I was born on February 25th, 1982 as the oldest child of Franz-Josef Beck and Petra Reimer. I have a younger brother and two little half sisters. I grew up in Frankfurt am Main/ Germany and came to the United States on August 20th 2003. I graduated from Brescia University in Owensboro/ Kentucky with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in May 2007. I managed to get through college on a very limited budget and graduated without any student loans and without any financial assistance from my family. I am currently enrolled in the MSIT program at Morehead State University. I am working as a graduate assistant at the Space Science Center and I am planning to join the KySat team in 2008. My work at the Space Science Center includes creating a software to convert raw data from the 21m radio telescope into FITS images. I also created 3d graphics of the new S- band feed.
Skills:
I know several programming languages, including C++, VB, Java, and Python. I can fix most hardware and software problems and I know how to create 3d graphics. Besides computer work, I am also good at renovating houses and at landscaping.Hobbies:
- SciFi novels, movies, TV shows and PC games, especially Star Trek and Star Wars- Programming and 3d graphics (I am creating my own game in Java)
- writing (one of my stories got published in the 2007 edition of "Open 24 hours")
Famous Quotes:
- ... the speed of a one-legged turtle.- That's like giving birth to an elephant! (when confronted with a difficult task)
- Don't panic on the Titanic.
Favorite Websites:
- www.ted.comPlans for the future:
- joining the KySat team.- getting my Master's degree.
- becoming US-citizen.
- getting a PhD (maybe in Aerospace Engineering or in Robotics).
- finding an exciting and challenging job in the space industry.
- buying a house somewhere where it is warm all year.