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Paul E. McMahon (pemcmahon@acm.org, www.pemsystems.com), Principal, PEM Systems has been an independent consultant since 1997 helping organizations increase agility and process maturity. He has taught software engineering at Binghamton University, conducted workshops on engineering processes and management and has published more than 50 articles and multiple books including It’s All Upside Down: What I’ve Learned About Software Development and Why It Seems Opposite to Everything I was Taught; Integrating CMMI and Agile Development: Case Studies and Proven Techniques for Faster Performance Improvement; and 15 Fundamentals for Higher Performance in Software Development.
Paul is a co-author of The Essence of Software Engineering: Applying the SEMAT Kernel. Paul is a Certified Scrum Master and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. His insights reflect 24 years of experience working for companies such as Link Simulation and Lockheed Martin, and 20 years of consulting/coaching experience. Paul has been a leader in the SEMAT initiative since its initial meeting in Zurich.
On the personal side Paul enjoys long distance running, golf and writing science fiction stories that could come true in the near future.
His business and personal interests converge in the areas of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and ethics. He writes science fiction under the pen name Fred E. McMichaels. Refer to fredemcmichaels.com.
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