Founder
James C. Andrade
President
Mr. Andrade’s experience includes over 30 years as a software engineering professional in software development and Independent Verification & Validation (IV & V) on embedded, desktop and network applications. He specializes in information and safety critical software systems.
Mr. Andrade’s educational background includes a B.S. Degree in Computer Science, B.S. Degree in Information Systems, and an M.S. Degree in Information Systems \ Computer Science from San Diego State University. He also holds Java certification from University of California San Diego.
Mr. Andrade’s career includes engineering accomplishments in diverse domains:
Global Nuclear V&V Director for Invensys \ Schneider-Electric.
Director of Top-Gun real-time air combat system for Cubic corporation.
Director of Software Development and Compliance for Photothera corporation.
Corporate V&V Sr. Manager for international and domestic sites for Alaris Medical.
Sr. Manager of V&V for Gen-Probe corporation.
IV&V Manager for National Security Agency (NSA) CBIS security project.
Sr. Manager of Software Validation for Soteria Wireless.
Principal Software V&V Consultant for Innercool Therapies.
Safety critical software development in support of the space shuttle and launch vehicles at Vandenberg AFB, for ITT Federal Electric corporation.