Silicon Valley Software Quality Association (SSQA)

SSQA Officers (2011-2012)

Terms are for 12 months, beginning November 1 of each year. For more details, review the Bylaws.

POSITION	CONTACT	BIO	SELECTION	RESPONSIBILITIES
Chair	Ken Doran 650.736.7669	PE, ASQ-CSQE, CQMgr. Software QA Manager with over 20 years of experience in software development, testing, customer support, and quality assurance. Expertise in testing complex scientific and engineering software for mission-critical applications. Currently leads Research Compliance QA team at Stanford University. Formerly on Advisory Board, UC Santa Cruz Extension, Software Quality Engineering and Management program. Honors graduate of Stanford University (BA, BS, MS).	Elected	Preside at all meetings of SSQA Represent SSQA at ASQ meetings Appoint SSQA Committee Chairs
Vice Chair	Satya Dodda 408.276.7064 satya [dot] dodda [at] oracle [dot] com	QA Director, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Managing 75 engineers located in France, Czech Republic, India, and US. Leading QA effort for Java EE platform, App Server, and Sun Java Enterprise Systems. 16 years experience in software development, testing, and management in: Security, Networking, J2SE platform, J2EE platform, AppServer, Web Server, Message Queue, Solaris, and Real Time Operating Systems.	Elected	Preside at SSQA meetings in the absence of the Chair Represent SSQA at ASQ meetings in the absence of the Chair Assume all duties of Chair in case the Chair resigns or can no longer fulfill his/her term
Secretary (Acting)	Tammy Davis tammyleedavis [at] gmail [dot] com	Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/tammyleedavis	Elected	Keep the minutes of all SSQA meetings Maintain records of SSQA meeting attendance
Auditor	Doug Hoffman 408.741.4830 doug [dot] hoffman [at] acm [dot] org	ASQ Fellow, CSQE, CQMgr. Independent consultant with Software Quality Methods, LLC. Has 30 years experience in the software engineering and quality assurance fields and is a management consultant in strategic and tactical planning for software quality. Past Chair of SSQA and the Silicon Valley section of ASQ.	Elected	Collect any funds needed for SSQA activities Work with ASQ Section Treasurer for payment of bills Prepare SSQA Annual Financial Report (as requested)
Programs Coordinator			Appointed	Seek and arrange for SSQA meeting guest speakers Recruit volunteers and select coordinators for each activity. Manage and direct preparation for implementation of these activities.
Webmaster	Jim McCarthy jim_mccarthy [at] acm [dot] org	ASQ CSQE, CSSGB. Software quality program manager and engineer with over 30 years in development and quality assurance. Cadence Design Systems, HP, Synopsys, and 2 local start up companies. Expertise in software engineering tools and practices, peer review, life cycle development, metrics and analysis, coaching project managers, and SEI SW/CMM and CMMI. AB in math, MS in Info and Computer Science, Georgia Tech. Member ASQ, ACM. Board director at California Creativity, Inc.. Streamkeeper volunteer.	Appointed	Update website content and maintain integrity Add tools and automation to improve efficiency of web site maintenance
Facilities Coordinator	Larry Steinhaus		Appointed	Schedule SSQA meeting rooms On-site liaison, arrange for projector

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