James Madison University

PHOTO:Mr. Taz Daughtrey

Mr. Taz Daughtrey

Office: ISAT/CS 212
Phone: 568-2778
Email: daughtht@jmu.edu

Education:

  • MEd University of Virginia, Science Education
  • Graduate Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Princeton University
  • BS University of Virginia, Physics

Experience:

1999-2000 Director of Quality and Chief Security Officer, Illuminis (formerly Multimedia Medical Systems), Charlottesville, Virginia. 1982-1999, various programming, quality engineering, and training management positions, Babcock & Wilcox, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Also Visiting Scientist at Software Engineering Institute; Affiliate Consultant with TeraQuest Metrics; Instructor for American Society for Quality, IEEE Computer Society, Learning Tree International, Systems Technology Institute and Victoria Group.

Professional Involvement and Honors:

Executive Director Of World Congress for Software Quality since 2005, with major international conference planned for September 2008.

Director of American Software Testing Qualifications Board

Founding Editor-in-Chief, SOFTWARE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL

Editor of FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS FOR THE SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER, Volume One and Volume Two.

Fellow, American Society for Quality (ASQ), cited “for outstanding contributions to ASQ in the formation and development of the Software Division; for the advancement of professional recognition as founding editor of the journal Software Quality Professional; and for continuing activity as a contributor to the wider application of software quality principles as mentor, teacher, and advocate."