Karl E Wiegers

Karl E. Wiegers is Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software process consulting and education company in Portland, Oregon. Previously, he spent 18 years at Eastman Kodak Company, where he held positions as a photographic research scientist, a software applications developer, a software manager, and a software process and quality improvement leader. He has led process-improvement activities for small teams, for a division of 500 software engineers building Kodak's digital imaging...See more

Karl E. Wiegers is Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software process consulting and education company in Portland, Oregon. Previously, he spent 18 years at Eastman Kodak Company, where he held positions as a photographic research scientist, a software applications developer, a software manager, and a software process and quality improvement leader. He has led process-improvement activities for small teams, for a division of 500 software engineers building Kodak's digital imaging products, and for the Kodak Internet development group. His writing and teaching are based largely on his experience in improving development processes, technical practices, and quality practices in all these environments, as well as incorporating experiences drawn from his dozens of consulting clients. Karl is the author of three previous books, and he has written more than 150 articles on software engineering and management, chemistry, and military history during the past 30 years. He is a frequent speaker at software conferences, public seminars, and professional society meetings. As an independent consultant, Karl presents training seminars and consulting engagements at companies worldwide on requirements engineering, software peer reviews, process improvement, risk management, and related topics. He has worked with more than 60 companies in many different industry sectors since 1997. Karl E. Wiegers lives in Clackamas, Oregon. See less