Perry DeWeese

Perry DeWeese is a noted champion of systems and software life cycle process improvement. Mr. DeWeese joined TECHSOFT after 36 years at Lockheed Martin, where he designed, implemented, and generally championed software process improvement throughout the company.

Most recently, Mr. DeWeese supported Lockheed Martin's business units during their transition to CMMI^® and the Lockheed Martin Integrated Engineering Processes Standard. Mr. DeWeese implemented CMMI Best Practices from the Software Engineering Institute's Introduction to CMMI in the business units' processes and procedures. He also participated as a team member on Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) appraisals.

At TECHSOFT, Mr. DeWeese joins a growing Process Improvement Practice which has had great success in support of efforts at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) in Charleston, S.C.

Mr. DeWeese and TECHSOFT President Tom Pigoski have worked together for a number of years on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committees, establishing and enhancing system and software life cycle standards.

Mr. DeWeese presented Lockheed Martin to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7, Systems and Software Life Cycle Processes; is the Convener of Working Group 22, Systems and Software Engineering Terminology; is the Project Editor of ISO/IEC 12207, Software Life Cycle Processes; and is the co-editor of the System and Software Harmonization Project.

Mr. DeWeese holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute.