enthusiastic amateur cyclist also administers the office of Germany’s National Games Award.
Direct contact: rostalski--at--usk.de
Other team members
Jung-a Ranft
Secretary
Direct contact: ranft--at--usk.de
Tilo Ziller
IT
Direct contact: ziller--at--usk.de
Monika Dollan
Office/finances
Direct contact: dollan--at--usk.de
Simone Lieseke
Assistant to the Permanent Representatives of the Supreme Youth Protection Authorities of the Federal States
Direct contact: staendige.vertreter--at--usk.de
