My professional area of expertise is software engineering.  My technical interests derive from my basic interest in software comprehension, both as it relates to the software's internal characteristics and to its utilization in a particular environment.  My specialty is assessing the degree of fit of software engineering techniques, tools and methods to any given situation, and tailoring their application to enhance their effectiveness. I am particularly interested in information sharing, communication difficulties and the type of learning that occurs during software development. Currently I am studying the effects of these issues on job satisfaction and personnel retention. For more information see my resume.

Recent publications include 

    a paper on reusing an evolvable software architecture for embedded simulation

    a paper on the evolvable software architecture of a simulation facility

    a paper on the relationship between software architecture and software development processes

I teach courses in software engineering, system analysis and design, quality assurance and project management.    

My hobbies include marble collecting, traveling and hiking in the great outdoors.  Photos.