BIOGRAPHIES
DR. BILL CURTIS
Dr. Bill Curtis is CISQ’s Executive Director. Dr. Curtis led development of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Curtis is an active participant in ISO JTC1 SC7 WG6 for Software and System Product Measures. In 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the IEEE for his career contributions to software process improvement and measurement. LinkedIn
BILL HOFFMAN
As Chairman and CEO , Bill is responsible for all of the business of the OMG, including Board activities and oversight of the OMG's neutral and open Technical Process. Bill has been with OMG since 1989 and has worked in the computer industry in the areas of advanced hardware and software for over forty years. A frequent industry speaker, he is knowledgeable on the latest trends in Industrial IoT, Digital Twins, Augmented Reality and sustainability.
DR. PAUL NIELSEN
Dr. Paul Nielsen is Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI is a key innovator in areas central to U.S. Department of Defense and civilian government operation in the cyberspace domain, including software architecture, software product lines, interoperability, the integration of software-intensive systems, and the increasing overlap of software and systems engineering. LinkedIn
Rado Nikolov
Rado Nikolov is EVP and CMO at CAST, a leader in software intelligence. LinkedIn
GIRISH SESHAGIRI
Girish Seshagiri is Executive Vice President and CTO of Ishpi Information Technologies, Inc. Mr. Seshagiri is a globally recognized subject matter expert in software quality, secure software lifecycle, rugged software development, legacy systems modernization, software process improvement, software project management and modern methods of managing knowledge work. His current focus is to architect Regional Centers of Excellence for Secure Software Development with a vision to create a workforce capable of developing software that is secure from cyber attacks utilizing a dual model of apprenticeship for on the job training and community college education for Associate of Applied Science Degree in Secure Software Development. LinkedIn
Paul Seay
Paul Seay is a Technical Fellow in the Engineering Center of Excellence at Northrop Grumman. Mr. Seay is an expert in software quality measurement. His goal in joining CISQ is to heighten software quality in every line of code delivered to customers.
Chris Ganacoplos
Chris Ganacoplos is a thought leader for DevOps, DevSecOps, and Continuous Compliance. He consults on IT Operations and how to improve software quality through Infrastructure as Code to some of the largest financial institutions and federal agencies. He specializes in Desired state configuration management, audit and continuous compliance management, change management across the Center for Internet Security, DISA STIG, NIST, and CMMC frameworks. His company Puppet provides the State of DevOps and State of Open-Source Software reports annually. He helps his clients build automated DevOps practices and develop Open-Source Strategy with valued support. Puppet contributes and partners with the Linux Foundation to help clients understand how to best navigate the future for the Open-Source Linux Project. LinkedIn.