Gary Schuldt

Gary Schuldt, Principal Consultant for Syncretics Inc., has been in the business of developing data processing systems since 1966. During that that time he has been instructor, methodologist and consultant.

Gary co-founded Syncretics in 1983 and has played a major role in developing its curriculum of courses. He currently teaches a full curriculum of information modeling, and data analysis and design courses and consults with organizations on how to move toward integrated system development methods.

Gary delivers a course enlivened by the breadth and depth of his experience. He has taught courses in the United States, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong and The Netherlands.

He received the 1992 DAMA International Individual Achievement Award for his methodological & educational contributions to the field of Information Modeling.

The Company

At Syncretics we specialize in custom service to meet your requirements. We focus on your needs -- keeping in mind the bigger picture. We help you clarify your objectives and define your optimal working environment. Whether it's training or management consulting you are seeking, Syncretics delivers quality and practical results.

Our clients are forerunners in the industry who desire the most effective database development consulting or training available.  At our hillside offices in Olympia, Washington, we design our innovative methods and seminars.

• Leading the field in Information Modeling training since 1983.
• Basic and advanced training in methodology.
• Top level management overview sessions.
• Consulting in data management.
• Customized curriculum for in-house training.
• Advisors to CASE tool vendors in data analysis and design.

The Method

Our Information Modeling method supports the full Chen-style E-R Modeling technique and its extensions, including:

• E-R normal form
• Sub-types and role entities
• N-ary and attribute-bearing relationships
• Multi-valued attribute groups
• Cross-component rules
• Fully integrated with access modeling, relational database design and tuning

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