Consulting

Last updated February 22, 2006

Technical & Management Consulting

1997-2005
Hewlett-Packard Co, Imaging & Printing System, Boise, ID

Provided overall guidance and recommendations to ensure the development of a comprehensive and effective software engineering training program tailored to the LaserJet printer business with a focus on software/firmware architecture and organizational development.  Participated in the development of several software / firmware testing courses.  Worked with the management team to implement effective firmware development practices.

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1996-1997
Software Quality Technologies, Boise, ID

Development of software engineering training courses and project-centered consulting infrastructure for Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Solutions Group.

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1995-1996
The Schwiebert Group, Boise, ID

Continuation of support to Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Solutions Group. Contributed in the design and development of training materials for a course in Testing Object-Oriented Software and Moderating Technical Reviews

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1993-1995
Hewlett-Packard Co, LaserJet Solutions Group, Boise, ID

Provided overall guidance and recommendations to ensure the development of a comprehensive and effective software engineering training program tailored to the LaserJet printer business. Contributed in the planning and design of individual courses and developed training materials for courses in Software Assessment Fundamentals, Software Unit Testing, System Testing, Software Measurement for Manager, Software Measurement for Engineers, and Integrated Test Strategies. Served as co- instructor for Software Assessment Fundamentals.

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1992-1993
Thunder & Associates, Nairobi, Kenya

Evaluated software development capabilities, reviewed software development standards, made recommendations to improve software development capabilities, prepared and delivered software quality assurance training for the management and staff of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Kenya.

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1991-1993
IMPAC Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA

Prepared a software development standard for medical device product line, assessed software engineering practices and made recommendations for an improved development process.

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1990-1991
Varian Medical Equipment, Palo Alto, CA

Evaluated existing system and software development processes. Provided recommendations for software development process improvements to increase the consistency of practices across projects. Wrote a number of software quality assurance process and procedure descriptions. Developed software documentation guidelines.

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1988
EG&G-Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID

Studied and reported on software development tools and software testing methods for a distributed data base application development project.

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1982 & 1986
KeyTronic Corporation, Spokane, WA

Developed and delivered training on software engineering and software quality concepts (1986). Delivered training on VLSI design tool use (1982).

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1981
ITRON Incorporated, Post Falls, ID

Presented a workshop on general software engineering concepts.

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1980
General Electric Company, Sunnyvale, CA

Developed test procedures for a software cost estimating system.

Manuscript Review

• Raymond McLeod, Jr. and Eleanor Jordan, Software Engineering: A Project Management Approach. Reviewed draft chapters for Addison-Wesley, May 2001.
  

• Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering. Reviewed draft outline of Fifth Edition for Addison- Wesley, April 1994
   

• Behforooz & Hudson, Software Engineering. Partial manuscript reviewed for McGraw-Hill, March 1994.
   

• Hoffman and Strooper, Fundamentals of Software Design and Verification. Partial manuscript reviewed for McGraw-Hill, November 1992.
   

• Software Engineering: A Scientific Orientation with Academic Approach. Book proposal reviewed for The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, July 1992.
   

• Roger Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioners Approach. Third Edition manuscript reviewed for McGraw-Hill. This is a major revision to the premier software engineering survey text, September 1990.
   

• Thomas Winfield, Distributed Systems and Computer Networks. Reviewed for MacMillan Publishing Company, October 1986.
   

• Mike Needham, Documentation Engineering. Reviewed for Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, April 1984.
   

• William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications. Reviewed for MacMillan Publishing Co. This was a major revision to one of the top books in the field, September 1983.
   

• George Arnovick, Software Engineering: Methodology for Software Development. Reviewed for MacMillan Publishing Co., May 1983.
   

• Smith and Browne, Performance Evaluation of Software Systems: A Design Based Approach. Reviewed for MacMillan Publishing Co., April 1983.
   

• Change and Configuration Control. Reviewed for MacMillan Publishing Co., November 1982.