KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Watts Humprhey

Fellow & Research Scientist

The Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Scaling Up the Process

Watts S. Humphrey founded the Software Process Program of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University .  He is a Fellow of the Institute and is a research scientist on its staff.  From 1959 to 1986, he was associated with IBM Corporation, where he was director of programming and VP of Technical Development. His publications include many technical papers and eleven books.  Some of his recent books are), Managing Technical People (1996), Winning With Software:  An Executive Strategy (2001), PSP: A Self-Improvement Process for Software Engineers (2005), TSP: Leading a Development Team (2006), and TSP, Coaching Development Teams (2006).  He holds five US Patents. In 1991 he served on the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.  

Mr. Humphrey holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Chicago , a master's degree in physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago .  He was also awarded an honorary Ph.D. degree in software engineering by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1998.  In 2000, the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute in Chennai , India was named in his honor and the Boeing Corporation presented him with an award for innovation and leadership in software process improvement.  In 2005, at the White House, the President of the United States awarded Mr. Humphrey the National Medal of Technology.

Suresh Kumar

Managing Director and Chief Information Officer

A CIO's Journey to CMM Level 5 and Beyond

Suresh Kumar is a Managing Director, Chief Information Officer, and a member of the Executive Committee of Pershing LLC where he is responsible for application development, program management, quality assurance and process assurance.  

Mr. Kumar is also the Chief Executive Officer of iNautix Technologies India Private Limited, a technology affiliate of Pershing that provides offshore development services. Before joining Pershing, Mr. Kumar was the Chief Information Officer of CSFBdirect (now Harrisdirect).  

Mr. Kumar is a member of the Technology Advisory Committee of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, co-chair of the NASD^® Technology Advisory Committee and a member of SIA Technology Management Committee. 

Mr. Kumar received a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras , a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology.

Mary Beth Chrissis

Co-Author, The CMMI^®

The Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Upgrading to CMMI® Version 1.2

Mary Beth Chrissis is a senior member of the technical staff at the SEI. Since 1988, Chrissis has been involved in the development of all releases of the Capability Maturity Model for Software and the CMMI(r) models. She is an author of CMMI Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement and is also a principal contributor to The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process. Chrissis is a member of the CMMI(r) Configuration Control Board and Architecture teams and manages the SEI’s CMMI Training team. Prior to joining the SEI, Chrissis worked at GTE Government Systems in Rockville, MD.

TRACK ONE SPEAKERS: SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Doug Smith

Senior System Architect

Northrop Grumman Information Technology

CMMI vs. Lean Six Sigma – What’s it all about?

Doug Smith is a Northrop Grumman Information Technology Technical Fellow and the Program Manager of the Northrop Grumman IT Defense Group Lean Six Sigma Program. Currently working on his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he has been involved in process improvement since 1987, applying Quality Improvement, Lean Six Sigma and the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Models (SW-CMM and CMMI) as a practitioner, assessor, team leader, and manager. Doug is a member of the IEEE.

Marilyn Ginsberg-Finner

Process and QA consultant

Northrop Grumman Information Technology

CMMI vs. Lean Six Sigma – What’s it all about?

Marilyn Ginsberg-Finner has worked in the telecommunications & defense industries, performing, managing, & consulting on process improvement, SQA, and other topics. She has completed 6ó Black belt training and served on 6ó teams. Marilyn is currently with Northrop Grumman IT, as a process consultant for US Army C-E LCMC SEC. She previously worked for Motorola, Telos, and AT&T. She is a CSQE, Senior member ASQ, member NJ SPIN, IEEE-CS, and past Program Chair Jersey SIGAda, member IEEE Software Engineering Standards Executive Committee, and ISO USTAG.

Robert Fantina

Corporate Process Analyst

NorthwesTel, Inc

A Practical Approach to Process Improvement

Mr. Robert Fantina has been involved in process improvement since 1996, implementing CMM and CMMI- compliant processes at Lucent Technologies, Merrill Lynch and Charles Jones, LLC in New Jersey, and Motorola in Florida. He is now the subject matter expert on the SEPG at NorthwesTel Inc. in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Mr. Fantina is the author of Practical Software Process Improvement. The book is replete with examples from his wide experience in process improvement.

Robert Eagan

Consultant

CTG Inc.

Guide to Asking the Right Questions at the Senior Management Project Review Sessions 

Robert Eagan is a senior consultant with 20+ years experience in software development, project management, CMM/CMMi implementations. Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and prior Lead Assessor for the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Member of a volunteer team that authored draft version of the CMMi. Robert has taught introductory and strategic Project Management to graduate level students at Stevens Institute of Technology. Rober has also presented at the annual Software Engineering Institute SEPG conference and other SEI and PMI conferences.

Nathan Petschenik

Chief Operating Officer

Software Testing Services, Inc.

“Wag the Dog: Driving SPI Through System Testing”

Nathan Petschenik's career includes consulting in industries such as telecommunications, life sciences, financial services, and government. In addition to System Testing leadership, he has significant experience as a software developer, software development manager, systems engineering director, product manager, and project manager. His book “System Testing with an Attitude” was published by Dorset House in 2005. Nathan holds a Master of Science from Stevens Institute of Technology and has been certified as a Function Point Specialist. 

Robert M. Chapman

President

Integrated Software Metrics, Inc. 

The Value of Managing the Review Process

Mr. Robert M. Chapman has eighteen years experience in software development including nine on development teams and nine on IV&V and IV&V research teams. He is the Principal Investigator for NASA’s Metrics Data Program. Now beginning its fifth year of operation, MDP collects software project artifacts; generates metrics on those projects; and makes the data available to the software community. As part of the MDP effort, his team was tasked to automate and collect metrics on the review process for NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, and for elements of Goddard Space Flight Center. His company, Integrated Software Metrics, Inc., commercialized the resulting tool, InSpec.

TRACK TWO SPEAKERS: IMPLEMENTING CMMI & GENERAL TOPICS

Thomas M. Cagley Jr.

President (TMConsulting Services) and Senior Managing Consultant (DCG)

TMConsulting Services and David Consulting Group

Traceability: A Radical Approach Based on User Involvement

Mr. Cagley is a Managing Senior Consultant for The David Consulting Group. He is an authority in guiding organizations through the process of integrating software measurement with model-based assessments to yield effective and efficient process improvement programs. His areas of expertise encompass management experience in methods and metrics, quality integration, quality assurance and the application of the Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration® to achieve process improvements.

James R. Bindas 

PPQA Lead

BAE Systems

Transforming a Burdensome Software Quality Assurance Audit to Value-Added Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA) Evaluation  

Jim R. Bindas is presently a PPQA Lead with BAE Systems. He holds a MS in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, a BS in Graphics Communications from California University of PA, and received a Certificate in CMMI from the SEI in 2005. In addition to BAE Systems, Jim worked 14 years for Intel Corporation in PM, Software Process Improvement, and Software Test and 5 years with GE/RCA Solid State in their Quality Assurance area.

Maureen Foster

Process Engineer

L3 Communications ILEX Systems, Defense Systems Services Division

Catch 22: Lessons Learned from a SCAMPI B Organizational Unit Coordinator 

Maureen Foster’s 25 year career in information technology includes software engineering, training development, and process engineering in commercial and DoD settings. As a process engineer, she has prepared for and participated in self–assessments and appraisals. Ms. Foster combines CMMI-based process improvement knowledge with Six Sigma Green Belt training. She is currently providing process improvement support in the PMO of Distributed Common Ground Systems – Army at Ft. Monmouth, NJ. 

Eugene Levin

Software Quality Manager

Citigroup, Corporate and Investment Bank Technology

Balancing Agility and Discipline: SQA perspective on becoming Agile in a regulated environment

Eugene Levin, MS, is a Software Quality Manager at Global Fixed Income Technology department of Citigroup's Corporate and Investment Bank. Eugene has over 12 years of experience in software development, project management, process improvement and software quality. Prior to Citigroup, Eugene worked on projects for New York Stock Exchange, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, American Express and AT&T. Eugene's interests include agile methodologies, organizational change, team dynamics, metrics, peer reviews, design patterns, estimation methods, time management, and negotiation. Eugene has a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Master of Science in Information Systems both from New York University.

Sharon Miller

L3 Communications ILEX Systems

Web-based Collaboration Environments: A Best Practice for Process Improvement

Sharon Miller has over 30 years experience as a software process engineer, leading numerous internal software process assessments and ISO 9000 audits while with AT&T Bell Laboratories. In her current capacity with L-3 Communications, ILEX Defense Systems Services Division, she leads internal process assessments and participates as a lead process engineer on the ILEX Engineering Process Group, developing internal processes and managing their web-based engineering process. 

Ms. Miller supports Fort Monmouth’s Project Manager, Aerial Common Sensors Office as co-lead of their Process Enhancement Group, developing acquisition support processes and developing and maintaining their web-based collaborative environment. Ms. Miller is an ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer and a Certified Quality Auditor.

TRACK THREE SPEAKERS: SOFTWARE MEASUREMENTS & ESTIMATION

Bruce Rogora

AVP

Pershing LLC

Building and Using a Successful Measurement Program: A CMM Level 5 Organization Perspective

Bruce Rogora has 25+ years experience as an information technology professional, with the last 14 years being involved with software metrics, function point analysis and software process improvement. He has worked in the telecommunication and financial industries. He currently works at Pershing, a subsidiary of the Bank of New York, where he manages the company’s measurements group. He is an IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist and a member of the IFPUG Board of Directors.

Gregory Allen

AVP

Pershing LLC

Building and Using a Successful Measurement Program: A CMM Level 5 Organization Perspective

Gregory Allen has over 20 years of experience in software maintenance and development. He has been involved in Software Process Improvement and CMM since 1997 primarily as a metrics SME. He currently works with Bruce at Pershing. Greg has previously worked for a software services company working for clients in several industries including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, telecommunications and financial. He is an IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist.

John (Jack) T. Harding

Software Technology Transition (STT)

Making Sure Your Metrics Program is Providing Business Value

Jack is one of the founding partners of Software Technology Transition. STT provides both training and implementation for the SEI's CMM and CMMI, the SEI's SCAMPI methods, software inspections, software project management, and other Software Process Improvement related areas. Jack was a visiting scientist at the SEI, has held various technical and managerial positions in software development with several companies, and has worked with clients at all levels, including 4 and 5.