Research Interests:

Requirements Engineering, Systems Analysis, Model-Based Design, Design Patterns, Embedded Systems, Unified Modeling Language, Engineering of Computer-Based Systems, Software Process, System Architecture, Dependability, Formal Methods

Industry & Consulting Activities:

• Grumman and Northrop Grumman 1979 - 1999
  • Engineering & Management positions, Retired as Principal Engineer
• National Research Council Panel for Information Technology
  • Evaluating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory programs
• President of System World Inc.,
  • Recipient of a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract for a Process-Centered Environment.

IEEE Computer Society Positions

• Member, Board of Governors, IEEE Computer Society, 2006 – 2008
• Vice President of Technical Activities, IEEE Computer Society, & Chair of Technical Activities Board, 2005 -  present
• Computer Society representative to IEEE Systems Council, 2006 - present
• Member, Computer Society Technical Activities Board (TAB) Executive Committee, 2001 – present.
• Member, IEEE Computer Society Professional Practices Committee (PPC), 2001 - present.
• Member, Executive Committee, IEEE Computer Society (CS) Technical Council on Software Engineering, 2002 – 2005.
• Chair, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society Technical Committee on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS), 1995 - 1999.
• Member, Program Committee, IEEE International Conference and Workshop on Engineering of Computer Based Systems, 1993-present
• Member, Steering Committee, IEEE International Conference and Workshop on Engineering of Computer Based Systems, 1995 – 1997, 2007.
• Member, balloting team for IEEE P1490 Revision:  Guide for Project Management Lexicon in support of PMI Standard PMBOK, 2003.
• Editor of IEEE Computer theme issue on Systems Engineering, November 2001
• Reviewer for Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, a journal of the IEEE Society, 2003 and 1995-1997
• Member, Program Committee, 5th International Symposium on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS'98).
• Co-Chair, Systems Engineering Standards Working Group, 4th International Symposium on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS'97).
• Member, Program Committee, International Conference on Requirements Engineering (ICRE), 1997.
• Member, Steering Committee, IEEE Computer Society Co-Chair, Workshop on System Engineering Interfaces with Software Engineering, Conference on Software Engineering Standards (ISESS'96).
• Chair, IEEE Computer Society TC, Computer Based Systems Engineering, 1995 – 1997.
• Vice Chair, IEEE Computer Society Task Force, Computer-Based System Engineering, 1993 - 1995.
• Member, Executive Board, IEEE Technical Segment Committee on the Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, 1993.
• Chair, State of Practice Working Group, IEEE Computer Society Task Force on Computer-Based System Engineering, 1991-1992.
• Plenary Speaker, CBSE Track, IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, Boston MA., October, 1992.