August Speaker John Nallon
Tool Integration & Interoperability: What is the big deal, and what are we doing about it?
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tool integration and interoperability is an essential component in the successful execution of systems engineering projects, especially with efforts that involve building “systems of systems”. Tool integration and interoperability must be considered whenever users are employing more than one tool to execute a process or whenever information needs to be moved, exchanged, or shared between two or more tools during the life cycle of a project. In this presentation, we will discuss the complex issues involved with tool integration and interoperability and will present practical solutions that can address many of the challenges involved with implementing tool integration and interoperability.
John Nallon is the Director of Systems Engineering at Enterprise Solutions, Inc. He has over 30 years of experience in product development, systems engineering, and consulting for the aerospace, defense, and government contracting industries. He began his career in the U.S. Navy before joining the Defense Systems Group at Texas Instruments in 1978. He was elected to the Technical Staff at Texas Instruments in 1988. In 1994, John left Texas Instruments to join TD Technologies, Inc. as the Vice President of Services and Operations. Through a series of acquisitions starting in 1999, John has led systems engineering consulting services at UGS, Inc., that was purchased by Siemens in May 2007. In 2009, John left Siemens to become the Director of Systems Engineering at Enterprise Solutions, Inc. He is a graduate of Old Dominion University, a member of Tau Alpha Pi, AFEI, and INCOSE. He has been a member of INCOSE for over fifteen years. He has served in several leadership roles in the INCOSE North Texas Chapter. He is currently the Assistant Director of Technology on the Technical Operations Board of INCOSE and is the presiding chairman of the INCOSE Tool Integration and Interoperability Working Group.
