Heiko is a globally Certified Fund Raising Executive and has extensive experience in managing fundraising and corporate partnership programs. With a comprehensive background in developing and implementing strategic marketing and major gifts fundraising, Heiko has worked with organisations spanning health, medical research, arts, education, and community services.

Heiko has led fundraising teams raising funds for Brightwater Care Group, St John of God Health Care, Western Australian Museum Foundation, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth Children's Hospital Foundation and Perth Zoo. He is a Fellow of the Fundraising Institute of Australia.

He is a recipient of several awards, including the inaugural Centre for Social Impact Scholarship awarded by the Qantas Foundation and was recognised by his peers with the Award for the most Outstanding Fundraising Project in Australia in 2019.