MUMPS Programming

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Dear Employer,

In response to your job notice, I have been programming exclusively in the 
MUMPS (M, Cache) programming language since 1973.  My entire professional life 
has been devoted to MUMPS.    I have worked for:

    8   Hospitals
    6   HMO's (Health Maintenance Organizations)
    3   Universities
    4   Commercial Laboratories
    13  Vendors

for a total of 34 different MUMPS users.  Much of my work has been with the 
popular IDX System.

I can work anywhere under contract.  Please forward copies of my resume to 
your branch offices.

The attached MS Word document consists of the following 10 pages:

Pages 1 to 2.   This is my resume.  I have listed all of the applications 
that I have worked on, and whether I developed each from scratch or only 
maintained it (fix bugs, add features, train users).  The numbers following 
each 
Application indicate the Clients (MUMPS users) for whom I worked.

Pages 3 to 9.   Chronological Clients & Projects lists complete details of 
all of my work for each Client.  This includes the Client's address, years that 
I worked there, type of organization, Hardware/Operating System, Software, and 
the various projects on which I worked there.

Page 10.    This is a copy of this email message.

If you have need for any MUMPS / Cache programming expertise, please feel 
free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Charles S. Volkstorf
29 Concord Ave. # 710
Cambridge, MA  02138
617/547-1459
address@hidden

Technologies

·   Programming in MUMPS (M, Cache) since 1973
·   Also have worked in HTML/PHP/MySQL developing web applications.

Platforms (Hardware/Operating System)

·   Vax VMS MUMPS / Cache - DEC, InterSystems, Greystone ('83, '85-'86, 
'89-'03)
·   PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC, InterSystems ('77-'84, '90-'93)
·   IBM PC (DOS) MUMPS - DataTree, Micronetics ('85-'93)
·   Data General Eclipse/Nova & PDP-11 Miis - Meditech ('73-'76, '79-'81, 
'87-'90)
·   AIX UNIX MUMPS - InterSystems ('95)

Applications   (Client numbers - see page 2)

    Medical
    Patient Registration, Statistics *, Medical Records Tracking *   
(7,9,10,14,15,18,20,28,30,31)
    Appointments Scheduling *   (3, 14, 20, 28)
    Hospital and Commercial Laboratories   (9, 16, 17, 19, 26, 31, 34)
    Radiology   (6)
    Pharmacy   (20)

    Financial
    Billing / Accounts Receivable   (2, 18, 30, 31)
    Inventory / Purchasing / Receiving / Accounts Payable / General Ledger *  
 (5, 32)
    HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) Medical Insurance   (1, 3, 8, 11, 
12, 21, 27)
    Tax Accounting *   (29)

    Business
    Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales Reporting   (13, 22, 23, 24, 33, 34)
    Fund-Raising   (23)

    System Installation/Tools
    Internet Access to Data Bases   (1)
    Data Base Conversions *   (21, 23)
    System Interfaces (MUMPS and non-MUMPS) / HL7 and generic *   (2, 4, 7, 
8, 16, 18, 25)
    Report Generators / Screen Drivers *   (10, 11, 13, 17, 23, 25, 28, 30, 
34)
    DataBase Repair *   (16, 31)
    System Performance / Resource Monitoring *   (12, 19, 26, 31)
    DataBase BackUp / Hardware Failure Procedures *   (12, 28, 31)

   * Developed entire system, including architectural design and software 
implementation.     pg. ½

 Clients
    
    1.  Coventry Healthcare - Pittsburgh, PA  ('02 - '03)
    2.  Quest Diagnostics - Cambridge, MA  ('02)
    3.  Lovelace Health Systems - Albuquerque, NM  ('01)
    4.  MEDecision - Wayne, PA ('00)
    5.  New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - New York, New York  
('99)
    6.  Dynamic Healthcare Technologies - Waltham, MA   ('98-'99)
    7.  St. Barnabas Hospital - Bronx, New York   ('98)
    8.  Kaiser Permanente - Latham, New York   ('97)
    9.  Harvard University - Cambridge, MA   ('97)
    10. Children's Hospital - Philadelphia, PA  ('96-'97)
    11. Hospital Health Plan - Reno, NV   ('95-'96)
    12. Traveler's Insurance - Hartford, CT   ('95)
    13. Digital Equipment Corp - Marlboro, MA   ('94-'95)
    14. Fairfax County Health Dept - Fairfax, VA   ('93 & '94)
    15. VA Medical Center - West Haven, CT   ('93)
    16. Rubicon Corp - Richardson, TX   ('93)
    17. National Health Laboratories - Dallas, TX   ('93)
    18. Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Boston, MA   ('91-'92)
    19. East Side Clinical Laboratory - Providence, RI   ('90-'92)
    20. University of New Hampshire - Durham, NH   ('90-'92)
    21. Matthew Thornton Health Plan - Nashua, NH   ('90)
    22. Digital Equipment Corp - Maynard, MA   ('90)
    23. Impact Systems - Burlington, MA   ('87-'90)
    24. Digital Equipment Corp - Westminster, MA   ('86)
    25. Clinical Data Inc. - Boston, MA   ('85)
    26. Damon Laboratories - Needham, MA   ('84)
    27. Harvard Community Health Plan - Boston, MA   ('83)
    28. SDK Medical Computer Corp - Brighton, MA   ('81-'83)
    29. Legal Data Systems - Boston, MA   ('81)
    30. University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Worcester, MA   
('79-'81)
    31. Marlboro Hospital - Marlboro, MA   ('77-'79)
    32. Framingham Union Hospital - Framingham, MA   ('75-'76)
    33. Millipore Corporation - Bedford, MA   ('75)
    34. Medical Information Technology Inc. - Cambridge, MA   ('73-'75)

Publications

·   The MUMPS Handbook of Efficiency Techniques  (171 pp.)

·   Articles appearing in M Technology, ComputerWorld, Communications of the 
ACM

·   Authored ANSI Standard MUMPS language features: 2-argument $LENGTH 
function, argumentless FOR command

References

    Available on request                            Charles S. Volkstorf  
address@hidden

Chronological Clients & Projects

(Client, Years, Organization Type, Hardware/Operating System, Software 
source, Projects)

    1.  Coventry Healthcare  ['02-'03]
        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
        Org: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS / Cache - InterSystems
        SW: IDX Managed Care Application (MCA)

·   Developed several enhancements to a system for accessing an HMO System 
Data Base from the Internet.

    2.  Quest Diagnostics  ['02]
        Cambridge, Massachusetts
        Org: Commercial Laboratory / User
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS / Cache - InterSystems
        SW: IDX Billing / Accounts Receivable System (BAR)

·   Developed several interfaces and new reports for a Billing/Accounts 
Receivable System.

    3.  Lovelace Health Systems  ['01]
        Albuquerque, New Mexico
        Org: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS / Cache - InterSystems
        SW: IDX Managed Care Application (MCA)

·   Developed, enhanced or corrected approximately one dozen reports in a 
MUMPS HMO System.

    4.  MEDecision  ['00]
        Wayne, Pennsylvania
        Org: Medical Software Vendor
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS / Cache - InterSystems
        SW: In-house HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) System

·   Designed and programmed an interface from a MUMPS HMO System to an Oracle 
Data Repository.

    5.  New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation  ['99]
        New York, New York
        Org: Medical User (Hospital chain)
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: In-house Expense Management System

·   Corrected 45 significant bugs in an Expense Management System for a 
hospital chain.

    6.  Dynamic Healthcare Technologies  ['98-'99]
        Waltham, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical Software vendor
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC, InterSystems, Greystone
        SW: In-house Hospital Radiology System (MaxiFile)

·   Diagnosed and corrected bugs in a Hospital Radiology System.

    7.  St. Barnabas Hospital  ['98]
        Bronx, New York
        Org: Medical User (Hospital)
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS / Cache - InterSystems
        SW: Hospital Patient Records Application

·   Developed an interface to a Hospital Patient Records Application.

    8.  Kaiser Permanente  ['97]
        Latham, New York
        Org: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: IDX Managed Care Application

·   Developed a tool to extract data from the IDX system to interface it with 
an Oracle Data Warehouse.

    9.  Harvard University  ['97]
        Cambridge, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical User (Educational Institution)
        HW/OS: Alpha / Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: MUMPS Collaborative Medical Records / Laboratory Reporting System

·   Maintained a student Medical Records / Laboratory Reporting System.

    10. Children's Hospital  ['96-'97]
        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
        Org: Medical User (Hospital)
        HW/OS: Vax / Alpha VMS MUMPS - InterSystems
        SW: IDX ADT (Admission, Discharge, Transfer) System

·   Developed approximately 30 reports and other facilities for the analysis 
of Patient Visits, Diagnoses, Procedures and Financial data.

    11. Hospital Health Plan  ['95-'96]
        Reno, Nevada
        Org: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
        HW/OS: Vax / Alpha MUMPS - DEC
        SW: IDX MCA (Managed Care Application)

·   Developed a Report Generator to create the HEDIS Reports.

    12. Traveler's Insurance  ['95]
        Hartford, Connecticut
        Org: Health Insurance
        HW/OS: AIX UNIX MUMPS - InterSystems
        SW: HSII Health Insurance System

·   Trained managers, users and Programmers on the use and maintenance of 
MUMPS applications.

    13. Digital Equipment Corporation  ['94-'95]
        Marlboro, Massachusetts
        Org: Business User
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: In-house business applications software

·   Maintained and enhanced a Sales Reporting System.

    14. Fairfax County Health Department  ['93 & '94]
        Fairfax, Virginia
        Org: Medical User (state agency)
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - InterSystems
        SW: Socio-Medics System

·   Developed a Vaccination Scheduling System.
·   Developed a Tuberculosis Reporting System.

    15. VA Medical Center  ['93]
        West Haven, Connecticut
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: Veterans' Administration Software

·   Developed Patient Statistics reports.
·   Developed a Pressure Ulcer System.
·   Utilized File Manager (FileMan) tool.

    16. Rubicon Corporation  ['93]
        Richardson, Texas
        Org: Commercial Laboratory Software Vendor
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC, PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC (DSM-11)
        SW: In-house commercial laboratory applications software

·   Developed a Laboratory Instrument Interface
·   Performed Data Base Repair

    17. National Health Laboratories  ['93]
        Dallas, Texas
        Org: Commercial Laboratory / User
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: In-house commercial laboratory vendor applications software

·   Developed interactive Screens for a Commercial Laboratory System.
·   Utilized DASL (DSM Application Software Library) tool.

    18. Dana Farber Cancer Institute  ['91-'92]
        Boston, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - InterSystems
        SW: IDX Patient Registration / ADT System

·   Designed an interface between a Vax VMS MUMPS based Patient Registration 
System and an AS/400 RPG based Billing System using the Health Level 7 (HL7) 
protocol.

    19. East Side Clinical Laboratory  ['90-'92]
        Providence, Rhode Island
        Org: Commercial Laboratory / User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC (DSM-11)
        SW: Antrim Laboratory Information System

·   Improved the execution speed of a Commercial Laboratory System.

    20. University of New Hampshire  ['90-'92]
        Durham, New Hampshire
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC (DSM-11)
        SW: Veterans' Administration Software

·   Installed and supported Veteran's Administration Software, including 
Kernel, File Manager (FileMan), Pharmacy, Office Automation and Month at a 
Glance 
Scheduling.

    21. Matthew Thornton Health Plan  ['90]
        Nashua, New Hampshire
        Org: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - InterSystems
        SW: MUMPS Collaborative and IDX Systems

·   Developed and performed a Data Base Conversion (data transfer between 
systems).

    22. Digital Equipment Corporation  ['90]
        Maynard, Massachusetts
        Org: Business User
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: In-house manufacturing applications software

·   Enhanced a Manufacturing System.

    23. Impact Systems  ['87-'90]
        Burlington, Massachusetts
        Org: Business Software vendor (Marketing, Fund-Raising)
        HW/OS: IBM PC (DOS) MUMPS - Data Tree, Data General Eclipse/Nova Miis 
(Meditech)
        SW: In-house business applications software

·   Enhanced a Marketing System.
·   Enhanced a Fund-Raising System.
·   Developed a Report Generator.
·   Ported software from one MUMPS implementation/platform to another.
·   Developed and performed Data Base Conversions (data transfers).

    24. Digital Equipment Corporation  ['86]
        Westminster, Massachusetts
        Org: Business User
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - DEC
        SW: In-house manufacturing applications software

·   Enhanced a Manufacturing System

    25. Clinical Data Inc.  ['85]
        Boston, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC (DSM-11)
        SW: In-house medical applications software.

·   Developed an interface between a MUMPS Billing System and a MUMPS Report 
Generator.

    26. Damon Laboratories  ['84]
        Needham, Massachusetts
        Org: Commercial Laboratory / User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC (DSM-11)
        SW: In-house commercial laboratory applications software

·   Improved the execution speed of a Commercial Laboratory System.

    27. Harvard Community Health Plan  ['83]
        Boston, Massachusetts
        Org: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)
        HW/OS: Vax VMS MUMPS - InterSystems
        SW: In-house medical insurance applications software

·   Performed a cost study of a Medical Insurance System.

    28. SDK Medical Computer Corp.  ['81-'83]
        Brighton, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical Software vendor
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - InterSystems (M/11+)
        SW: In-house medical applications vendor  software.

·   Developed an Appointments Scheduling System.
·   Developed a Patient Acuity System.
·   Developed a Screen Driver.
·   Developed a detailed written Hardware Crash Procedure.

    29. Legal Data Systems  ['81]
        Boston, Massachusetts
        Org: Business Software Vendor (Lawyers' Time/Billing System)
        HW/OS: PDP-11 Miis (Meditech)
        SW: In-house business applications software

·   Developed a Tax Accounting Forms System.

    30. University of Massachusetts Medical Center  ['79-'81]
        Worcester, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - InterSystems (M/11+), Data General Eclipse/Nova 
Miis
        SW: IDX Financial Software

·   Developed a Medical Records Tracking System.
·   Enhanced a Billing / Accounts Receivable System
·   Developed Patient Statistics reports.
·   Enhanced and supported a Report Generator.

    31. Marlboro Hospital  ['77-'79]
        Marlboro, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 MUMPS - DEC (DSM-11)
        SW: IDX Financial Software, in-house medical applications software

·   Enhanced a Patient Registration System.
·   Supported a Billing / Accounts Receivable System.
·   Enhanced and supported a Hospital Laboratory System.
·   Performed Data Base Repair.
·   Developed a System Performance / Resource Utilization Monitor.
·   Performed and supported Operating System / Hardware Configuration 
Updates.

    32. Framingham Union Hospital  ['75-'76]
        Framingham, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical User
        HW/OS: PDP-11 Miis (Meditech)
        SW: In-house medical applications software

·   Developed an Inventory / Purchasing / Receiving / Accounts Payable / 
General Ledger System.

    33. Millipore Corporation  ['75]
        Bedford, Massachusetts
        Org: Business User (Marketing)
        HW/OS: PDP-11 Miis (Meditech)
        SW: Meditech Marketing System

·   Enhanced a Marketing System.

    34. Medical Information Technology Inc. (Meditech)  ['73-'75]
        Cambridge, Massachusetts
        Org: Medical Software vendor
        HW/OS: PDP-11 Miis (Meditech)
        SW: In-house medical applications vendor software

·   Enhanced a Hospital Laboratory System.
·   Installed and enhanced a Commercial Laboratory System.
·   Developed a Report Generator.
·   Developed a Marketing System.