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DavidHolinstat

I�m David Holinstat, and I live in Herrenberg, Germany (near Stuttgart). I found out about the AYE Conference about 2-3 years ago, after entering �Jerry Weinberg� into . Since then I have toyed with the idea of attending�and voil�! I hope that Jerry will autograph my 1977 copy of The Psychology of Computer Programming� :-)

My employer is Verigy Ltd., a spin-off of Agilent Technologies, which was spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 1999. We make systems for characterizing and testing ICs. My current title is �R&D Process Manager�, and right now I�m mostly concerned with getting the organization aligned on what processes we will use to develop software and complex systems. Since we are all engineers, everyone knows what the best way is�if only there were not 100 �best� ways! My current challenge is introducing and integrating an iterative, risk-based SW development process into a traditional, waterfall life cycle�and I just got an e-mail from the Sales team requesting that product definitions be frozen and customer documentation finished 9 months before product release!

During my 27 years at HP / Agilent / Verigy, I have worked as a software developer, software quality engineer, internal product generation consultant, and manager of a team supplying engineering infrastructure. My college degrees are in Psychology and Computer Science�rather than decide, I seem to have gravitated towards positions requiring both. The AYE Conference seems to fit perfectly here�

I�m looking forward to meeting you all!

Welcome to AYE. DonGray 2006.09.12