Our Founder and Staff
Jeffrey L. Dutton is our founder and Chief Operations Analyst. He is supported by a small admin staff and four to six part time Subject Matter Experts. That staff consists of a High Maturity Lead Appraiser, two Certified Instructors (for CMMI courses), and several Certified CMMI Associates.
Jeff has a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, and a Master's in Operations Research. He was a member of the original CMMI Product Team, a Visiting Scientist at the Software Engineering Institute, and served as Technical Chair of the CMMI User's Group and Technology Conference. He was a founding member of the NDIA CMMI Committee, and was asked to serve on the Advisory Board for the CMMI for Services. He is also a (lapsed) Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and current agile Scrum Master.
