Document Engineering Services

Introducing: Betty Harvey

Nationality: United States

Residence: Glen Burnie, Maryland

Languages spoken: English

As President of Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc. since 1995, Ms. Harvey has led many Federal Government and commercial enterprises in planning and executing their migration to the use of structured information for their critical functions. Over the past 12 years she has helped develop strategic XML solutions for her clients.

Ms. Harvey has been instrumental in developing industry XML standards. Ms. Harvey is a member of OASIS Open and is currently an active participant in the Universal Business Language initiative. Previously she was a member of the Core Components subcommittee of the ebXML initiative. She is the co-author of "Professional ebXML Foundations" published by Wrox.

Ms. Harvey founded the Washington, DC Area SGML/XML Users Group in 1995. She still coordinates the users group which is the longest standing XML users group.

Ms Harvey is also a member of "The XML Guild" and recently co-authored the book "Advanced XML Applications From the Experts at The XML Guild" published by Thomson.

Career Experience:

July 1995 - Current: Founder and President, Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc.

January 1994 - July 1995: Computer Specialist, Advanced Information Systems Branch, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, Md.

Designed and established the Navy CALS World Wide Web (WWW) Server. Serves as System Administrator (Webmaster) of the Navy CALS WWW Server. The WWW server provides CALS information to the Navy, as well as their contractors. It was the first SGML DTD/FOSI Repository in existence.

Was the Navy representative to the CALS Industry Steering Group, Electronic Publishing Committee (EPC). The EPC is responsible for amendments and revision to the DoD SGML specification, MIL-M-28001 for paper and electronic technical publications.

Created and taught "Overview of the Internet" course. Trained over over 120 students.

Was founding member of the NSWC,CD WWW Progress Action Team (PAT). The WWWPAT was responsible for preparing policy for use and integration of WWW technology from both management and user perspectives. The PAT developed guidance for certifying WWW servers within NSWC,CD. The bulk of the original Certification Plan was adopted by NAVSEA for certification of NAVSEA WWW Servers.

May 1992 - December 1993: Computer Specialist, Network, Communications and ADP Assessment Branch, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, Md.

SGML consultant for the "Automatic Conversion of Legacy Data" research and development program.

Designed, configured and installed dual-homing FDDI (SAFENET) network. This network was used to perform network performance assessment for shipboard applications.

Authored draft "Navy Mil-M-87268 Implementation Guide" which defined the Graphical User Interface for Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs).

Installed and configured SCO UNIX client/servers for use with a Sybase database application designed for the Aviation Maintenance Integrated Diagnostic Demonstration (AMIDD). AMIDD is the Navy's premier project for integratingIETM's and the entire maintenance facility for F18 Fighter Squadron's. Was exhibitor for the AMIDD system at 1992 CALS EXPO.

I was a participating member:

Navy Next Generation Computer Resources Graphics Interface Working Group
Defense Information Systems Agency Multimedia Working Group

October 1984 - May 1992: Computer Specialist, Computation, Mathematics and Logistics Department., David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, Md.

Provided direct user support (hardware and software) for over 3000 computer users in the Computational and Mathematics Laboratory Department (Computer Center). This included systems support on a wide platform of systems included a UNIX-based office automation system, microcomputers (MS-DOS and Macintosh), science and engineering workstations (Apollo, SGI, NEXT, etc), CRAY and VAX/VMS cluster systems. Provided communications and networking support.

Designed and implemented corporate database applications (Supply, TQL, Personnel, Statistics, etc.).

Designed and conducted user training on the use of DTMB computer resources. These training courses included: UNIX, e-mail, Internet News, Communications (TCP/IP, Modem), File Transfers for both DOS and Macintosh. (FTP, KERMIT).

Authored and published:

Quarterly DTMB-wide newsletter
Numerous Internet & professional articles.
System support manuals.

Focal point for gathering and disseminating information concerning computer viruses to all microcomputer users.

1981-1984: Management Analyst, Resource Management Branch, Immigration & Naturalization Service, 4th & I Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.

Provided management with reports, advice, and recommendations on the utilization and distribution of INS manpower. I was responsible for monitoring and controlling the Position Accounting Control System (PACS). I was responsible for recommending changes in policy relating to workforce control. Designed developed an alternative method for projecting workforce utilization.

Designed, developed and instituted system to automate the the Budget Execution and Distribution Process.

Developed, installed, operated and was SYSOP for the first Government sponsored RBBS.

Project Experience:

Internal Revenue Service - Developed XML strategy for developing standard XML within the IRS organization. This included strategy for developing common reusable components for both XML Schema and XSLT, XSL-FO, etc.

National Archives Electronic Records -Worked with Lockheed Martin team on developing a prototype for ingesting and preserving electronic records. Based on prototype, Lockheed Martin won the 310 million dollar ERA project. Part of a team that developed the logical data model from NARA conceptual data model. Developed physical model (XML schemas) from the logical data model.

Library of Congress - Developed metadata schemas for Congressional Research Service for legislative documents for future migration of data fed from Congress from Oracle relational model to fully functional XML model.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Working with NIST on developing Schematron rules for validating XML Navy Naming and Design Rules.

House of Representatives - Served as information architect to develop information models for Hearing and Testimony, Committee Reports, and United States Code. The results of these models were DTDs for each document type. Each document type reused the architecture from the original Bill DTD.

Developed authoring environment for Congressional Committees to create, exchange and reuse information for Committee Reports in XMetaL.

United States Senate - Information architect to develop XML DTD/Schema and deployment plans for the Congressional Record. All processes (human and automated) of the creation and deployment of the Congressional Record were documented. Provided recommendations on migrating to an XML environment for each informational component of the Congressional Record.

Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget - Information architect for "Budget of the United States Government Appendix". The result was a DTD for the document that accounted for the process of interacting with the OMB, reporting government agencies and U.S. Congress.

Developed XSLT conversion script to convert the XML "Budget of the United States Government Appendix" from XML back to GPO locator codes for 2002 pilot project.

Smithsonian Institute, Museum of Natural History - Developed W3C Schema for taxonomy for Biologia Centrali-Americana.

Bloomberg Financials - Analyzed SEC filings and developed XML Schema to be used internally provide better access to semantic information for their financial analysts the ability to analyze data more efficiently.

Lexmark - Modification of Docbook XSL-FO stylesheets for publishing information for a 'print-on-demand' system.

Joint Venture Reinsurance - Provided consultation and DTD development for developing XML standards for EDIFACT messaging standard.

NISO Library Circulation Protocol - provided support and advice to the working group while developing messaging standards between library systems.

DLA - Advised DLA on XML initiatives. Support their efforts for getting vendor participation for EMALL. Developed prototype of BizTalk and EMALL integration.

Intuit – Migrated Open Financial Exchange (OFX) standard from SGML to XML. Created W2 and W9 XML DTD fragments for inclusion into the OFX standard.

McGraw Hill - Team information architect for developing DTD and process for providing higher education textbooks for all disciplines in an on-line repository. Developing XSL-FO to support publishing of XML textbooks.

Rockwell Collins - Develop authoring DTD's that provides component management of objects and automatic translation for both CALS and ATA publishing. The automation for the translation was accomplished through architectural forms.

Bonnier Lexikon, Stockholm - Developed DTD for Lexikon. Part of architect team for new publishing system that is currently being deployed in many European publishing organizations.

Congressional Information Services - DTD development and on-going SGML support. Consulting with Lexis-Nexis and RTIS, Inc. on SGML development and a new publishing system

Honeywell - Information architect to develop SGML standard for Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) program for the process industries. Subcontracting for Isogen International.

American Geophysical Union for Earth Interactions Scientific Journal. Earth Interactions will be the first full-implementation of a scientific journal in SGML for presentation on the WWW. Subcontracting for Softquad.

Participated in developing the standard for the Railroad Industry Forum (RIF) for the Electronic Parts Catalog Exchange Standard (EPCES). Subcontractor for Softquad

Consulted with Bell South on implementing internal documentation on their internal network. Subcontractor for SoftQuad.

Developed DTD for F.A. Davis for the Tabers Cyclopedia (medical encyclopedia)

Developed three prototype DTDs for Frank Russell for proof of concept for full SGML implementation environment.

Back Information Systems - DTD development.

Nortel - Developed DTD for new product line.

Optical Society of America (OSA) - Conversion scripts for publishing SGML articles to the WWW.

Developed and taught a customized Arbortext Adept Editor training class for Canadair, Regional Aircraft Division, Montreal, Canada.

Technical liaison during pre-sales meetings and technical discussions for SoftQuad.

Conduct various SGML/XML Training Courses Worldwide

Publications:

Co-Author Advanced XML Applications from the Experts at the XML Guild published by Thomson, December 2006
Co-Author Professional ebXML Foundations published by Wrox, August, 2001
Next-Generation Internet Markup Language, Technology Solutions Directory, American Society of Association Executives, June, 2001
XML - Will it Replace HTML in E-Commerce? World Market Research Centre, World Markets Series Business Briefing, Electronic Commerce, August 1999
XML and EDI - Natural Partners EDI Forum - The Journal of Electronic Commerce, Volume 11, Number 3, September 1998.

Presentations Given:

“UML from an XML Perspective”, XML 2006
“A Tool Kit for Implementing XML Schema Naming and Design Rules”, Extreme 2006, co-authored with Josh Lubell, Boonserm (Serm) Kulvatunyou, and KC Morris, National Institute of Technology and Standards
“What Constitutes XML Compliance”, The Gilbane Conference on Content Management, 2004
“It's Not Just a Web Site Anymore”, FedWeb 2003
Scuola Superiore G. Reiss Romoli 2002, L'Aquila, Italy, August, 2002 - "The Role of XML in E-Business"
XML for Managers and Newcomers – XML 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
XML - an Xcellent Tool – JEPCO, 2001
XML and Accessibility - presented to the U.S. Government XML Working Group, June 20, 2001.

XML/EDI - Issues, Ideas, Practical Constraints - presented at XML 99, Philadelphia, Pa., December 6, 1999.
XML History and Relationship to Other Standards - presented at The American Society for Information Science 1999 Annual Conference, November 1, 1999.
How STEP/SGML and XML/EDI Initiatives Will Impact Future Development of IETMs - presented by Betty Harvey, Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc. at XML Europe 98, Paris, France, May 1998.
Railroad Industry Forum (RIF) Electronic Parts Catalog Exchange Standard (EPCES) - presented by Zarella James, Isogen International, Betty Harvey, Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc., and Doug Welling, Isogen International at SGML 97, Washington, D.C., December 1997.
SGML Documentation Objects within the STEP Environment - presented by Hugh Tucker, Documenta, ApS, and Betty Harvey, Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc., at SGML Europe, Barcelona, May 1997.
DTDs in Support of XML/EDI - presented March 17, 1998, by Betty Harvey to the Graphics Communications Association Information Exchange Working Group
Industrial Data & Documentation (STEP/SGML) - presented at SGML Europe, May 1997 by Hugh Tucker and Betty Harvey.
eXtensible Markup Language - presented by Betty Harvey at the June 1997 ISO STEP meeting in San Diego, California.
Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) and STEP - presented by Betty Harvey at the March 1997 ISO STEP meeting in Chester, England.

Professional Awards:

1994:: Employee of the Year; Outstanding Performance Award - Quality Step Increase
1993:: Outstanding Performance Award, David Taylor Model Basin
1992:: Outstanding Performance Award, David Taylor Model Basin
1991:: On-the-Spot Award (Commander - DTRC)
1991:: On-the-Spot Award (Personnel Department - DTRC)
1991:: Nominated for Employee of the Year, David Taylor Research Center
1990:: Outstanding Performance Award, David Taylor Research Center
1989:: Outstanding Performance Award, David Taylor Research Center
1988:: Outstanding Performance Award and Sustained Superior Performance, David Taylor Research Center
1983:: Outstanding Performance Award, Immigration & Naturalization Service