President of the Szczecin Shipping Board. He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Maritime University in Szczecin, where he later taught classes and developed his scientific career. He completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Transport and Communication in 1987/88 and has travelled around the world on board Dar Młodzieży (Gift of the Youth). Member of the Cape Horn Society. Between 2014 and 2016, he was the President of the Centrum Żeglarskie Sailing Club.