RK SYSTEMS - Key Persons
Robert Kline is a software developer with more than twenty-five years of experience in data processing management. His specialties are database management systems, bibliographic systems, full text retrieval systems, C/C++ and Python programming, and the design and development of medical information software.
Professional Experience
Mr. Kline is the sole proprietor of RK Systems, a software development consulting company in the Washington, D.C., area, founded in 1998. For the ten years immediately preceding the launch of his own company, he was a Senior Developer with Corporate Software & Technology. He has participated in projects (usually as the lead developer) for a long and varied list of clients, including Microsoft, Retix, the National Library of Medicine, the National Cancer Institute, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. (MIX), GammaLink, Beyond, Inc., Sprint International, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Library of Congress, AT&T, the U.S. Historical Society, Banyan Systems, Inc., and the Executive Office of the President.
Prior to joining Corporate Software & Technology Mr. Kline worked for the Library of Congress beginning in August 1971, during which time he managed a staff of professional catalogers responsible for creation of full bibliographic records for a large national automated database, and participated in the analysis, design, documentation, and testing for a large automated bibliographic system, handling more than one million new records each year.