Curriculum Vitæ [print version]

Folkert Saathoff

Academic Title Dipl-Inf (FH)
Nationality German
Date of Birth January 3rd, 1976

Career Objective

My main interests are UNIX systems and TCP/IP networks, with a strong focus on the Mac OS X operating system. The projects I worked on enabled me to gain an extensive understanding of software engineering practices in general and of UNIX specific technologies in particular. My goals are to utilize and broaden my knowledge, and to further improve my abilities by working with state of the art technology in a professional environment.

Research Interests

• Computer Networks and Network Security
• Mobile Computing and Embedded Systems
• Real-Time Graphics

Skill Set

Education

Sep 98 - Oct 05

Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Germany Studies of Computer Sciences Academic Title Diplom-Informatiker (FH) Thesis Evaluation of QoS-Aspects of mobile IPv6 Clients in an IEEE 802.11 Network Majors Advanced Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Operations Research, Operating Systems, Computer Graphics

Languages

• Native German speaker
• Fluent in oral and written English

Publications

• QoS-Aspects of Mobile IPv6 Clients in an IEEE 802.11 Network
  Publisher Verlag Dr. Müller Publication Date August 2008 ISBN 978-3-8364-5041-6

Work Experience

Employee

Feb 06 - Feb09	WeSoft Ltd, Shatin, Hong Kong Senior Software Engineer Developed Identity Management systems, specifically an Active Directory client for UNIX platforms. Cooperated closely with the California based client and was technical lead for the offshore Mac team. Researched, implemented and maintained various Mac OS X specific features of the product.
May 04 - Aug 04	Universum Online Publishing House, Wiesbaden, Germany Web Programmer Worked on an in-house web content management system based on PHP and MySQL. Designed and implemented various features, including user access control and an archiving system.
Mar 03 - Jul 03	Wachendorff Electronik GmbH, Geisenheim, Germany Software Engineer Worked on an embedded Linux system used in a control console for agriculture/construction vehicles. Specifically, developed a module to process raw data gathered by an analog-resistive touch panel and then supply this data to the X11 windowing system.
Sep 98 - Aug 99	Heimann Systems, Wiesbaden, Germany Student Trainee Worked on X-ray inspection machines running embedded Linux. Learned the basics of Linux development and assisted senior engineers in developing and testing of the belt control logic.

Freelance

Dec 08 - Feb 09	Stadtleben GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany Software Development Designed and developed an iPhone web radio client for the web radio station we-love-house.fm. Developed the web site and web radio station.
Dec 02 - present	Stadtleben GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany System Administration Providing system administration services for a community/event guide website. Designed, installed and maintained a small FreeBSD based network. Setup web, database and mail services using open source software. Designed and implemented security policies.
May 02 - Oct 05	viagrafik.com, Wiesbaden, Germany System Administration Provided system administration services for a small team of visual designers, using FreeBSD software to provide file sharing services for a network of Mac OS workstations.
Aug 99 - Jul 00	ProCon GmbH, Mainz, Germany Game Design Created a virtual, real-time rendered, interactive sightseeing tour of the historic city of Quedlinburg. Researched the technology, tools and workflows needed, utilizing the customizable Half-Life game engine by Valve Software. The product was part of the Planet of Visions exhibition at World Expo 2000.

Academic

Oct 04 - Feb 05 Sep 03 - Jan 04	Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Germany Tutor 'Computer Networks' Taught students the basics of the TCP/IP protocol stack, assisted students in practical assignments in the networking laboratory, taught students in the administration of IP networks using UNIX and Cisco IOS.
Oct 04 - Feb 05 Sep 03 - Jan 04	Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Germany Tutor 'Programming in PHP' Taught students the basics of PHP and HTTP/HTML, assisted students in practical programming assignments, taught students the basics of PHP extensions such as SQL and XML.

Miscellaneous

Jun 04 - present	FFView Together with an associate, designed and developed an OpenGL based image viewing / comic reading application for Mac OS X. Main responsibilities were feature design and UI design, as well as setting up the infrastructure necessary for development and publication.
April 04	Breakpoint Mac Competition Programmed a real-time, non-interactive, 3d graphics demo that won third place in the Mac OS X competition at the Breakpoint 2004 Demo Scene convention.
Dec 02 - present	FEEDFACE.COM Designed, implemented and maintained feedface.com, a site which provides source code repositories, mail services and web services to multiple projects. The public web site contains various small open source software projects, some technical articles and personal blogs.

References

• Available upon request.