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Shimon Rothschild

Software Architect Systems Engineer

M.S. Computer Science

Shimon.Rothschild @ gmail.com

Mobile 972.468.8882

Knowledge Base

Software Development

is a chain of processes and check points. Collect, document, measure and prioritize attributes, then proceed to the next process.

User Interface and Usability

are not synonymous. Usability is the science and the interface is the art. Understand the end user and define both.

Quality Programming

is an iterative process. Integrating quality from the inception results in better, lower cost software.

Competitive Advantage

comes through innovation. New algorithms, workflows and data mining distinguishes the best from the rest.

Purely Practical ™ Presentations and Publications

publications and presentations to demonstrate and train engineers and stakeholders in the craft of software delivery.

Original Research

CRIMS

An original set of mathematical algorithms (patents pending) for forcasting the cost of risk. Budget proposals are one of trillions possible scenarios. There is no intuitive process to determine how much it would cost to reach 75% probability for success. CRIMS, by calculating many possible paths, can determine this probability.

Usability

Utilize the five types of usability inspection to ensure broad and accurate coverage of the user experience. Guidelines need to be developed for behavior across the application. Consistent behavior must be validated for similar actions. This type of testing requires a high degree of expertise.

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C3 Programming

One area identified as a significant source for miscommunications leading to failure is the transfer of knowledge from business analysis to programming. A second source identified as a significant source for failure is the fog of software expectations. Both of these sources are identified with the role of programmer and specifically the relationship between the programmer and other roles in the software development cycle.