Herve D. Pierre has over 20 years of experience in systems engineering and embedded software design. He has worked on projects for companies such as Exelis, Honeywell, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and ITT Industries. His areas of expertise include requirements analysis, software design, verification and validation, testing, and risk analysis. Currently, he is an Associate Principal Systems/Software Development Engineer at Exelis, where he performs functional hazard analyses and system integration testing.