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Expert Details

Engineering Software Inspection (Peer Review) Process Improvement and Process Performance Modeling

ID: 728788 Texas, USA

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Expert's experience as an Engineering Measures Expert and Six Sigma Green Belt with Raytheon has provided him with visionary expertise on Software Inspections and Defect Reduction. He has created and implemented Product Quality improvements in both Software and Hardware development processes. In particular, his concepts and tools have been identified as best practices, adopted by several Software organizations, and piloted for a Hardware organization. His improvements were associated with $1M in cost avoidance. He is the inventor for 1 patent and 2 patents pending on predicting Software Product Quality based upon Software Inspection execution. All 3 patents are based upon Process Performance Models he developed for Software Defect Reduction and the impact of Sofware Inspections. He has also closed gaps in process compliance required for CMMI assessments at levels 3 thru 5.

While at Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, he entered into a formal contract with another Raytheon business, Raytheon Inegrated Defense Systems. This contract was for domain expert support in improving Hardware Peer Review Processes and spanned roughly 6 months in 2009-2010, during which he worked approximately 20 hours per week. He analyzed data, assessed opportunities for improvement, proposed solutions, pitched solutions to upper management, and developed an EXCEL tool for use by Hardware Engineers. His concepts were approved, funded, and tested, along with the EXCEL tool in a pilot program launched in 2010.While at Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, he entered into a formal contract with another Raytheon business, Raytheon Missile Systems in 2009. This contract was for domain expert support in improving Software and Hardware Peer Reviews and was less than a mon-month in size. He provided advice on Peer Reviews on a number of topics and reviewed Peer Review process documents.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1972 Degree: MS Subject: Electrical Engineering Institution: University of Minnesota
Year: 1970 Degree: BS Subject: Electrical Engineering Institution: Michigan Technological University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to 2010 Employer: Quality Forensic Solutions LLC Title: Principal Consultant Department:
Responsibilities:
Principal Consultant
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2004 to 2010 Employer: Raytheon, Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), Garland, TX Title: Engineering Measures Expert / Sr. Principal Software Engineer with Honors Department: Engineering Process Group
Responsibilities:
Led or conducted innovative measurement-based process improvements for the Engineering Process Group. Created and promulgated visionary concepts and tools that were institutionalized across Raytheon IIS and credited with quantified cost savings. Developed and taught all Peer Review training courses. Closed CMMI Level 3 process compliance gaps related to engineering measures.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to 2004 Employer: Raytheon, Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), Garland, TX Title: Principal Software Engineer Department: MIND Program, Engineering Process Group
Responsibilities:
Coordinated engineering measures for a large defense contract. Developed measures process improvements and tools for the Engineering Process Group. Developed a Statistical Process Control tool and a Process Performance Model to support a CMMI Level 5 assessment.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 1999 Employer: Electrospace Systems Incorporated Title: Software Project Manager Department: SW Development
Responsibilities:
Managed Software projects, sections, and groups. Managed Software Integration.

Career Accomplishments

Licenses / Certifications
He is a Raytheon Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Professional Appointments
He was named as the Engineering Measures Expert for Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems.
Awards / Recognition
He was recognized by his peers as a Raythoen Technical Honors Recipient in 2008.
Publications and Patents Summary
He is the inventor for 2 patents and 2 patents pending. He has published in 2 national techncial magazines.

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
He has developed and conducted training courses for Software Inspections, the Moderator Role for Software Inspections, and Statistical Mentoring for Software Inspection Moderators. He has also developed and presented at national conferences a treatise on "How Software Peer Reviews (Inspections) Actually Work".
Vendor Selection
He is familiar with critical issues/features and some of the vendors of tools for performing Software Inspections.

Fields of Expertise

software inspection, software product quality, software defect, software measurement, software metrics

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