Résumé

Dr. Holger Beckmann

1704 Dixon Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Phone: (310) 318-2303 Email: hobeck@usc.edu

Objective	Full time technical consulting or research and development, requiring new ideas, analytical and creative thinking, problem solving, and a background in physics, math, or computer science.
Summary	Four years of work experience in computer vision research at Eyematic Interfaces: ° Face recognition, algorithm analysis, software development, project management. PhD in experimental solid-state physics from USC: ° Hands-on practical skills, including low-temperature and ultra-high vacuum techniques. ° Possess the ability to reliably perform difficult laboratory experiments with success. Diploma in theoretical physics: ° Strong analytical and mathematical background. Teaching assistant for eight semesters; fourteen publications, three presented at conferences.
Employment	Senior Researcher at Eyematic Interfaces from 4/1999-5/2003 ° Computer vision research: Increasing face finding and face recognition rates. ° Software performance analysis and software development in VisualC++. ° Supervising coworker and interns. Project management. Customer interaction. Research Associate at USC 11/1997-4/1999 ° Discovering unusual magnetoresistance behavior of alkali metal films. Postdoctoral Fellow at USC 6/1996-5/1997 ° Investigating magnetic properties of thin transition metal films and single atoms. ° Developing techniques to produce high-purity transition metal films of Cr, Ru, Re, and W. ° Managing, procuring, and maintaining all laboratory equipment and supplies. ° Teaching low-temperature and ultra-high vacuum techniques to Ph.D. candidates. Research Assistant at USC (7 semesters) 1/1993–5/1996 ° Investigating magnetic properties of transition metal atoms. Teaching Assistant at USC (2 semesters) 1/1992–12/1992 ° Teaching undergraduate physics labs in mechanics and thermodynamics. Teaching Assistant at the University of Cologne (6 semesters) 9/1987–5/1991 ° Teaching students in experimental physics, mathematics, and advanced classical mechanics.
Education	Ph.D. in experimental solid-state physics, USC, GPA 4.0 Magnetic properties of 3d and 4d transition metals on the surface of gold. Advisor Gerd Bergmann, 12/1991–5/1996. Diploma in theoretical physics, University Cologne, Germany, Grade A (“sehr gut”) “Flußlinien in ungeordneten Supraleitern: Fluktuationen und Elektronentransport” (Flux-lines in disordered superconductors: fluctuations and electron transport.) Advisor Martin Zirnbauer, 7/85–5/1991. Minored in semiconductor physics and mathematics. “Abitur” 6/84. Majored in physics and mathematics.
Conferences	Invited talk given at IBM-Almaden, 2/1997 Presentations given at three American Physical Society (APS) March-Meetings: ° The search for predicted magnetic surface atoms and monolayers of Ru, W, and Re. 3/1997 ° Magnetism of Rh atoms, clusters, and monolayers on Au surfaces. 3/1996 ° Magnetism of 3d-Impurities on the Surface of Au. 3/1995
Other skills	Bilingual: Fluent in English and German (native), including technical writing. Computer experience: Windows and UNIX, Visual C++, Basic, Excel, Emacs, Matlab, LaTeX
Activities	Triathlete: Competed at the Ironman Triathlon Word Championships Hawaii 2001 and 2003.
Personal	Birth date: May 13th, 1965. Citizenship: German