Sam has over thirty years experience in the engineering
                                           of software-intensive systems, with nearly half of that in
                                           process improvement, applied across a wide variety of
                                           models (SW-CMM, FAA-iCMM, and CMMI), organization
                                           sizes (less than 10, to well over 1000), and business
                                           types (defense contractors, government agencies, and
                                           commercial businesses). He is an authorized SCAMPI
                                           Lead Appraiser, an SEI-Certified SCAMPI High-Maturity
                                           Lead Appraiser, a SCAMPI B/C team lead, a SCAMPI B/C
                                           team lead observer, and an FAA-iCMM lead appraiser.
                                           Sam has led or participated in over 30 appraisals.  

Sam provides appraisal, consulting services, and training to client companies in
project management, setting up and managing process improvement activities,
process engineering, understanding and implementing the CMMI, planning for
the resolution of process implementation gaps, overcoming difficulties in
deploying new processes, and preparing for SCAMPI appraisals.  

Sam has a BS in engineering and an MS in technical management. He has had a
paper published in IEEE Software and has spoken at several CMMI related
conferences. Sam worked with the SEI in their efforts to develop a body of
knowledge for SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraisers.
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