The Founders   The Team     Chris Mayfield     Scott Coon     Will Au-Yeung     Ben Jackson     Chad Kubicek     Steve Jenkins     Matt Bruce     Udo Schmitt, PhD     Chris Nolte, PhD		Udo has over seven years of programming experience using C++ and C in high performance computing environments involving parallel computing, multi-threading and linear-scaling algorithm development. Since joining Silicon Age in 2000 Udo has expanded his skill set to include Java, J2EE (JSP, XML, EJB), and Swing. On his way to becoming a Java Certified Programmer, Udo contributed to Vectiv, a real-estate ASP, by designing and implementing their user invitation system. Udo holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry/Physics from Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. Outside of work, Udo has taken to exploring San Francisco's vast culinary scene. He is also an accomplished world traveler and mountain climbing enthusiast.