1. Forrest Houlette
2072 Ravinia Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
https://www.linkedin.com/in/forresthoulette
E forrestw@bellsouth.net
M 502-468-3825
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging position that utilizes my skills as a writer, statistical researcher, SQL Server DBA, Oracle DBA, and
SQL expert.
SALIENT SKILLS
Extensive experience with technology in a variety of contexts. Started with technology by learning FORTRAN during his MA
program. Worked with SAS, SPSS, the Digital Authoring Language, BASIC, and Apple Pascal during his university career.
Strong background with Windows software development, beginning with the Windows 2.11 SDK and C5.0. Made the
transition to C++ when it became available, and transitioned to Visual Basic at version 2.0. Worked with VB 6.0
extensively at Write Environment, Louisville Bedding Company, and in one placement at Kindred Healthcare while at Ajilon.
Made the transition to VB.Net while at Innovative Productivity. Worked with C# at Decisive Analytics. Has experience with
JavaScript as a client-side language. Strong experience with Structured Query Language in both the T-SQL and PL/SQL
dialects. Has served as DBA for both Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g databases. Has served as DBA on SQL Server databases
starting with version 6.0 and now on 2000, 2005, 2008, and 2012 instances. Has strong experience with Microsoft Office
and the Windows operating system. Was trained as a Unix system administrator during his university career. Has
experienced both waterfall and agile approaches to development. Has worked with Crystal Reports and to a limited extent
with SQL Server Reporting Services. Has worked with SQL Server DTS and Integration Services.
Skills
Skill Name Skill Level Last Used/Experience
Active Server Pages Intermediate 7 years ago / 2 years
ASP.Net Expert 4 year ago / 5 years
COM objects Intermediate 9 years ago / 3 years
Crystal Reports Intermediate 9 years ago / 3 years
DHTML Intermediate 3 years ago / 4 years
HTML Intermediate 3 years ago / 5 years
JScript Beginner 6 years ago / 1 years
Microsoft Office Expert Currently used / 16 years
Oracle 9i, 10g Expert 5 years ago / 6 years
SharePoint Administration Intermediate Currently used / 8 years
SQL Expert Currently used / 14 years
SQL Server Expert Currently used / 14 years
Transaction Server Intermediate 6 years ago / 3 years
VB.Net Expert 4 years ago / 5 years
VBScript Intermediate 6 years ago / 3 years
Visual Basic 6.0 Expert 8 years ago / 7 years
Visual Studio Intermediate Currently used / 5 years
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates Employed Job Title Company
4/2014 – Present Contractor Technical Documentation Associate
Louisville, KY
Technical Documentation Associates is Dr. Houlette’s contracting firm. Placed by TEK Systems at Trover Solutions as a
SQL developer May 1, 2014 through July20, 2014. Currently working a contract managed by Brooksource as a SQL Server
Application DBA for Transamerica., August 5, 2015 - December 31, 2016. The position involves providing database
support, including backups and restores, creation and running of scripts, and refreshes of development environments to a
community of over 6,000 users.
6/2010 – 1/2014 Director of Institutional Research Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

2. Revised institutional effectiveness plans so that each program and course had measurable student learning outcomes, each
of which was associated with two measures, one of which had to be a direct measure of student learning. Served as
Database Administrator, managing all data related to institutional effectiveness. Managed two SQL Servers 2008, one that
supported institutional effectiveness research and one that supported faculty research. Retrieved data from an
undocumented and poorly structured database to provide custom reports that supported federal auditing requirements. Used
decision trees and a variety of regression options in SPSS to try to predict drop outs and loan defaults, and used SPSS to
evaluate a number of issues relating to retention, financial aid, and institutional effectiveness. Wrote significant portions of
accreditation documentation for SACS accreditation reaffirmation. Created a SharePoint site to manage all documentation.
6/2009 – 6/2010 System Administrator Prosoft
Louisville, KY
Served as Database Administrator for First American Default Technologies, later known as Core Logic, streamlining
database operations and managing a significant number of database deployments for the company web sites. Served as
system administrator for the Louisville servers, which ran various versions of Windows Server. Provided end user support
for 35 users running Windows XP. Provided debugging support for the programming staff. Assisted with the renaming of
the Windows domain company-wide.
6/2006 – 6/2009 Oracle Database Administrator Decisive Analytics Corporation
Sellersburg, IN
Served as Oracle Database Administrator, streamlining Oracle Database operations and managing all database deployments
for the Mainship Media Asset Management System. Architected all database installations, implemented backup and
recovery strategies, scripted all automated operations, and provided support and Oracle troubleshooting for five Mainship
systems serving the intelligence and law enforcement communities. Served as consulting linguist working on development
of the Raven Speech to Screen automatic speech recognition and translation system. Served as lead test engineer,
documentation manager, and training manager, supporting all phases of Mainship development. Worked with Oracle 9i and
10g.
10/2005 – 5/2006 Oracle Database Administrator New Age Technologies
Louisville, KY
Managed Oracle databases under contract to Decisive Analytics Corporation. Performed .Net development as required to
support the databases. Wrote SQL code and stored procedures to achieve company objectives.
6/2004 – 10/2005 Director of Information Technology Innovative Productivity, Inc.
Louisville, KY
Managed the overall information technology strategy for a company of 40. Supervised a staff of 6 who provided network
support, development services, and user support. Managed an office move that consolidated two locations into one without a
loss of telecommunications or network services. Developed the IT group as a profit center for the company.
5/2002 - 6/2004 Database Project Manager Innovative Productivity, Inc.
Louisville, KY
Served as Oracle DBA, SQL Server DBA, and web developer. Managed development of the National Surface Treatment
Center web site that stored all information in an Oracle database and dynamically created pages based on queries. The
website managed corrosion and surface treatment data for the US Navy. Developed skills with PL/SQL, Oracle 9i, and
Oracle 10g, and VB.Net. Managed conversion of the web site from VB 6.0 and ASP to VB.Net and ASPX. Did the upgrade
from Oracle 9i to Oracle 10g.
11/1999 - 3/2002 Programmer Analyst Ajilon, Inc.
Louisville, KY
Had four placements, Kindred Healthcare, Chase Bankruptcy Information Systems, Kindred Healthcare, and a local law
office. Wrote Visual Basic applications for both the nursing center (Kindred) and the banking industries (Chase Bankruptcy
Information Systems). Wrote Active Server Pages that use COM objects to access data, created user controls for Active
Server Pages, and wrote complex stored procedures in Transact-SQL to support reports written in Crystal Reports (All
clients). Served as a SQL Server DBA (all clients). At Chase Bankruptcy Information Systems, upgraded four servers from
SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000, and implemented high availability replication between server pairs, which managed
incoming data from bankruptcy trustees and presented it outwardly on a web site known as 13 Network..
1/1995 - 12/2001 President Write Environment, Inc.
Muncie, IN
Served as technical lead for a company that wrote software that facilitates the teaching of writing. Also served as the
primary programmer in the software development effort, and led the marketing and training efforts. Wrote 25 computer
books to improve corporate cash flow, and also taught courses for Learning Tree International on Windows 95, Windows
NT, and Windows Capacity Planning for the same reason.
9/1998 - 11/1999 Distributed Application Developer Louisville Bedding Compay
Louisville, KY
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3. Served as DBA for three SQL Servers that managed the conveyor operation and wrote Visual Basic applications that
received bar code scanner input and stored production credit in SQL Server databases. Designed failsafe protection of
company production data through a combination of local logging of insert statements, robust backup of the SQL Servers,
redundant copies of logs and backups, and proactive monitoring of system performance.
3/1998 - 8/1998 Programmer Analyst Aimco, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Wrote Gupta SQLWindows applications that managed utility bills for a real estate investment trust
and a Visual Basic application that tracked depreciation of assets. Programmed against an Oracle
7 database that was being upgraded as a part of a merger of two companies.
9/1982 - 12/1994 Professor of English Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Taught courses in linguistics and writing, supervised a grant funded teacher training institute, and conducted an active
research program into the nature of written composition that lead to two software programs that facilitate the teaching of
writing. Served as the primary programmer on both of these projects. Became a professional writer with the publication of
Windows 3.1 on Command (New Riders Publishing, 1992). Followed with over 25 other computer book projects as he
opened his own consultancy.
Education
Dates Degree Awarded School Degree Location
8/1982 University of Louisville Doctorate Louisville - KY - US
6/1979 Miami University Master's Degree Oxford - OH - US
6/1977 Miami University Bachelor's Degree Oxford - OH - US
Affiliations
Dates Affiliated Organization Role
1/1976 - Present Phi Kappa Phi Member
5/1977 - Present Phi Beta Kappa Member
Languages
LANGUAGES Proficiency Level
FRENCH Basic - Familiar
Additional Information
Author of twenty-five computer books, the most recent of which is SQL: A Beginner's Guide from Osborne/McGraw-Hill
(2000). This book provides basic instruction in Transact SQL, and has been taken over by another author at this time.
During the time I wrote computer books, I also did contract development editing for New Riders Publishing.
Completed the Program Management Certificate Program at the University of Louisville Delphi Center (approved by PMI)
6/5/2014.
I maintain a library of references related to previous positions on my Linked In site.
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