Michelle A. Poolet, MCIS, MCP
24395 Cody Park Road
Golden, Colorado 80401
303-526-1839
mapoolet@mountvernondatasystems.com

Professional Experience
Mount Vernon Data Systems, Golden, Colorado; 1990—Present
Co–Founder and President of company.
• Estabished company direction and future development
• Initiate and evaluate projects
• Design and development of databases using Sybase PowerDesigner, Visio Enterprise
• Design of custom solutions for specific business needs using SQL Server 7/2000, Microsoft Access
• Design and teaching of advanced technical training classes in Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Certified Professional (SQL Server)

Current projects:
• Upgrading and integration with .NET n–tier application
• Integration of SAS-and-SQL Server 2000
• Creation of SQL Server 7/2000 student retention data mart
• Creation of SQL Server 6.5/7 class scheduling database, data mart, intranet

Penton Publications—SQL Server Magazine, Longmont, Colorado; 1997—Present
• Subject matter expert on database design; review manuscripts and test for technical accuracy and clarity and advise on appropriateness of subject material for intended audience
• Contributing author and technical editor for Small Business Server Newsletter, regular columnist ("Solutions By Design") for SQL Server Magazine. Go to their index for a full list of published articles

Osborne/McGraw Hill Publishers, Berkeley, California; 2000—2001
• Co-author, SQL Server 2000 Design and T-SQL Programming, January 2001

Que/Macmillan Publishers, Computer Books Division, Indianapolis, Indiana; 1993—98
• Co-author and technical editor: Access 95 Client-Server Development (Microsoft Access95, Microsoft SQL Server 6.0), Jun 1996. Reviewed manuscripts for technical accuracy and clarity, advised on appropriateness of subject material for reading audience, manuscript re-writes

Boyd & Fraser Publishers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1995
• Co-author, Acumen Series - Microsoft Access V2.0, undergraduate level textbook

University College, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; 1988—Present
• Administration, Faculty and Staff
• Designed/developed/implemented courses, both in-person and on-line, in Database Theory, Database Design, and Database Programming using Oracle 8i. Authored many handbooks for use in these classes
• Database Administrator, SQL Server 6.5/7 class scheduling production database and data mart. Client application development, Microsoft Access 97. (1998-2000)
• Operations Advisory Committee chair, initiator and leader in process re-engineering of University College business computing, hardware/software inventory and maintenance. (1990-1997)
• Academic Advisor, Technology Division (Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications, Management of Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Women in Computer Science, 1990-1994)
• Interim Director, Telecommunications Division. Daily operations, course development and class scheduling; faculty development and training; student liaison. (1990-1992)
• Director, Personal Computer Skills Program. Program planning/development, student advisor. (1991-1992)
• Member, Advisory Council, Women In Computer Science Division, University College, University of Denver
• Member, Advisory Board, University College Alumni Network, Alumni Connections Committee Chair

Software AG of North America, Lakewood, Colorado; 1987—90
• Technical/Support Engineer
• Project Manager, ADABAS VSAM Bridge on IBM MVS and VSE operating systems
• Project Manager, ADABAS SQL, interactive and embedded, using COBOL, PL/I, FORTRAN as host languages. Resolved product-specific customer problems/inquiries, software testing and development, supervision/training of project team members
• ADABAS Database Systems Support Engineer. Engineering support, participated in software testing of new product releases. On-site customer support. Authored and presented in-house courses on database development/design, database maintenance, and disaster avoidance. Subject matter expert for CBT courses
• Data Base Administrator, ADABAS on MVS/XA

Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, Colorado; 1986—87
Substitute Teacher, Department of Math & Computer Science

Union Pacific Resources (Champlin Petroleum), Englewood, Colorado; 1977—86
• Project Team Leader, eastern Wyoming oil and gas exploration. Formulated mathematical models and developed computer software to resolve problems inherent in deep seismic signal resolution. Directed, coordinated technical activities of petroleum engineers, exploration geophysicists, consultants
• Exploration Geophysicist, designed and directed seismic exploration programs in Western States. Controlled budgets, coordinated seismic acquisition teams in the field
• Senior Computer Geophysicist, responsible for quality assurance of digital seismic data in western United States and offshore California. Developed software, analytical tools, and evaluation techniques to assess the economic merits of various off-shore lease holdings

Geosource International (Petty–Ray Geophysical), Denver, Colorado/Casper, Wyoming; 1973—77
• Senior Computer Geophysicist
• Project Leader, northern Rocky Mountain region and offshore California. Coordinated activities with exploration geophysicists and engineers. In charge of job scheduling, resource allocation, employee training, technical reviews, and budget control

United Aircraft Corporation Research Lab, Hartford, Connecticut; 1970—72
• Research Librarian
Designed and implemented a new data classification and retrieval system for Department of Defense documents, coordinated activities with aeronautical engineers and research staff

Hardware
DEC PDP-11, DEC VAX, IBM and Fujitsu Mainframes, SUN Microsystems UNIX Servers, IBM PC/XT/AT and Compatibles

Software
• DBMS: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, CA-Ingres, IDMS, IBM/DB2, Software AG Adabas, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Microsoft Access, Microsoft FoxPro, Paradox, Word Perfect, Data Perfect
• CASE: Sybase PowerDesigner, Microsoft Visio, CA-ERWin
• Productivity Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Operating Systems
VAX VMS, MVS/XA, VM, SUN-Solaris, AIX, Windows 95/98, Windows 2000/NT

Languages
FORTRAN, COBOL, C, Adabas-SQL, Ingres-SQL, Visual Basic, Oracle SQL*plus and PL/SQL, Sybase and SQL Server Transact SQL

Education
• Master of Computer Information Systems, University College, University of Denver
• Women In Computer Science Graduate Program, University of Denver
• Graduate Studies in Theoretical Geophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder
• B.A. Geology, State University of New York at Plattsburgh