The home of NorthStarDb and Clif Graves Consulting is in the lakes region of central Maine.

NorthStarDb is a labor of love, it is unlikely that it will ever "make money". That is not it's first goal. For the past 10 years I have been involved with small non-profit organizations who genuinely need a good database but who cannot afford the commercial alternatives or the support and consulting costs associated with those alternatives. I think that FileMaker with NorthStarDb provide one of the few database product combinations that meet the price point and capability necessary for the smallest non-profit to adopt it. 

FileMaker

I have been a FileMaker developer since 1999. I have worked on FileMaker based projects from ebase, to Data Management for a film distribution company, to support software for political campaigns.

ebase

In 1999 I first became involved with ebase. From 2000 to 2005 was the lead programmer for ebase 1.03 and for the ebase 2 series.

Training

I have presented at numerous national conferences, taught at all levels from adult education to college level. I am a trained Total Quality Trainer and bring that perspective to my trainings. It is not just about the software. It is about how you use it to support your over all goals.

Background

• Consultant, trainer, programmer, and web designer since 1990 .
• Lead programmer and software designer for ebase v2 (www.ebase.org), a nationally distributed contact manager and fund-raising software package for non-profits.
• Co-Founder and publisher of Wolf Moon Press and Wolf Moon Journal
• Presenter at national conferences and workshops. Taught various courses and workshops throughout the U.S., including Internet use, web page design, and ebase.
• On the Internet since 1984. Linux user since 1998.
• Experience in SQL query writing and managing Oracle database.
• Have developed programs in FileMaker, MS Access, dBase, and COBOL, and have programmed on IBM and WANG computers as well as PCs.
• Experience in operating systems including PC, Mac, and Linux. Experience in networking with Novell and Windows Networking.
• Skills in computer use, including programs such as FileMaker, FrontPage, dBase, Access, Excel, Microsoft Office, and Oracle DBMS.
• Trained in quality improvement and a TQM Trainer.
• As adjunct faculty at Central Maine Technical College, I developed and presented the first Internet course at CMTC