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Curriculum Vitæ: Rick Reed

Date of Birth: 1st January 1948

Qualifications: BSc, C.Eng, MBCS, CITP.

Employment, Expertise, Experience

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Job Title:

Director and consultant, Telecommunications Software Engineering Limited.

Particular expertise:

SDL (ITU-T Z.100, Z.105, Z.120), Telecommunications software and systems design for Service/Protocol specification (such as ISDN, B-ISDN, satellite, ATM, GSM, DECT), Software Methods, language design (such as SDL and CHILL ITU-T Z.200) and formal description techniques. Often work is undertaken on the basis of part-time (concurrent) contracts to provide additional expertise and technology transfer or specific deliverables.

As well as the application of SDL and related ITU languages, and consultancy in the use of these languages, is the Head of delegation for the UK at ITU-T in Study Group 17 (Security, languages and telecommunication software) and has held a similar position since 1989. The technical work done within ITU-T has been to lead the studies and formulate the final versions of standards such as the SDL standard.

TSE Experience and Activities (1992-2006):

Specification methods and languages in ITU-T (using UML, MSC, ASN.1, SDL); ETSI project teams (see below); Use of SDL in satellite and trunked radio system specifications; Use of SDL for IN products; Education in SDL; Rapporteur for ACTS and RACE European framework programmes (on Intelligence in services & Networks and Service Integration); Service engineering review within RACE; Audit of ACTS proposals; Audit of system Architecture design; Technical writing and editing (SDL, RACE, SPECS); Technical co-ordination of the RACE SPECS project (>50 person-years/year).

ETSI specialist task force (STF) and project teams (PT): STF250 (UML profile for communicating systems), STF188 (use of SDL-2000 in ETS: standards work), STF121 (Harmonized integration of ASN.1 - TTCN - SDL), STF110 (use of SDL in ETS: rules for testing and validation), STF97 (illustrative use of SDL), PT60 (Design methodology for protocols and services), PT65 (Validation of standards) and PT37 (Use of SDL for testability).

Managerial experience:

Managed simultaneously up to 25 engineers directly, and a number of engineers under sub-contract externally. Technical co-ordination of the whole SPECS project (over 80 engineers involved at project peak, multi-national, multi-organization). Contract management including initial preparation of accounts. Prepared license agreements for sales and procurements.

Previous Employment (1966-1991)

Was previously with GPT (now Marconi) - Telecoms Systems Group - Final position Head of Future Architectures. Started with company in 1966 as student apprentice. Left when there was an opportunity to become independent.

Scope (final position):

The Future Architectures section acted as internal consultants for software engineering, involved ongoing systems jointly being specified between Siemens and GPT, provided support for SDL in GPT, and contributed to CCITT (now ITU-T) Study Group X. The section tracked external developments and ideas, for example 1989-91 covered: Industrialization of Formal Techniques, Framework for Object Oriented Design, Policy and Strategy for improving system testing, the programming language for a new Siemens/GPT system, software components and reuse, and RACE SPECS. Prior to taking this post: technical manager for the Local Call Processing (call and switching control) within System X.

Career Summary:

Director & Consultant TSE Ltd. from 10/91.

GPT Coventry 10/66 - 10/91.

Career Experience

An overview of experience follows with the most recent items first but it is not a complete list because some work remains confidential:

1993-nowVarious consultancy activities such as advice on SDL use and contract SDL design work (Ascom, BT, Inmarsat, Motorola, Telematics, and others).
Apr97 - now ITU-T SG17 rapporteur for SDL (now Q.11/17 was Q.6/10 then Q.13/17).
Jan90 - now Head of UK delegation (for DTI) to ITU-T for SG17 and (previously) SG10.
Jun00 - now Board member of SDL Forum Society (Chairman since Jun01).
Jan02 - now European Commission framework projects reviewer.
Jan96 - now (on request, depends on availability) SDL client site courses.
Jun04 – Oct05 ETSI STF 250 - UML profile for communicating systems
Apr05 - Apr05 Technical Editor SDL 2005 proceedings.
Mar05 - Mar05 Guest Editor COMNET Volume 48/6 Dec 2005.
Nov00 - Oct04 Chairman of ITU-T standards group - Languages and Methods.
Apr03 -Apr03 Technical Editor SDL 2003 proceedings.
Feb03 - Feb03 Guest Editor COMNET Volume 42/3 June 2003.
May01 - Feb02 ETSI STF 188 - use of SDL-2000 in ETS: standards work.
Apr01 - Apr01 Technical Editor SDL2001 proceedings.
Jan00 - Dec00 Preparing Course material on SDL-2000 and MSC-2000.
Feb98 - Feb99 ETSI STF 121 - Harmonized integration of ASN.1 - TTCN - SDL.
Sep97 - Jun98 ETSI STF 110 - use of SDL in ETS: rules for testing and validation
Apr97-Jan01 Protocol specification for advanced satellite system.
Mar97- ETSI PT97 work: illustrative use of SDL.
Feb97-Mar97 Technical Editor IS&N'97 proceedings.
Oct96-Dec96 ITU-T mission to Telebras: education/consultancy S/W development.
Mar96-Dec97 Use of SDL-92 in trunked radio specification (APCO).
Apr95-Nov95 Service Engineering report for CEC DG XIII (CORBA, TINA, IDL)
Jan95-Dec98 Rapporteur for ACTS/RACE IS&N and ACTS Service Integration.
1994-Dec95 Use of SDL-92 for Intelligent Network products (CET Portugal).
1994 ETSI PT60 and PT65 work: methodology for standards.
1987-Dec92 Technical co-ordination RACE SPECS - Use of formal methods involving Alcatel, IBM, GPT, Philips, France Telecom, Dutch PTT and other partners from 1987 (in GPT and TSE).
1989-91 Future Architectures GPT; participation in CEC RISE panel -1989
1988 Moved from Head of Software Methods GPT to take lead technical role in SPECS and CCITT co-ordination.
1982 Formed Software Methods section - to select improved methods for GEC Telecommunications (subsequently GPT)
1981-82 Head of section: Local Call Handling software System X.
1975-80 Technical and managerial responsibilities for: Software Development tools for System X; Call Accounting.
1973-75 Coral Compiler design (for GEC Telecoms but with RSRE)
1971-73 Switching Software; author assembler & micro-assembler.
1970-71 Computer Aided Design, GEC Telecoms.
1966-70 GEC Telecoms student apprentice; BSc (Electronics) University of Kent

Technical skills:

Specification and description using SDL and other techniques (acknowledged world expert); Telecommunications system design; Call Processing techniques; Software support system design; configuration control; CHILL language design; Compiler design; Linker design; Debugging techniques and tools; Principles of microprogram design. Various programming languages (CHILL, CORAL, Fortran, Assembler, Basic, Pascal, Ada, even Algol 60 and 68) and specification techniques (SDL, VDM, LOTOS, CCS, Z, CORE) have been used.

Managerial:

Apr97-now Managed the standards work on SDL;
1988-92 SPECS technical coordination (50+ engineers);
1991 Future Architectures: 10 staff at GPT (plus SPECS);
1982 Software Methods: 8 staff;
1981 Local Call software: 25 staff;
1977 Call Accounting and Support Software: 15 staff;
1975 Support software: 8 staff.

Contracts handled:

1991-now: all TSE Contracts;
1987-91: SPECS for GPT;
1986-88 CHILL development;
1982-91: development software procurement;
1981-82: Local Call handling;
1977-81: System X software development facilities (for UK industry), Call Accounting.

Selected Publications and Standards Work:

Books:

Editor SDL Forum 2005, Model Driven, Springer - LNCS3530;
Editor SDL Forum 2003, System Design, Springer - LNCS2708;
Editor SDL Forum 2001, Meeting UML, Springer - LNCS2078;
Co-Author: Systems Engineering Using SDL-92, North-Holland '94;
Editor and Co-author: "SPECS", North-Holland '93;
Editor 5th SDL Forum, Evolving methods, North-Holland '91;
Co-author: Telecommunications Systems Engineering Using SDL, North-Holland '89.

Selected Papers:

(Papers/Tutorials) SDL Forums 2003, '99, '95, '89, '87;
Guest Editor, Computer Networks, 12/05 - Telecommunications and UML Languages;
Guest Editor, Computer Networks, 06/03 - ITU-T System Languages;
Computer Networks, 05/01 - Notes on SDL-2000 for the new millennium;
Telektronnikk Vol. 96/4 2000 - SDL-2000 for new Millenium Systems;
Computer Networks and ISDN systems 06/96 - Methodology for real time systems;
IS&N '95 Seminar - Service Engineering;
SPI '95 (on SDL-92 use);
IEEE Software 11/93 (on SPECS);
IEEE SESS '93 (on SDL);
Milcomms '93 (on SDL-92);
3rd Euro SW Quality '92 (on SPECS);
Papers SETSS '92, '88 & '86.

Standards:

ITU-T SG17 Rapporteur Specification and Implementation Languages 2005 - now
ITU-T SG17 Chairman Languages and Methods (ASN.1, SDL, MSC ...) 2000 - 2004;
ITU-T SG10 SDL Rapporteur 1997 - 2000;
ITU-T Methodology Rapporteur for SDL 1992-1996;
Edited Z.110 in 1995;
Contribution to Draft ETS "Methodologies for Standards Engineering - Specification of Protocols and Services";
Rapporteur for data in SDL 1984-88;
Contributed to ITU-T standards on SDL and CHILL (1978-2005).

TSE Ltd., The Laurels, Victoria Road
Windermere, Cumbria
LA23 2DLEngland
Tel: (+44) 15394 88 462
Fax: (+44) 15394 47 395
email: rickreed@tseng.co.uk