Ken Nidiffer

Director at Software Engineering Institute

Role
Director at Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
Location
Springfield, VA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Ken Nidiffer

Dr. Kenneth E. Nidiffer has over 53 years of government, industry, and academic experience in the field of software and systems engineering. Ken has successfully executed positions as a Senior Vice-President at Fidelity Investments, Vice President of the Software and Systems Consortium, and Director of Technical Operations/Engineering at Northrop Grumman Corporation. He is currently the Director of Strategic Plans for Government Programs at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute. Ken received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana; his M.S. degree in Astronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio; his MBA degree from Auburn University, Alabama; and his D.Sc. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Experience

  1. Director

    Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University

    Jan 2010 — Present

Education

  • U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

    Master's Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

    1965 — 1967

  • The George Washington University

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Systems Engineering

    1982 — 1988

  • Purdue University

    Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering

    1957 — 1962

  • Auburn University

    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

    1974 — 1975

Skills

  • Configuration Management
  • Business Intelligence
  • Six Sigma
  • Business Process
  • Software Engineering
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Software Development
  • Scrum
  • IT Strategy
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Metrics
  • Capability Maturity Model Integration (Cmmi)
  • Change Management
  • Software Project Management
  • Itil
  • Dod
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Integration
  • Process Simulation
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Management
  • Process Engineering
  • Business Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Agile Project Management
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cmmi
  • Systems Analysis
  • Governance
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Strategy
  • Pmo
  • Pmp
  • Software Design
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Testing
  • Soa
  • Quality Assurance

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