Research Interests

• Database design and implementation
• Programming languages
• Programmer productivity

Selected Publications

• Primary or sole author of more than 40 books on programming and information systems; translations into three foreign languages and in use at all levels of higher education nationally and internationally
• Recent publications include the Exploring Office Series and Cobol: From Micro to Mainframe/3e, both published by Prentice Hall

Teaching & Professional Experience

• Consultant to major corporations, including IBM and American Express

Degrees

• Ph.D, M.S., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
• B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specialties

• Computer databases
• Programming languages
• Microcomputer applications