Work Experience

2004 - 2006              Freelance                                          Berlin

Composition and Music Software Development

á   Creation of the Collideascope plugin pack.  30 software modules, i.e. VST plugins, for music synthesis and signal processing.

á   Various projects in the music theater branch.

á   Ongoing work on the electronic music LP, Collideascope

 

2002 - 2004              HUK Coburg                                  Coburg

Consultant for object-oriented technologies

á   Development of  a Java client  for image viewing and editing, document classification, and host access.

á   Development of Java / C++ server modules for document  imports and classification.

á   Cowork in the development of a client / server framework for DMS modules.

á   Development of modules for software configuration management and performance monitoring.

 

08/01 – 12/01           BMW AG                                      MŸnchen

Consultant for object-oriented technologies

á   Connection of mobile radio-controlled devices to  a world wide automobile distribution system.

 

2000-2001                eCircle Multimedia GmbH        MŸnchen

Software Developer

á   Expansion of the web-based email system to support the multipart and digest email formats.

á   Development of the interface between the email system and the Oracle InterMedia search engine.

á   Development of code to insert advertisements in email newsletters.

á   Development of scripts for generating reports  for advertising customers and for the marketing department.

University Education

1998 – 2000             Columbia University         New York City

á   Graduated May 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude

á   Major in Philosophy, Minor in Computer Science

á   Coursework at the CMC (Computer Music Center) as well as other departments related to music technology

 

1995 – 1997             College of William & Mary Williamsburg

á   Focus on economics and mathematics

Additional Education

Certified Java 2 Programmer (SUN)

Certified J2EE Web Component Developer (SUN)

Certified Desktop Application Developer with Visual C++ 6.0 (Microsoft)

DoubleClick AdServer 4.0

DAAD scholarship for a summer German course

German courses at Goethe Institute

Spanish courses at Cervantes Institute

GPL Software

 

2005 – 2006             Music Is Movement Pluggo Plug-ins

á   A collection of 40 plugins designed to be used with alternative controllers such as midi drum pads, joysticks, microphones and virtual reality gloves to create aesthetically interesting movements in the spectrum, frequency or timing of the musical output..

 

2004                           Violin Intonation Trainer

á   An application written with Max/MSP that helps violin students improve their intonation when learning to play the different scales in the higher registers of the violin.

 

2003                           Calico

á   A cross platform command line application for creating sounds on STK instruments, Midi synthesizers, or samples using score files / TCL scripts containing plain text lists of musical events.

Performances

 

 

08/05                          Mitte Gallery                                      Berlin

Light Installation

á   A matrix of 20 lightbulbs controlled via Max with a P5 virtual reality glove.

 

07/05                          Kunstpalast                              DŸsseldorf

200 Millionen Stockfibern

á   A musical performance of a letter French playwright, Antonin Artaud, wrote to his editor, Henri Parisot, from the the insane asylum of Rodez on October 6, 1945.

á   Done in collaboration with the actor, Markus Danzeisen, und the percussionist, Philipp Danzeisen.