Gerald P. Momplaisir has been working professionally in the information technology field for over thirteen years. During this time, he served in the military in technical and management cpacities, and later at an NOAA environmental research laboratory where he functioned as a programmer/computer specialist--eventually ascending to Director of Computer Services. During the past eight years, he has specialized in Oracle, object-oriented systems, and internetworking technologies. His love for database systems and object-oriented technologies led him to attain a graduate degree in Computer Science after completing a thesis on the design and implementation of a financial system using a semantic (object-oriented) database and C++. A principal consultant and cofounder of Dati Inc., he currently works as a consultant, project manager, and certified trainer at midsize companies, government entities, and Fortune 500 corporations. He can be reached at gmomplaisir@data-i.com.
