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CV
Education
June 1992 Abitur at the
humanistic Gymnasium Christianeum, Hamburg, Germany
October 1992 - January
2001 Physics-studies at the University of Hamburg, Germany Diploma
thesis: "Systematische Problemanalyse der Bildgebung in der Rastersondenmikroskopie
(SXM) und anwendungsorientierte Analyse der Anforderungen an die digitale
Verarbeitung von SXM-Bildern"
Professional background
since 1985 First steps
with Schneider CPC 464 in BASIC and Assembler
since 1989 Assembler-programming
on ATARI ST
March 1992 Publication
of "Drive B Simulator" (written in Assembler on Atari ST) in TOS Magazine,
Germany.
since 1993 C/C++ development
on GNU/Linux
May 1996 - October 1998
Development of data-processing software with GUI for MEG data in C/C++
under GNU/Linux and Solaris at the Physiological Institute, University
Hospital Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Germany
June 1998 GNU Xlogmaster
http://www.gnu.org/software/xlogmaster/
since 1999 Author of the
Brave GNU World, the monthly GNU forum in German, English, French,
Japanese, Spanish and Korean. Published in Linux-Magazin Germany,
Linux-Magazine France, Linux-Magazine U.K. and Linux-Magazine Korea.
January 2000 Conception
& launch of GNU AWACS http://www.gnu-awacs.org
June 2000 - January 2001
Employed by ID-PRO, Germany for development of GNU AWACS and work
for the GNU-Project.
since March 2001 President
of the Free Software Foundation Europe.
Computer skills
Profound knowledge of C/C++
programming, Shellscripting (BASH) and Unix systems. Has worked on
GNU/Linux, Solaris, AIX. Some knowledge of LISP (EMACS), Python, Perl,
SQL, UML, Java, XML, HTML, XHTML. Experienced at system installation
and maintenance.
Memberships
since 1992 Member of the
Hanse e.V., dedicated to the computer literacy of the population
http://www.hanse.de
since 1999 GNU-Project,
European Speaker
http://www.gnu.org
since 2001 Free Software
Foundation Europe, Initiator & President
http://fsfeurope.org
Positions/Functions
UN
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
o European Civil Society
Caucus, Chair
o Civil
Society Patents, Copyright, Trademark Working Group, Co-Coordinator
o Delegate of German
Civil Society WSIS Coordination Circle in German governmental delegation
to
Intersessional Meeting, Paris
PrepCom III, Geneva
PrepCom IIIa, Geneva
Geneva Phase / Summit, Geneva
since January 2004 Interim
board member of X.Org
Foundation.
since June 2003 Member
of jury of contest "bridge ideas?" of the bridge
foundation.
Selection
of publications
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