Speakers by Name
| Name | Mr. Steven R. Rakitin |
| Title | President |
| Company | Software Quality Consulting, Inc. |
| steve@swqual.com | |
| Phone | 508.529.4282 |
| Geographic Regions | Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northwest, West |
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| Biography | Steven R. Rakitin has over 30 years experience as a software engineer and software quality manager. He was one of the authors of the IEEE Standard for Software Quality Assurance Plans (IEEE-STD-730). He has written several papers on the subject of software quality and published a book titled: Software Verification & Validation for Practitioners and Managers. He received a BSEE from Northeastern University and an MSCS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has earned certifications from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) and Quality Auditor (CQA). He is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, ASQ Software Division, ASQ Biomedical Division, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and is on the Editorial Review Board for the ASQ Journal Software Quality Professional. He has presented invited papers and tutorials for the Health Industry Manufacturers Association (formerly HIMA, now AdvaMed), AAMI, ASQ, and IEEE. At Software Quality Consulting Inc. (www.swqual.com), he helps medical device companies comply with regulations in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. |
| Travel | I would request that travel expenses be covered. |