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Consulting Services for Software Engineering Processes

SEPT provides consulting services to organizations and attorneys on issues related to software engineering.  SEPT is a partner with many other software engineering consultants having specific expertise such as medical devices, function points, and software process improvement.  SEPT knows software engineering standards better than any other existing company.    We have detailed knowledge of the 315 best known software engineering standards.  SEPT can explain these standards to your enterprise in non-technical everyday language, and can help you determine their value to your organization.  To review your needs, send us an e-mail at stanmagee@smartwire.net.
SEPT will be pleased to discuss how we may be of assistance.  Our rates are very competitive.  We have a money back policy.  After day one on the assignment, if you are not satisfied with our services, you pay only for expenses. 

For work in the continental US, rates are $1500 per day plus expenses. For overseas assignments SEPT charges $2000 per day plus expenses.  Our minimal time overseas is 5 days.  SEPT does casual telephone consultation through Intota at 1-800-833-8055.  For Attorneys, the contact is: Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA) at 1-800-523-2319.

The principal business segments serviced by SEPT are:

Software and IT Companies
       ISO/IEC 12207
ISO/IEC 15288
       ISO/IEC 90003
IEEE standards
Medical Device Companies
FDA standards
       ISO/IEC 12207
       ISO/IEC 90003
IEC 60601-1-4

For large consultant jobs our teaming partners are:

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Noblitt & Rueland assists manufacturers in both the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.  Noblitt & Rueland offers expertise in the areas of   software development, software quality assurance, software compliance assessments, independent verification & validation, software testing, reverse engineering, and submissions.  Noblitt & Rueland also provides software GMP audits, creation of software sections of 510(k), IDE, and PMA submissions. General and in-house training seminars are presented on FDA/ISO software SQA (design and manufacturing), GMP (QS Regulation), design control (PQA), risk or hazard analysis (FMEA), and ISO 9001/90003.   Click on banner to view additional information.

 

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Technical Software Services, Inc. (Techsoft) was founded in 1990 by Thomas M. Pigoski, an internationally renowned authority on software maintenance, with corporate headquarters in Pensacola, Florida.  Techsoft is a technical computer services firm, specializing in software engineering with an emphasis on security issues.  Techsoft is a leading  provider of quality software engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense (DOD) and private industry.  Techsoft develops and maintains security tools for networks and provides IV&V, QA, CM, and subcontractor monitoring to a wide range of customers.  Click on banner to view additional information.

 

Hill and Associates

  Mr. Hill is a successful and highly motivated software consultant located in Seattle WA with more than 38 years of experience. Mr. Hill is an expert on the RTCA DO-178B software approval process for airborne and ground-based systems. He has been a consultant with the Dept. of Defense, McDonnell Douglas, FAA and Bell Aerospace. He has also been an expert witness in two major avionics litigations suits. Prior to establishing his own consultation firm he worked for the Boeing Company for 29 years, where he held positions in senior engineering management. Mr. Hill has worked on the Boeing SST, YC14, 737, 757, 767, 7J7, and 777 airplanes. Mr. Hill is a Designated Engineering Representative for Level "A" Software approvals. He is a graduate with a BSEE, from the University of Manchester, England. The motto of his company is that we know how to build and test Avionics Software. Mr. Hill may be reached at (206) 525-0077 or send an email to (k_hill@msn.com)

 

Jonic Systems Engineering

John Harauz President

 

Mr. Harauz is an authority on the development and application of system engineering and software engineering standards for high-integrity (high safety or security) computer systems. Mr. Harauz through his company Jonic Systems Engineering applies systems engineering approaches coupled with excellent analytical and problem solving skills to resolve complex software engineering or system engineering problems related to such systems. His focus is on building integrity (safety) into a system throughout the complete development lifecycle. He has more than 36 years of experience with the development and operation of safety-related computer systems in Canadian nuclear power plants, including the regulatory licensing of such systems. He has an intimate knowledge of nuclear plant safety culture which is applicable to other domains. In addition he has the skills and background to assist in enterprise process improvement activities surrounding complex engineering change processes. Mr. Harauz holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto.  He also holds the IEEE Computer Society�s new certification, Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP). Prior to establishing his own consultancy, John worked for Ontario Power Generation Inc (OPG), formerly Ontario Hydro, for 26 years, where he held positions in engineering management. He co-authored Ontario Power Generation/Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. Software Engineering (OASES) Standards and supporting guidelines which have been internationally recognized and for which he received a corporate New Technology award in 1995. As a consultant he has participated in the development of a real time air stack noble gas monitoring system and the development and verification of design bases documentation for Ontario Power Generation facilities. He created and delivered a CSDP software engineering training program for Samsung in Korea. He assists with the preparation of corporate submissions with respect to computer and software systems that are eligible for the Canadian Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive. He also participates as a subject manager expert in safety-related computer system audits.  John is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), a Senior Member of the IEEE Computer Society, and a member of IEC TC45 WGA3, "Software for Computers in the Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants", ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 "Software and System Engineering", and IEEE Systems and Software Engineering Standards Committee.  Mr. Harauz can be reached at j.harauz@sympatico.ca.

 

Randall W. Rice, CSQA, CSTE, CTFL

President

Rice Consulting Services, Inc.

 

Mr. Rice is a leading author, speaker and consultant in the field of software testing and software quality. Rice, a Certified Software Quality Analyst, Certified Software Tester, Certified Software Test Manager and an ASTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL), has worked with organizations worldwide to improve the quality of their information systems and optimize their testing processes. 

Mr. Rice has over 30 years experience building and testing mission-critical projects in a variety of environments. Randy was the exclusive trainer for a major agency of the U.S. Dept. of Defense in software testing and software engineering, including how to apply the IEEE standards for software engineering. He wrote all of the courses presented there on the topics of software testing, QA and the IEEE standards, such as IEEE 12207, IEEE 829, and IEEE 830. He also consults as a subject matter expert to organizations wishing to adopt IEEE software engineering standards. 

Mr. Rice has also has experience in validating FDA regulated software. In 1995, Randy worked with a coalition of U.S. and Canadian blood banks and hospitals to write and present a training course, “Computer System Validation for Blood Banking Establishments”. This course became the de-facto standard for performing computer system validation in the U.S. and Canada. 

Mr. Rice is an officer of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board and has been published by the Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute, Crosstalk, Client/Server Better Software and Enterprise Systems Journal. He is co-author with William E. Perry of the books, Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing published by Dorset House Publishing Co. 

Mr. Rice is a frequent speaker at major testing conferences, including EuroStar, StarEast, StarWest, QAI’s International Software Testing Conference, Practical Software Quality Techniques, and the Software Technology Conference sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. He was a judge for the 2005 Codie awards for excellence in software testing tools

Mr. Rice holds a BS (Math) 1978 (University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma) and the following certifications: CSTE (Certified Software Tester - QAI), CSQA
(Certified Software Quality Analyst - QAI), CTFL (Certified Tester, and Foundation Level - ISTQB
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Rice Consulting supports your testing needs throughout the software life cycle with consultant and training support in every step of testing.

Mr. Rice may be reached at:

Rice Consulting Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 892003

Oklahoma City, Ok. 73189

(405) 691-8075

(405) 691-1441 Fax

e-mail rrice@riceconsulting.com

Web site http://www.riceconsulting.com

 

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