Software Quality Assurance

Abstract:

Just as manufacturers look for ways to assure the quality of the products they produce, so too must software engineers find methods to assure that their products are of acceptable quality and utility. This discussion will offer insight into the activities performed by Software Quality Assurance Engineers in order to ensure that software life cycle processes and products conform to requirements, standards, and procedures. Some of the key elements of Software Quality Assurance to be presented are Software Quality Management, Software Metrics, Software Verification & Validation, Software Configuration Management, and the Software Engineering Process.

Speakers:

John Gatti is a Sr. Principle Product Assurance Engineer at BAE Systems in Wayne NJ for the past eight years. He is a senior member of ASQ and a Certified Software Quality Engineer. Before joining BAE Systems, John spent 20 years working as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Kearfott Guidance & Navigation in Little Falls NJ. John earned an MBA from Seton Hall University and undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Computer Science at Montclair State University.

Ted Drzala is a Sr. Principle Product Assurance Engineer at BAE Systems in Wayne NJ for the past 8 years.  Ted has also spent 6 years working as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at BAE Systems in Wayne, NJ.  Prior to working as an SQA Engineer, Ted spent 10 years working as a Quality Assurance Engineer at GEC Marconi in Wayne, NJ.  He is a senior member of ASQ and a Certified Software Quality Engineer.  Ted has earned an MSCS degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and undergraduate BSEE degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers College of Engineering.