It
is my pleasure to introduce Nortel Networks' Reliametrics Team.
Our group includes more than 20 full-time developers specifically
selected for their outstanding skills in the science and discipline
of software risk assessment and defect prediction. When you meet
the group you will find them to be:
Our
Team
It
is my pleasure to introduce Nortel Networks' Reliametrics Team.
Our group includes more than 20 full-time developers specifically
selected for their outstanding skills in the science and discipline
of software risk assessment and defect prediction. When you meet
the group you will find them to be:
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The following Reliametrics team members are
leading the way as Nortel Networks sets the defacto standards
for reliability and quality. |
KEVIN BURKE
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JOHN HUDEPOHL
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WILL SNIPES
Engineering Manager |
LARRY LYTLE
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XINGLIN (Sidney) TENG
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WENDELL JONES, Ph.D.
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The Rest of the Team
KEVIN BURKE
Group Leader
Kevin Burke leads the team approach that
has proved so successful for Reliametrics and its clients. In
addition to general management responsibilities, Kevin provides
consultation, expert advice, and support to clients and the Reliametrics
team. He ensures that the team is focused on continuing industry
leadership.
He is committed to sustaining the expertise
that has created more than 20 custom risk models, a massive database
of reliability statistics, and achieved an unequalled base of
knowledge in the application of statistically-based methods and
processes to identify and correct error-prone code.
Kevin's experience includes management
of international sales, marketing, and business operations in
leading aerospace and high technology companies. He has provided
executive leadership in the formation of two venture capital
start-ups.
MBA from the University of
Western Ontario, Emphasis on Marketing and Finance.
BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College.
LARRY LYTLE
Business Development
As Reliametrics expands the scope of its
projects into the Internet and e-business, Larry forges cooperative
development relationships with other industry leaders who possess
compatible technologies and experience to enhance overall product
and infrastructure reliability. In addition, he pursues and maintains
selected external customer relationships in industries and market
segments in which software reliability is mission-critical. This
helps in defining and developing new areas of functionality and
continually sharpening the group's technical expertise.
Larry also directs communications for Reliametrics
to increase the awareness and value of reliability as a core
strength and competitive advantage and to provide a center of
knowledge within Nortel Networks for those seeking information,
news, advice, and support in their efforts to improve quality
and reliability.
Larry joined Nortel Networks in 1999. He
was previously CEO of UnixWare Technology Group, Director of
Strategic Relations for Novell, Director of Marketing with AT&T
UNIX Systems Laboratories, and a Marketing Programs Manager with
Hewlett-Packard. In addition, he has served on the Boards of
the Object Management Group, Interactive Multimedia Association,
Open User Recommended Solutions, and as Public Relations Chair
for SIGGRAPH.
BS degree in Marketing and
Mass Communications, Eastern Kentucky University.
Graduate level work in Marketing and Sales Management, Portland
State University.
JOHN HUDEPOHL
Leader of Software Reliability Engineering
John is an authority in the definition
and development of leading-edge software risk assessment and
defect prediction. He established and led the team in developing
the EMERALD tool. His team has released additional versions of
EMERALD supporting a variety of development environments, and
it continues to be an important element in Reliametrics' expanding
array of tools and services.
John is driving multi-discipline projects
to assure software reliability across existing and emerging product
lines. He is currently leading collaborative efforts for developing
and implementing Carrier Grade Software Reliability Programs.
He is also playing a key role initiating cooperative development
programs combining software, hardware, and network reliability
to achieve a higher level of reliability for the Internet and
e-business infrastructures.
As Chair Emeritus of IEEE Communications
Society's Network Quality and Reliability Committee, John is
internationally recognized for his expertise and his ability
to work collaboratively with other industry leaders to define
and establish global standards. He has received many awards and
commendations for his achievements in software reliability engineering
and has written and co-authored numerous articles.
MS degree in Systems Management,
Florida Institute of Technology.
BS degrees in both Electronic Engineering and Communication Arts,
University of Dayton.
WILL SNIPES
Customer Engineering Manager
Will Snipes joined Nortel Networks in 1992
working in DMS100 Product Test Metrics and Measurements where
he participated in the development of software reliability engineering
tools and methods for Nortel Networks' DMS100.
Working with the EMERALD Project, he developed
customer relationships and expanded the use and acceptance of
the EMERALD tool within the DMS-100 software development organization
in the United States and Canada. Will Snipes currently serves
as Customer Engineering Manager for the Nortel Networks Reliametrics
Group.
Will is co-author on several published
works including papers for IEEE Communications and the International
Switching Symposium 1997 (ISS'97).
BS in Computer Science from
North Carolina State University.
Certification for Project Management Professional, Project Management
Institute.
XINGLIN TENG
Software System Architecture
Xinglin (Sidney) Teng developed the first
version of the Reliametrics system and has published several
research papers. Sidney is responsible for developing specifications,
architecture, high-level design, and for delivery of software.
He manages software development that is based on knowledge gained
in reliability benchmark and source code assessment phases. Reliametrics'
comprehensive software reliability program ensures that reliability
is an integral part of the software architecture, design, implementation,
test, and build cycles. He has worked to extend IP, Internet,
and e-business software reliability for clients including Nortel
Networks, IBM Tivoli, and several research institutes.
MS in Physics, Chinese Science
Academy.
MS in Computer Science, State University of New York at Albany.
BS in Physics, Hangzhou University.
WENDELL JONES, Ph.D.
Software Risk Models and Software Reliability Research
Wendell's expertise is creating highly
accurate risk models to assess software reliability and predict
where faults are most likely to occur when changes are made to
code.
His unique (patent pending) approach combines
traditional complexity and configuration management-derived data
with advanced problem-tracking and process related information.
This custom-tailored, quantitative method provides a more comprehensive
understanding of the code, and so enables a greater degree of
accuracy in fault prediction.
Using Wendell's risk models, Nortel Networks
has reported achieving 90% reductions in defective patches, savings
of 66% in support costs, and improved accuracy identifying defects
during testing.
Wendell is frequently invited to present
at industry conferences on the topic of software quality and
reliability and has published technical papers and articles in
IEEE publications. He is also the primary author of the chapter
"Field Data Analysis" in the Handbook of Software Reliability
Engineering (McGraw-Hill).
PhD and MS in Math Sciences
(Statistics emphasis), Clemson University.
BS in Mathematics, Furman University.