 | John Walz retired from Lucent / AT&T with over 20 years of management/coaching experience, covering positions in hardware and software development, engineering, quality planning, auditing, and standards implementation, and strategic planning. John has co-authored three books covering the use of IEEE Software Engineering Standards to support CMMI®, ISO 9001, and Lean Six Sigma. He is also a contributor to the Computer Society (CS) ReadyNotes program.
Walz served the IEEE Computer Society on its Standards Activities Board, where he is Vice President for Standards Activities. He has also served the Society’s committees on History, Technology & Conferences New Practitioners, Awards, Membership, Chapters, Software and Systems Engineering Standards (S2ESC), and Computer Software Applications Conference (COMPSAC).
John held leadership positions in national and international industry and professional organizations, including U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ISO committee working ISO 9001, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Electronics and Communications Division, ASQ Sarbanes-Oxley Forum, Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST) Forum, and Information Integrity Coalition.
Walz has been a participant in the IEEE CS Chapters Distinguished Visitor Program and recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Golden Core, Distinguished Service, and Meritorious Service Awards. He received a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University. |