Paul Kohlmiller

E-Mail:  pkohlmil@best.com

Objective: Ideal position would make use of my communication skills as well as my computer skills. Areas of interest include bioinformatics, data warehouses, PDAs, data modeling, Web development including XML.

Core Competency: Database applications and related applications programmed in C/C++/Java/C# or Basic.

Tools Used: Oracle, MS SQL Server 7, Windows NT, Macintosh, C, C++, C# Java, Pascal, PowerBuilder, Brio, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Unix (including AIX and Solaris), Perl, SQL and many others. 

Current Position: Data Operations Manager, Eclipsys, San Jose . CA. 2001-present.
Developing a new clinical data warehouse for the SunClinical Data Institute division. Combining data from several different hospitals. Perform data analysis using SQL and Brio to demonstrate capabilities of the data warehouse. Write white papers describing the data assembly process. Design the data models, using DTS, ISQL, BCP and stored procedures to load data. Submit request for additional personnel, evaluate resumes and make hiring recommendations. Write C# programs to move data from client to central location. Technologies used:
MS SQL Server 2000, DTS, Visual Studio .NET, Stored Procedures, scripting.

Previous Position: Chief Technology Officer, SPSR Inc., San Carlos , CA. 1999-2001
This business is a small startup requiring a jack-of-all-trades types. Develop a web-based application for school construction projects using MS SQL Server and MS Interdev. Develop an NT service that automates a GUI-based application for the HR department of a major retailer. Specific technologies used include:
= Create COM objects using VB6
= Create the web pages in Visual Interdev using ASP, JavaScript, HTML and VBScript
= Design data models using Visio
= Use XML for reports and export/import
= Also function as the Exchange, Proxy Server, IIS WebServer, SQL Server and NT Administrator
= Develop corporate website using FrontPage and other tools Click here for more on skills used at SPSR.

Previous Position: Client/Server Developer and Project Manager, Eclipsys Corporation, San Jose, CA. 1995-1999  Click here for more on skills used at Eclipsys.

• Develop data warehousing tools for Extraction, Cleansing, Transformation and Loading of data warehouses and data marts. Ported these tools from Unix/Oracle to NT/SQL Server.
• Developed an application using Java Script and Brio.
• Evaluated third-party ETL data warehousing tools. Performed the research, wrote the RFI, scheduled demonstrations, lead the evaluation and wrote the final report.
• Maintained a suite of products for data warehousing including PowerBuilder applications on Windows and C applications on Windows NT and Unix (AIX).
• Presented talks to user groups in 1996 and 1998.
• Developed data models for a healthcare data warehouse.
• Worked directly with customers both on-site and remotely.

Recent Victories

1. In October of 1998 I gave a talk to our user's group regarding the latest activities in our project. These activities include porting the application to NT and adding Sybase and SQL Server capabilities.
2. In October of 1996 I put together a talk and demo that was given to our User's Group as part of the annual User's group meeting held in Nashville. This talk involved 5 different demos using 4 different tools and using 3 different laptops. One laptop ran AIX, another ran Windows and the third switched between Windows and NT. I demoed query access tools including Web tools.
3. Since June 1997 I have been the project manager for EDW.
4. Ported a complex Unix application to NT.
5. Recently completed the Alpha implementation of our product at a customer site. This required overcoming difficulties with the Oracle listener, relinking programs with Oracle 8, adding a new data source for the data warehouse and making changes to the data model.
6. Wrote 2 custom applications using Visual C++ to create new NT services and using Visual Basic to create a front-end application to control the services. Wrote install script for network printers using 4NT/4DOS. Created several scripts using WinTask.
7. Wrote my first Palm OS-based application 24 hours after getting my first PDA.

Previous Position: Project Leader At Control Data, Sunnyvale, CA. I worked here for many years in numerous projects. Click here for more on skills at Control Data.

Education

I have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. Previously I earned a degree in Psychology from the University of Dayton. Less formal education is noted here.

MCSE Certification February 2000.

MCDBA Certification March 2000.

UCSC Extension Bioinformatics Certificate  April 2003.

References

My references include former managers and co-workers. If you send me e-mail I will reply with names and contact information.

pkohlmil@best.com

Last modified on 09/22/10