Craig S. Mullins
Craig S. Mullins is a data management strategist for NEON Enterprise Software in Sugar Land, TX.
Craig has more than two decades of experience in all facets of database systems development and administration, including developing and teaching DB2 and SQL Server classes, systems analysis and design, database and system administration, and data analysis and modeling. He has worked with DB2 on the mainframe since Version 1 and also has experience working with SQL Server, Sybase and IMS.
Craig has been an independent consultant, worked at several different ISVs, and within various corporate IT departments. He has worked in multiple industries including manufacturing, banking, commercial software development, education, research, utilities, and consulting. Craig was also a Research Director at Gartner Group in the late 1990s covering the topic of database administration.
Craig is a frequent contributor to computer industry publications; his regular columns appear in
- z/Journal,
- Database Trends,
- The Data Administration Newsletter, and
- IDUG Solutions Journal.
Craig is also the author of two books: DB2 Developer’s Guide, currently in its fifth edition; and Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures.
Company
NEON Enterprise Software
Sugar Land, TX
Expertise
DB2 for z/OS
Blog(s)
www.db2portal.com/blog.html (link resides outside of ibm.com)
www.neonesoft.com/blog/blogs/cmullins/default.aspx (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Languages
English, SQL
Interests
Avid reader, CD collector
Recommended links
www.craigsmullins.com (link resides outside of ibm.com)
This is my web site where I keep an up-to-date list of my published articles/columns, my speaking schedule, book information, and other interesting stuff.
Publications
DB2 Developer’s Guide, 5th Edition
Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures
User Groups/Professional Associations
IDUG
SHARE
ACM
Conferences
IDUG – North America, EMEA, AP
SHARE
Enterprise Data World
Data Governance Conference
ISACA
Multiple regional DB2 user groups
Contact Information
craig dot mullins at neonesoft dot com