Additional Information

Awards

For my work on hData and in support of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare, I received MITRE's Program Award of Recognition for "Enabling Healthcare Transformation".

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

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

I have taken a class for 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 between 2005 and 2009 four times as a 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.


Microsoft Certification Status

 

 
Certification

Version
 
Date Achieved
 
  Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Messaging     Sep 05, 2003
   
Microsoft Windows 2000
  Sep 05, 2003
  Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer     Apr 24, 2002
   
Microsoft Windows 2000
  Apr 24, 2002
  Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator     Apr 12, 2002
   
Microsoft Windows 2000
  Apr 12, 2002
  Microsoft Certified Professional     Mar 15, 2001