Strategic Planning - Hardware/Software Consultation

Startup Company Planning/Scheduling

• Developed the business plan and assembled the management team for a high-technology startup company.
• Made extensive use of spreadsheet and project planning software tools to perform critical-path analyses and to develop staff-loading estimates for a large staff.

Hardware/Software Selection

For a large university, performed an analysis of present and future computing requirements. Surveyed available resources and made recommendations on the appropriate hardware, software, staffing, and functionality.

PL/I Compiler Feasibility Study

Served as consultant to a large manufacturer interested in developing a compiler on the IBM System/3 for a subset of the PL/I language.

Consultation on Marketing of Software

For a manufacturer of medical electronic instrumentation, consulted with company management to help determine the viability of marketing a software package developed for the manufacturer's use by their own in-house data processing staff.

Resource Allocation

For a social welfare agency, advised on the reorganization of hardware, software, and personnel resources of the statistical research and data processing departments.

Software for Research Applications

Conducted seminars at three European universities to advise social scientists of the application of specific software systems to their research problems.