Mike Rowe 608-732-2071

TECHNICAL SKILLS

C/C++/C# / Requirement Analysis & Design / Software Development Process
CMMI Level 5 certification experience / Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems / Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Statistics and Analytics / Use Case Development / Statistical Process Control (SPC)
IBM/Rational tools / Microsoft Office Suite / Object-oriented Analysis and Design
Program/Project Management / University-level Teaching / High Performance Computing
Systems Architecture / UAV – Global Hawk / UML – Rose, Rhapsody and others
Proposal writing (Air Force, DARPA, Navy) / Simulation, Modeling and Optimization / Published/presented more than 50 technical papers
Econometrics / Business & Project Planning / Prognostics and Diagnostics
SCADA (Supervisor Control And Data Acquisition) / Mission Planning – military / Image processing

WORK EXPERIENCE

AVISTA, Platteville WI - 5/2003 – Present (5/2003 – 6/2012 part-time, 6/2012 – present fulltime)

Principal Engineer / Staff Statistician

  • Perform modeling, statistical process control and statistical analysis in support of CMMI Level 5
  • Develop and provide training of software engineering and statistics
  • Consult on algorithms, software architecture, design and process
  • Design and develop automated requirements based tests for DO-178B avionics systems

University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI - 8/2002 – 5/2012 2/15/2010 – Present

Professor, Software Engineering and Computer Science(now Professor Emeritus)

  • Developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in an ABET accredited software engineering program
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty – supervised 27 Masters Theses
  • Published/presented 20 papers in refereed journals and conferences
  • Proposed and executed funded research, major projects include SteganalysisFramework for DARPA, Geotechnical Database of Wisconsin for WI DOT, Landfill Simulator for Civil Engineering Department.

Westwave Communications, Inc., Richardson, TX - 12/1999 – 2/2002 2/15/2010 – Present

Program Manager

  • Development lab program manager of s startup soft-switch telecommunications company
  • Managed development of several systems including around 50 engineers
  • Helped define the software engineering process for this startup
  • Developed and maintained schedules -- reported progress to the senior director of research and development
  • Led requirements, architectural, code and test reviews

USDATA Corporation, Richardson, TX – 5/1998 – 12/1999 and 2/1994 – 9/1997 (see Digital Pilot for gap) 2/15/2010 – Present

Program Manager, Software Development

  • Program Manager for the development and maintenance of Factory Link, the Factory Automation Product of the year in 1995
  • Managed special projects, including: third-party component evaluations, requirements development for vertical markets ( Semiconductor and Electronics, Steel Production, Automotive Manufacturing and Assembly, Consumer Goods, and Oil and Gas)
  • Architect of a high performance statistical process control module, Power-SPC
  • Provided statistical process control training and consulting to USDATA customers, including: Anheuser-Busch, Boeing, Delphi, EDS, Ford, GE, GM, HP, IAM Pet Food, IBM, and others

University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX - 1/1999 – 1/2000 2/15/2010 – Present

Adjunct Professor, Computer Science

  • Developed and taught graduate courses in Discrete Mathematics and Software Reengineering

Digital Pilot, Dallas, TX – 9/1997 – 5/1998 2/15/2010 – Present

Director of Research and Development

  • One of startup founders, contributed to the strategic plan and directions of a startup Web Server and System Architecture consulting firm
  • Provided systems architecture consulting services to a multibillion dollar DoD development project

Collin County Community College, Plano, TX - 1/1993 – 12/1995 2/15/2010 – Present

Adjunct Professor, Computer Science

  • Taught undergraduate Introduction of Software Engineering and Introduction to Unix Operating System courses

Analysts International Corporation, Dallas, TX – 3/1991 – 9/1993 2/15/2010 – Present

Senior Consultant

  • Computed a long-term consulting contract with IBM to design and develop intelligent, configurators for IBM medium and large scale systems. The system ensured valid software, hardware, cabinet , cable, power, cooling, footprint and clearance configuration as well as provided price quotes and availability estimates

Merit Technology, Inc., Plano, TX – 5/1988 – 2/1994 (3/1991 – 2/1994 part-time consultant) 2/15/2010 – Present

Senior Scientist

  • Research and implemented contact discriminators for Strategic Defense Initiative (anti-ballistic missile system) on massively parallel computing platforms – work sponsored by Naval Research Labs
  • Designed and developed artificial intelligence based Track correlation and data fusion techniques for graphical intelligence assessment workstation – work supported by classified customer
  • Designed and developed embedded inference engine with applications to study autonomous space vehicles – work supported by Air Force Space Command Technology Center
  • Designed and developed mission planning and mission verification system for autonomous air vehicles including the Global Hawk – work under contract with Teledyne Ryan
  • Developed and developed covert mission planning systems for fixed and rotary wing based missions – work supported by classified customers
  • Developed expert systems to validate and correlate, intelligence reports and information – work supported by classified customer
  • Developed force-on-force planning systems for US, NATO and foreign armed forces –worked support by classified customers

Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX – 8/1983 – 2/1988 and 7/1979 – 1/1981 (see Upjohn for gap) 2/15/2010 – Present

Member of the Group Technical Staff, Corporate Engineering Laboratory(8/1983 – 2/1988)

  • Pioneered real-time artificial Intelligence and statistical process control systems for TI customers. Worked directly with VP of Engineering of several Fortune 100 companies to design an prototype next generation process diagnostics, prognostics and control.
  • Designed and implemented data collections and analysis network connecting 50+ automated test sets for the HARM Missile factory
  • Ran several statistical quality control experiments to uncover product and factory process inefficiencies
  • Procured funding and lead design and development of a machine learning based diagnostic system for the HARM missile

Senior Software Engineering, Defense Equipment Division(7/1979 – 1/1981)

  • Participated in the development of a large scale cluster of mainframes and hybrid computers for engineering computations and simulations
  • Managed user consulting group and responsible for migrating software systems from TI’s Advanced Scientific Supercomputers

Upjohn Pharmaceutical, Kalamazoo, MI – 1/1981 – 8/1983 2/15/2010 – Present

Software Project Administrator

  • Project lead responsible for software development within several divisions of a large pharmaceutical and agriculture company

Quatra Marketing Research, Minneapolis, MN – 6/1977 – 5/1979 2/15/2010 – Present

Director of Computing Services

  • Provided custom marketing research and site location analysis for companies including: Kimberly-Clark; Hart, Schaffner and Marx Clothing, Coors, Holiday Inns, International Multifoods, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Nabisco, Pillsbury, Toro, and other

University of North Dakota and U.S.D.A. Human Nutrition Laboratory, Grand Forks, ND – 8/1972 – 6/1977 2/15/2010 – Present

Graduate Teaching and Graduate Research Assistant

  • Performed statistical consulting and programming; conducted original research on behavioral, physiological, neurological and biochemical effects of various trace element deficiencies; programmed real-time research apparatus to perform long-term experiments
  • Teaching assistant for introductory statistics courses– grading, office hours, pre-test help sessions and filled in lecturer when the professor was unavailable

EDUCATION

University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Ph.D.

Major: Computer Science, dissertation: A Machine Learning Method Suitable for Dynamic Domains

Minor: Statistics

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

M.B.A.

Major: Comprehensive Business

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Ph.D.

Major: Physiological Psychology, dissertation: Prenatal Zinc Deficiency and Stress

Minor: Statistics

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

M.A.

Major: Experimental Psychology, thesis: Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Prenatal Zinc Deficiency

University of Minnesota

B.A. summa cum laude

Major: Psychology and Broad-field Sciences

PUBLICATIONS

Hale, C. and Rowe, M., “Advancing Requirements-Based Testing Models to Reduce Defects“, Software Engineering Institute (SEI) 2012 High Maturity Measurement and Analysis Workshop, Washington, D.C., September 2012.

Hale, C. and Rowe, M., “Reducing Defects through Improved Requirements-Based Testing Methods“, Software Engineering Institute (SEI) 2011 High Maturity Measurement and Analysis Workshop, Washington, D.C., September 2011.

Hale, C. and Rowe, M., “Achieving Quality and Performance Using Real-Time Statistical Process Control”, CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, January 2012.

Rowe, M., “Introducing Software Engineering to General Engineering Students”, ASEE 2011 North Midwest Conference, Duluth, MN, October 2011.

Hasker, R. and Rowe, M., “Optimizing UMLint: Identifying Defects in UML Diagrams”, ASEE Conference, May 2011, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Stangel, M., Torgerson, D., Rowe, M., “Playing a Virtual Musical Instrument”, 44rd Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2011, St. Scholastic University, Duluth, MN

Rowe, M., Bragg, T., Hale, C., Tigges, R., Kamm, R., and Bechwar, M., “Optimizing Requirements-Based Test Reviews”, 43rd Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2010, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Kelly, M. and Rowe, M., Cost of Quality: A Case Study on Process Improvement Model, at the Second Workshop on CMMI High Maturity Measurement and Analysis sponsored by Software Engineering Institute (SEI), November 2008, Denver, CO.

Clifton J., Hasker, R., and Rowe, M., “World-class Outcomes Assessment on a Shoestring”, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.

Rowe, M. C., Farver, E., Bragg, T., Kelley, M., and Hale, C., “Statistical Process Control of Software Processes for Obtaining CMMI Level 5”, 41th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2008, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.

Rowe, M. and Hasker, R., “The Characterization and Identification of Object-Oriented Model Defects”, 41th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2008, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.

Hickok, D., and Rowe, M. C., “A Live View of the World”, 41th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2008, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.

Hickok, D., Rowe, M., “Fighting Piracy: A Framework For Media Fingerprinting”, 40th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2007.

Berhorn A., Rowe, M., “An Introduction to the Development of Web Applications using Ruby on Rails with Ajax”, 40th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2007.

Potthast, S., Rowe, M., “An Analysis of Approaches for Asynchronous Communication in Web Applications”, 40th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2007.

Altmannsberger, A., Bühler, F., Rowe, M., “A Rational Unified Process (RUP) Plug-in To Support Requirements Quality Assurance”, 39th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2006, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA.

Lesniak, D. R., Hickok, D., Whisler, K., and Rowe, M. C., “Target Discrimination and Neutralization as a Departmental Legacy Project”, 39th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2006, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA.

Nykl, S., Riese, K., Runde, J. and Rowe, M., “GPS Controlled Vehicle”, 39th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2006, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA..

Lesniak, D. R., Hickok, D., Whisler, K., and Rowe, M. C., “An Autonomous Paper Airplane Defense System”, 38th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2005, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Hickok, D., Lesniak, D. R., and Rowe, M., “File Type Detection Technology”, 38th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2005, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Rowe, M., “A short lab exercise of Test Driven Development (TDD)”, 38th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2005, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Rowe, M., “Student Submitted Quiz Questions as Method to Increase Understanding of Material and Initiate Studying”, 37th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 2004, University of Minnesota, Morris.

Rowe, M., A Machine Learning Method Suitable for Dynamic Domains, Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Texas, 1996.

Labhart, J., and Rowe, M., “Autonomous Satellite Control by Expert Systems running on the Advanced Space-Based GVSC (Generic VHSIC Space Computer)”, IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON), May 1992, Dayton.

Matney, S., Rowe, M., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J.,“Project PIPER: Inference on the Butterfly Parallel Computer”, Naval Research Laboratory Technical Report, 1991, Washington, D.C.

Rowe, M., Labhart, J., Bechtel, R.J., and Matney, S., “Forward Chaining Parallel Inference”, IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, December 1990, Dallas.

Labhart, J., Rowe, M., Bechtel, R.J., and Matney, S., “Forward Chaining Parallel Inference”, IEEE NAECON, May 1990, Dayton.

Matney, S., Rowe, M., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J., “'PIPER A Parallel Inference Engine”, SDIO (Strategic Defense Initiative Office), 5th Parallel Programming Conference, October 1989, L.A.

Labhart, J., Rowe, M., Jesson, J.R., Bechtel, R.J., and Matney, S., “PIPER: A Parallel Inference Engine for the Butterfly Multi-computer”, A.I. in Aeronautical Applications Conference, October, 1989, Monterey, Ca.

Rowe, M.C., Kelly, L., and Bechtel, R.J.,“'An N-Space Distance Model of Data Fusion” (unclassified), Tri-Service Data Fusion Symposium (classified), May, 1989, Laurel, Maryland.

Matney, S., Rowe, M., Jesson, J.R., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J.,“Preliminary results for the PIPER Project: A Parallel Inference Engine for the Butterfly Multi-computer”, IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, May 1989, Dallas.

Matney, S., Rowe, M., Jesson, J.R., Labhart, J., and Bechtel, R.J., “PIPER Project: The Design of a Parallel Inference Engine for the Butterfly Multi-computer”, AISIG SDIO (Strategic Defense Initiative Office) Technology Transfer Conference, March 1989, Washington, DC.

Rowe, M., Williams, K., Bechtel, R.J., and Coleman, B., “Shared Memory Evaluation Task: Integrated Testbed Systems Integration Program”, Technical Report for United States Air Force AFWAL / AAAS, Prime Contract: F33615-87-D-1452(TRW) and Subcontract: DB26382Z8A(Merit Technology), March, 1989.

Rowe, M. and Veitch, A., “ET-v2: An Artificial Intelligence Assist in Troubleshooting”, Invited Paper Proceedings of ATE-EAST Conference, June, 1987, Boston.

Rowe, M., “How Can A.I. Help S.M.T. and C.A.D.”, Invited Panel Member ATE-WEST, January 1987, L.A.

Rowe, M., “A.I. For A.T.E. Environments on PC-Class Machines”, Invited Presentation/Workshop and Chair of Session, ATE-WEST, January, 1987, L.A.

Rowe, M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “Artificial Intelligence in Automated Test Equipment Using a Machine Learning Approach: ET”, Invited Paper: Proceedings of ATE-WEST Conference, January, 1987, L.A.

Rowe, M.,“Electronic Test Forum: Artificial Intelligence, What Can You Do With It?”, Invited Panel Member ATE-Silicon Valley, October 1986, Santa Clara.

Rowe, M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B.,“Artificial Intelligence in Automated Test Equipment Using a Machine Learning Approach: ET”, Invited Paper: Proceedings of ATE-Silicon Valley Conference, October, 1986, Santa Clara.

Rowe, M., AAAI-86: AI in Manufacturing Workshop, One of 35 People Accepted to Participate, AAAI-86, August 1986, Philadelphia.

Rowe, M.,“Electronic Test Forum: Artificial Intelligence, What Can You Do With It?”, Invited Panel Member ATE-East, June 1986, Boston.

Rowe, M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “Artificial Intelligence in Automated Test Equipment Using a Machine Learning Approach: ET”, Proceedings of ATE-East Conference, June 1986, Boston.

Rowe, M., Veitch, A., Keener, R., and Lantz, R.B., “An Adaptive Learning Diagnostic System For Complex Domains: ET”,Texas Instrument's Engineering Journal, February, 1986.

Rowe, M., Keener, R., Veitch, A., and Lantz, R.B.,“ET: Expert Technician / Experience Trapper”, Proceedings of the IEEE Second International Conference of Artificial Intelligence Applications, December 1985, Miami.

Rowe, M., “Industrial AI Applications: ET and the CHOKE CHECKER”, Presented at Texas Instruments' Worldwide Manufacturing Technology Symposium, Dallas, Texas, September 24-25, 1985.

Rowe, M., Sveinsson, J.C., Benavides, J.A., Crozier, L., Hemphill, D., Hozie, J., Lantz, R.B., and St. Martin, A.,“A Texas Instruments' Test Equipment Network for Data Collection, Consolidation and Analysis”, Proceedings of the International SPSS Software Users Exchange (ISSUE), 1984 Chicago.

Rowe, M. and Stoneburner, D.F., “An APL Solution to Prime Number Generation Using a Modified Eratosthenes Sieve Method”,BYTE May 1983. Describes a solution which was faster than all but assembler solutions (over one hundred) January 1983 BYTE. Also in The Journal Of Analytical Chemistry, June 1983 and in various APL newsletters.

Rowe, M. and Ellinger, R.S., “A General Discussion of Networking Concepts and Equipment with Emphasis on Today's Communications Problems”, Presented at The Western Michigan Computer Conference, 1982, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Rowe, M., Prenatal Zinc Deficiency and Stress in the Rat, Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Dakota, 1978.

Halas, E.S., Reynolds, G., Rowe, M., Heinrich, M., and Pirc, M.,“Comparison of Frequency, Intensity, and Duration of Aggressive Responses in Rats”, Physiology and Behavior, 1977.

Rowe, M., Halas, E.S., and Sandstead, H.H., “Effects of Prenatal Malnutrition on Stress Tolerance in Adult Rats”, Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, 1977, Chicago. (This was based on findings of my Ph.D. dissertation.)

Halas, E.S., Rowe, M., Johnson, O.B., McKinsie, J.M., and Sandstead, H.H., “Effects of Intrauterine Zinc Deficiency on Subsequent Behavior”, published in Prasad, A.S.(ed), Trace Elements In Human Health And Disease, New York, N.Y.: Academic Press, 1976.

Halas, E.S., Rowe, M., Johnson, O.B., McKinsie, J.M., and Sandstead, H.H., “Effects of Intrauterine Zinc Deficiency on Subsequent Behavior”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Trace Elements in Human Health and Disease, sponsored by the United Nations World Health Organization, 1975. (This was based on findings of my Master's Thesis.)

Reynolds, G., Halas, E.S., Fosmire, G., Rowe, M., and Sandstead, H.H., “Prenatal Nutrition, Catecholamines and Aggression”, Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, May 1976, Chicago.

Rowe, M., Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Zinc Deficiency in Rats, Master's Thesis, University of North Dakota, 1974.