Bastian a étudié la sylviculture à l'école technique de sylviculture de l'UMSS, l'université de Cochabamba en Bolivie. Il a commencé sa carrière chez ECOTOP en tant que chef d'exploitation et coordinateur de projet dans la région d'Alto Beni, en Bolivie.
He is currently responsible for several international projects in Africa, such as in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
Bastian is also co-founder of Ecotop’s headquarters in Germany and its senior technician.
