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  The clients we have worked with, the projects we have worked on, have been many and varied.  

MUFON (Mutual UFO Network)
Lakewood, CO—2005
• Develop database application to support the registering of walk–up attendees for the 36th Annual National Convention
• Integrate with nametag printer
• Organize, supervise registration desk at convention

CPU, Inc.
Tucson, AZ—2005
• Evaluation of current business needs for citizenship status screening in acordance with the requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Design of database to support requirements
• Implementation of database, consultation on data transfers from previous database

Havana Club LLC
Denver, Colorado & Scottsdale, AZ —2004–2005
• Full evaluation of current business and technical issues
• Redesign of database and middleware, supporting a user interface that allows online customers to create and save artwork and designs for custom screen printing
• redesign of database to enable online retail franchise operations

InfoLink Screening Systems, Inc.
Chatsworth, California—2002–2003
Pre-employment screening company, DBMS: Microsoft SQL Server 2000

• Evaluated existing databases and business use
• Conducted full requirements analysis
• Mapped business processes into process flow diagrams, translated existing IT environment into system diagrams
• Reverse engineered existing production databases, analyzed and evaluated design, scalability, and the databases' ability to support the company over the next 5 to 6 years
• Drew up a list of modifications to enhance performance and flexibility, organized by most–critical–first; currently implementing the modifications

Allied Jewish Housing
Denver, Colorado—2003, 1996–1997
Apartment management company, DBMS: Access 2002

• In 2003, updated DBMS to a new version; modified user interface
• 1996-’97 evaluated business processes and existing Paradox database
• Gathered requirements, designed and developed shared database that allowed company to manage apartment units and renters and generate reports
• Developed data processes to export data to Federal government mandated reports
• Chose hardware and networking components, installed new database and desktop applications
• Developed backup strategies and trained users

32X Tech
Lakeland, Florida—2002
Consulting Company, DBMS: Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Evaluated existing database and application with a view toward replacing them

Living & Healing Arts Center
Golden, Colorado—2002
Alternative health care center

• Helped principal of the company choose computing hardware, software, and networking solutions
• Completed installations and trained staff

Dealers Auto Auction
Denver, Colorado—2002
Automobile auction company, 3 sites (CO, AZ, NE), DBMS: FoxPro

• Evaluated possibility of replacing FoxPro database management system and graphical user interface (GUI), written in PAL (proprietary programming language of FoxPro), with more current software in order to support hand-held devices

Educare Colorado
Denver, Colorado—2002
Educational assessment and information dissemination, non-profit organization, DBMS: Access 2000

• Brought in to evaluate existing database and application
• Advised regarding requirements and database design

Forrest Cole, DVM
Canyon Animal Hospital, Golden, Colorado—2001
veterinary clinic

• Helped principal of the company choose computing hardware, software, and networking solutions
• Installed equipment and trained staff

Thos. Y. Pickett Co.
Denver, Colorado—2001-2002
Real Estate Assessment for the State of Colorado, DBMS: SQL Server 2000

• Reviewed project requirements, SQL Server 7 data model, physical requirements of the data model and security requirements
• Reviewed progress on SAS to SQL Server integration
• Analyzed existing table design
• Re-architected some existing tables on current database to improve performance
• Discussed data loading schemes and plans and the possibility of using stored procedures to automate calculations
• Conducted physical design walkthrough
• Implemented new staging and production databases
• Evaluated design of two additional databases, made changes and distributed files at client site
• Validated stored code data procedures to ensure “clean” data in the production databases
• Planned role-based security access to the database environment
• Created and implemented audit logs
• Wrote and tested data pump procedures to transfer “cleansed” data from the staging to the production databases, set up to run as a batch procedure
• Coordinated with client-side application programmer to ensure smooth functioning of operations
• Developed database views for statistical analysis
• Developed, tested and implemented backup and recovery strategies for all databases
• Developed and implemented handoff strategy

Innovest Portfolio Solutions
Greenwood Village, Colorado—2001
Financial consulting firm, DBMS: Access MSDE 2000

• Evaluated the feasibility of setting up a repository, the Data repository, of financial data characteristics for client’s company, to assist with evaluating investments and managing portfolios
• Designed and implemented database on Microsoft MSDE
• Redesigned client interface, tested, installed and trained clients

Regis University
Denver, Colorado—2000–2001
University-wide data warehouse, DBMS: SQL Server 2000

• Discussed requirements and developed strategy for student retention data mart project
• Created model for Regis data mart
• Analyzed requirements and revised specifications
• Developed physical database model
• Created database
• Developed transform routines for source data
• Tested data ETL routines and analyzed data for accuracy
• Developed handoff procedures to Regis IT group

Duke Communications International
Loveland, Colorado—2000
Magazine publishing house, DBMS: SQL Server 2000

• Designed a database for the editors so they could track articles, authors, the editing and publication process

MCI Call Center
Denver, Colorado—2000
Nationwide telecommunications customer support center, DBMS: SQL Server 6.5

• Reviewed and analyzed database configuration, assisted in developing short-term and long-term plan of action for future operations and performance enhancements

NACSE (National Association of Certified Systems Engineers)
Aurora, Colorado—2000
Standards enforcement organization

• Evaluated existing member management software
• Made recommendations regarding requirements and database design

UNAVCO/NCAR
World wide seismic and weather activity analysis group, DBMS: Oracle
• Evaluated database design and analyzed specific elements
• Devised alternative subschemas
• Discussed potential database platforms, reviewed data types and lengths and suggested modifications
• Reviewed key fields and indexing, use of surrogate keys and what should be indexed

University College at the University of Denver
Denver, Colorado—1997-2000
College course and faculty scheduling system, DBMS: SQL Server 6.5 and 7

• Analyzed existing distributed database system
• Gathered new requirements, interviewed personnel
• Helped IT Manager select server software and hardware for new system
• Designed and developed mission-critical transactional database and client interfaces to facilitate the functions of: academic department management, course scheduling, textbook ordering, class evaluations, faculty management, human resource management, student advising and other student services, facilities management, marketing, statistical reports for executive management
• Integrated the transactional database into the DU registration system
• Developed role-based security
• Designed, tested and implemented backup and recovery schemes
• Implemented transactional replication
• Guided the development of the first Intranet at University College and worked with the Web programmer to provide dynamic data from the data mart
• Organized the various people writing reports and directed them to extract data from the data mart, relieving the transactional database from the overhead of multi-mode locking
• Implemented Microsoft Query in desktop applications including Excel and Word, and trained personnel on how to create pivot table reports and complete mail merge operations
• Completed handoff to college staff


The Denver-Boulder Catalog
Golden, Colorado—1998
Magazine publishing house

• Helped company principal choose computing hardware, software and networking solutions; completed the installation and trained staff

Petroleum Information/Dwight’s Energy Information
Denver, Colorado—1997
Geophysical exploration and information dissemination company
• Met P2000 test group representatives
• Participated in product demonstration and discussion of Asset Manager analysis and report preparation

Kemp Marketing
Golden, Colorado—1995
Public relations firm

• Assisted company principal to choose computing hardware, software and networking solutions
• Completed installation and trained staff


Requisite Technologies, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado—1995
Office supply distribution company

• Consulted on database design and architecture

Boulder County Open Space, Wetlands Division
Boulder, Colorado—1995
Environmental studies group, DBMS: Microsoft Access 95

• Evaluated business processes and existing Paradox database
• Gathered requirements, designed and developed shared database and user interfaces (GUI’s) that allowed organization to record data about wetlands flora and fauna by location and generate reports
• Chose hardware and networking components
• Installed new database and desktop application, developed backup strategies
• Trained users and completed handoff to Wetlands Division staff

Norwest Mortgage, Inc.
Nationwide—1995
Mortgage company, DBMS: Microsoft Access 95

• Installed mortgage workflow control database application and trained users at various sites in New York State, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Norwest Mortgage, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado—1994
Mortgage company, DBMS: Microsoft Access 2

• Developed reports and modified user interfaces for database/application development project already underway
• Trained users in workflow tasks for mortgage applications and assignments

Reflex Technologies, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado—1994
DBMS: Microsoft Access 2

• For a sales management database application, added editing to customer profiles, changed working and allowed editing on customer and consultant forms, enforced rules to ensure that all needed information was supplied
• Added company pricing tables, made all menu options keyboard accessible
• Added a fax file for consultants, ability to print all consultant information on reports
• Added cost justification and business summary reports to the application

Strategic Application Technologies, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado—1994
DBMS: SQL Server 6.5

• Performed technical evaluation of ESP software package to support company marketing
• Reviewed system functions at the application level, collecting, reviewing and evaluating information on the DBMS, as well as evaluating the system documentation
• Wrote and presented the technical evaluation as part of a complete evaluation of the business

Vitamin Cottage
Denver, Colorado—1994
Retail produce and nutrition company

• System requirements and analysis for a point-of-sale inventory control system, hot-to-inventory, integrating data from central warehouse and retail outlets.

WinCon
Denver, Colorado—1993-1994
Windows consultants professional society, DBMS: Microsoft Access 2
• As first Membership committee chair, developed membership database that recorded members’ demographic information; individual skills by product, category and level of expertise
• Developed capability to generate reminder notices and telephone and fax capability from the membership roster


TransWorld Energy International, Inc.
Denver, Colorado—1991
Geophysical exploration company, DBMS: Progress

• Developed company’s first inventory system for computer tapes and geophysical exploration information
• Integrated the system with GIS package already in place
• Developed user interfaces and documentation
• Trained users and performed handoff to client


Horkoff Surveys, LLC
Calgary, Alberta, Canada—1990
Geophysical exploration company, DBMS: Oracle

• Developed menu driven, interactive GIS database and geophysical exploration inventory system
• Developed user interfaces and wrote documentation
• Trained users and executed handoff to client

 
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