Paul M Lieberman, Software Trainer

training credentials	Nine years experience teaching programming and other software technology Have taught over 80 intensive courses of 3-5 days duration Have developed courseware for several courses Students are programmers and other IT professionals Receive consistently high evaluations Asked to teach high-profile classes; requested by clients for repeat performances
courses taught	Perl Programming 5-day intensive Advanced Perl Programming 5-day intensive Perl Network Programming 5-day intensive Java Essentials 5-day intensive for programmers without C experience Shell Scripting: Korn Shell and VBScript 5-day intensive XML Essentials 3-4 day intensive for developers C Programming 4-day intensive C++ Programming 5-day intensive for programmers without C experience Unix Fundamentals 5-day intensive for power users Unix Network Programming for developers with C experience
courses written	Shell Scripting: Korn Shell Perl Programming
teaching qualities	Very good at conveying difficult concepts Committed to each student's success in the course Adept at guiding students through practical exercises Capable of answering difficult questions; devising new examples as necessary Can draw on extensive professional development experience Able to show relevance of course material to corporate development needs Constantly improve teaching skills by seeking out and drawing on new resources
development experience	Twenty-two years experience, encompassing all phases of software development (including object oriented), from requirements & design through coding & debugging to testing, documentation, user training, and maintenance.
development work:  2001-present	Developing Perl/XSLT transformation of full-text books to HTML, and XSLT/XSL-FO transformation to PDF. Developing Java applets to enhance productivity for users of accessioning, indexing and abstracting functions implemented in ColdFusion; write JavaScript for the applet/HTML interface. Design and implementation of XML solutions for bibliographic data transmission. American Psychological Association
1995-1998	Part of a team developing and maintaining a Windows version of the leading multi-player air combat simulation game, Air Warrior II; design, coding and testing of major new on-line features; modification of old features to fit packetized data protocol for GUI version of game.  Kesmai Corporation
1994-1995	R&D project creating multi-stage system for collecting and analyzing SS7 telephone switching network data, detecting certain kinds of calling patterns indicating possible fraud; multi-process C application for near-real-time reporting of these patterns to Sybase database via networked UNIX systems.  Bell Atlantic
1990-1993	Part of a small team that developed a highly flexible clinical drug trial data entry system, designed to handle any set of forms without recompiling. Set company-wide, rigorous programming standards; followed OOP philosophy within limitations of ANSI C. Pharmaceutical Research Associates
1987-1988	Developed a complex Oracle database application for investment bankers who need up-to-date market information, especially for mergers and acquisitions. Data structure is hidden from user via custom data dictionary and dynamic SQL execution from within C programs.  Securities Data
1986 1989-1994	Created technical specifications, analyzed, coded and documented an I/O-intensive inventory system for 12-20 retail outlets. Windowed, user-friendly interface. This program was used daily until the company closed in 1998.  Reading Dress
education	B.S. in Physics, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 1976: emphasis on pure and applied mathematics. Graduate studies in business at CUNY and Wharton: focus on finance, statistics, accounting, and planning.
personal profile	Married. Hiker, cyclist; volunteer folk DJ on WTJU; contra, swing & folk dancer; amateur genealogist; science fiction buff; polymath; my wife and I owned a seafood restaurant in Ocracoke NC.
contact	paulmlieberman@alum.mit.edu  address: Charlottesville VA