I offer consulting services in software engineering (concept definition, requirements analysis, prototyping, design, implementation, verification and validation) and specialize in software architecture (architecture definition, modeling, assessment and evaluation). I've worked in commercial, government, IT and scientific settings. I'm always looking for new, interesting projects and challenges.
In addition, I can call upon a network of experienced colleagues with a variety of specialities to supplement what I provide.
I've been an independent consultant and practicing software systems architect in the private and public sectors since 2001. Previously, I was chief technology officer and co-founder of a privacy services start-up that did not survive the dot com bubble's bust in 2000!
I've been a software engineer since 1978, and have been practicing and writing about software systems architecture since 1990. From 1994 to 1998, I was a lead architect at the MITRE Corporation, where I was a founding member of the Chief Architects' Office of the Air Force's Electronic Systems Center. I was editor of IEEE Std 1471 and now project editor for the joint IEEE/ISO revision of that standard (ISO/IEC 42010, Software and Systems Engineering—Architectural Description), as a member of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 Working Group 42.
Please contact me: Rich Hilliard