INSTRUCTOR BIO

Bill was awarded best speaker for "Practical Guidance" at the
2008 NDIA CMMI Technology Conference
(Denver, Colorado)

• SEI-Authorized CMMI Instructor since 2005
• Over 500 students taught, more than 30 classes
• Onsite deliveries at 4 of the top 6 defense contractors
• Average student rating: 4.9 out of 5.0
• Known for weaving anecdotes and humor into his presentations, while engaging students in active discussions on practical applications of the model
• Has also delivered several additional CMMI presentations and courses, ranging from 30 minute briefings to two-day events.

• Former Systems and Software Consortium consultant, appraiser, and trainer, 2002 through 2007
• Chief consultant guiding multiple organizations to CMMI or SW-CMM maturity levels 2 and 3
• Led numerous SW-CMM and CMMI appraisals
• Initiated, chaired, or served on six separate Engineering Process Groups (EPGs)

• Twenty-three years of software/systems engineering experience in management and technical positions
• Hands-on experience in all life cycle phases, including several years of software design and programming
• Key management roles have included software project manager, configuration manager, and independent verification and validation (IV&V) manager
• Three years experience as corporate quality manager and program-wide SQA manager
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications have included Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE), and Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA)
• Employers have included IBM (expert systems programmer) and EDS (advanced systems engineer)

• M.S., Information Science
  University of Pittsburgh, 1984
• B.S., Applied Mathematics
  Carnegie Mellon University, 1983
  

• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
• Project Management Institute (PMI)