Development Tools

Corman Lisp, the widely used Common Lisp compiler and development environment is available from our Corman Lisp site.

Frances Corman

Developing industry-leading software products since 1984
Address: 1060A Fourth St., Santa Rosa, CA 95404
E-mail: fcorman@cormtech.com
Web site: http://www.cormtech.com

Professional Accomplishments

Entrepreneur
  • Co-founded medical software company Corman Technologies Inc. Currently serving as CFO.
  • Co-founded software documentation company Keyline Communications.
  • Co-founded Island Graphics Corp. Santa Rosa division.
Management
  • Over 20 years of management experience in the software industry.
  • Manager of Technical Documentation at Eclipsys Corp. Managed the development and delivery of all user, administrative and configuration manuals for Eclipsys Corp. for seven years. Employed a large staff of technical writers spread across the US in multiple offices.
  • Served as Director of Product and Customer Support, and Manager of Documentation and Quality Assurance at Island Graphics Corp.
  • Chief Financial Officer and Manager of Operations for Corman Technologies Inc.
Technical Writer
  • Produced end-user documentation for more than 40 software packages in the Windows, Unix, and Macintosh environments.
  • Wrote online documentation for medical, telecommunications, video, and prepress software applications.
Sales and Marketing
  • Developed contracts and business relationships for Corman Technoloiges Inc. Negotiated contracts and terms.
  • Manage Corman Lisp sales and marketing effort.

Technical Expertise

  • Over 10 years experience working with software designed for hospital and outpatient use.
  • Documented and tested HL7 Interfaces, Multum Drug Database, Clinical Decision Support, Arden Syntax Extensions, Sunrise Clinical Manager CPR, and McGhan Medical Plastic Surgery Imaging software.
  • Supervised and developed documentation and tutorials for CALINX and ELINCS lab results tools.
  • HL7 Arden 2.5 Specification co-editor.
  • Experienced with Windows, Mac and Unix platforms.
  • Microsoft Word expert. Also experienced with Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Project, Macromedia Authorware.
  • Involved in all stages of document production, including print buying, preparing master, proofing, and color production.
  • Online Help expert.

Employment History

Corman Technologies Inc.
January, 1990 - present 		Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer. Manage bookkeeping, accounting staff, and company operations. Negotiate and manage contracts. Manage technical writing.
Eclipsys Corporation
October, 1995 to October, 2002 		Manager of Technical Documentation.
Keyline Communications
December 1993, to October, 1995 		Co-founder of an independent technical writing consulting firm.
Island Graphics
September, 1986 to December, 1993 		Director of Product and Customer Support. Manager of Documentation and Quality Assurance. Technical Writer.
NPS (Networked Picture Systems)
September, 1985 - August 1986 		Product Support Specialist.
Time Arts Inc.
January, 1985 - July 1985 		Technical Writer.
Empire College, School of Business
July, 1982 to December, 1984 		Instructor.
Sonoma State University
January, 1985 - July 1985 		Teaching Assistant.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Sonoma State University, 1980. Graduated Cum Laude and With Distinction.
Paralegal Program, Sonoma State University, 1980 to 1983. Internship with Sonoma County Public Defender.