Helmut Burkhardt
This is were I was born, grew up and studied : 
My favorite instrument: 
Diploma (March 1978 - Dec. 1979) and Ph.D. (Jan. 1980 - Oct.1982) at Hamburg
University
and 
DESY
(Tasso Collaboration)
with work on electroweak-interference, QED tests, Bhabha, Muonpair
Analysis and Luminosity determination, hadronic
vacuum-polarization.
Coming to 
in 1982 as fellow (Nov.1982 - Sep.1985, NA31 CP Violation e'/e,
likesign dimuon Analysis for CDHS).
At CERN from Siegen University
(NA31
and ALEPH on
electroweak,
luminosity).
CERN staff, 1990-1998 in Operations
group as Engineer in Charge (EIC) and SPS-LEP machine coordinator
(1995-1998),
with work on
beam-beam,
beam tails, luminosity / background optimization.
Currently senior CERN staff in the
Accelerators
and Beam Physics Group ABP
of the CERN Accelerators
and Beams AB Departement
with activities on LHC, SPS, transfer lines and future Accelerators
and R&D (EuroTeV HTGEN, CLIC)
Now mostly focusing on LHC commissioning 
Other scientific activities:
1983 - 1985: Organiser and chairman of CERN EP Seminars
1990: Lectures on LEP Physics at Maria Laach
Since 1997 referee for APS
journals, Phys. Rev. Lett., Phys. Rev.
E, PRST-AB ; IEEE TNS
1998 - 2000: Machine Detector Interface, 2nd Joint
ECFA/DESY Study
1999: ELFE
at CERN study, editor of the ELFE CDR
Since 2004: HEPP-EPS
board
member
Since 2009 chairman of the LBS LHC
Background Study Group which dealing with the experimental
conditions including luminosity optimisation and normalisation