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Michael Stiefel, principal of Reliable Software, Inc. is a consultant on
software architecture and development, and the alignment of information technology with
business goals. His current work involves:
- Distributed application development, software best
practices, in .NET, Web services, Windows Workflow Foundation,
Windows Communication Foundation, and SQL Server.
- Advising on IT strategy and planning, including budgeting, hiring,
and growth management, including the appropriate use of Agile
development
- Design and implementation of service oriented architectures
including SaaS (Software as a Service)
- Requirements analysis, project plan development, and design document development.
- Training in Windows Workflow Foundation
- Expert Witness for intellectual property cases.
He is currently a member of the OASIS Technical Committee
developing a core SOA Reference Model and related Reference
Architectures.
In July 2006 Stiefel was named a Microsoft Visual Developer -
Solutions Architect MVP.
Stiefel was a Principal Software Engineer for Prime Computer, developing a mechanical CAD/CAM
database system. He also worked for Microsoft assisting their Fortune 500 clients in
developing client/server solutions.
He is a Lecturer in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where his research and teaching focus is
understanding how people build mental models in order to solve problems. He is also interested in how to bring an understanding of
engineering to high school students. As
Adjunct faculty, Stiefel has taught graduate and undergraduate software engineering courses
at Northeastern University and Framingham State University.
Michael Stiefel's education is from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a Interdisciplinary
Ph.D degree in Nuclear Engineering, Political Science, and History of
Technology; M.S. in Nuclear Engineering; and B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is an
active member of the IEEE Consultants Network.
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