About Myself

Professional Vita

Gerald Beuchelt is Web Services Architect in the Chief Technologist's Offices Business Alliance group. He is focusing on advanced web services and security technology and their application, with an in-depth focus on standards and Microsoft interoperability.

Prior to that, Gerald was an Infrastructure Services Specialist in CTO's Competitive Strategy Group. He joined the CSG in 2000. Since then he's worked on operating systems, middleware software including Java and .NET, and security, specifically in Microsoft product related areas.

From 1997 to 2000 he worked for Sun Microsystems Deutschland (Germany) as a Senior Systems Engineer, most recently taking the lead in orchestrating technical support for large sales projects. He lead projects with GM Europe, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Flugsicherung, Lufthansa, and other large companies in manufacturing, aviation and finance.

Before joining Sun, Gerald was the lead network architect and system administrator in ITP and IGM, Cologne, Germany, and as a freelance writer for two major German computer periodicals.

Gerald submitted various invention disclosures to the Sun Patent Office and contributed to numerous field and engineering education summits. He also authored and co-authored various competitive white papers on Active Directory.

Gerald is a 2005 recipient of the prestigious Sun Chairman's Award for Innovation.

This vita may be used with written permission for re-publication.

Publications

Please find a list of my publications here. If you are interested in anything in particular, please send me a note.

• "Persistent AJaX", Research Disclosure 510037, Research Disclosure Journal, Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd, October 2006
• "Project FIFI", BOF 2535, JavaOne 2006, San Francisco, CA
• "SAML, Liberty, and GSS-API", Network Security Conference 2006, Washington, D.C.
• “Using SAML for Platform Security“, 11/2005, XML 2005 Conference Proceedings, IDE Alliance, Atlanta, GA (slides)
• "Interoperability: .NET, Windows, Java, and Solaris", 09/2005, Microsoft PDC 2005, Los Angeles (see here)
• “JavaTrain“, 06/2004, JavaOne 2004, San Francisco, CA (unpublished)
• “Domino Serverkonsolidierung mit Sun/Solaris”, 11/1999, 11. Konferenz, DNUG e.G., Wiesbaden, Germany (unpublished)
• “Dirac Fermions in 2+1 Dimensions with Random Mass Distribution“, ITHP, 10/1997, Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany (Citations)
• “Handlanger für Linux”, p. 130, 8/1997, PC Professionell, Ziff-Davis Verlag GmbH, München, Germany
• “Das Beste aus zwei Welten“, p. 287, 2/1997, DOS International, DMV Daten- & Medienverlag, Feldkirchen, Germany
• “Das schnellere Windows – Linux“, p. 158, 2/1997, DOS International, DMV Daten- & Medienverlag, Feldkirchen, Germany
• “The New Generation“, p. 11, 1/1997, DOS Spezial, DMV Daten- & Medienverlag, Feldkirchen, Germany
• “Texten mit TeX“, p. 66, 1/1997, DOS Spezial, DMV Daten- & Medienverlag, Feldkirchen, Germany
• “It’s free, it’s Unix“, p. 128, 12/1996, DOS International, DMV Daten- & Medienverlag, Feldkirchen, Germany
• “New Generation“, p. 160, 11/1996, DOS International, DMV Daten- & Medienverlag, Feldkirchen, Germany

Awards

In 2005 I was co-recipient for the Sun Chairman's Award for Innovation. From the lauda:

"Operating under the twin constraints of looking for something after the fact and trying to find answers without arousing suspicion, the ISG team successfully operated under both industry and Sun's radar for 5 years to support Sun's interoperability and legal efforts. The team [...] uncovered numerous .NET infringements on Sun patents. The research led to the creation of over 100,000 pages of legal documentation and case material, which was used by the European Commission, the US Dept. of Justice and Sun's legal team."

You can find more information here.

Education

Not too surprisingly, my educational background is not software or computer science, but mathematical physics. I graduated from Ludwigs-Maximilans-Universität in München (Munich) and completed my Diplom (Master of Science) at the Albertus-Magnus-Universität zu Köln (Cologne).  

Additional Course Work and Programs

Stanford Center for Professional Development

As of March 20, 2006, I am enrolled in a NDO professional certificate program in Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) with the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD).

Sun Excellence in Engineering Development (SEED)

At Sun, the SEED programs aims at enabling advanced engineers to enhance their professional and personal skills. Participation is very limited (typically < 40 per term). Each participant is working with a mentor.

I participated in the 2003/2004 term as participant, and in the 2005 (India) term as mentor.

Microsoft Certifications

For some time, I was pursuing Microsoft certifications. This is my current transcript. If you are interested, I can supply you with an official transcript sharing code.

Gerald Beuchelt © 2005