CV – 2004/6 – UK Ministry of Defence

Apr ’04 – Apr ’06 Integration Authority (IA), MoD

Supporting the IA and DSTL in the generation of invidual models and larger architectures. Capability analysis and Architecture definition across a range of programmes using a variety of tools, primarily ISSE (Integrated Support Services Environment) but with some contact with System Architect.

Achievements:

• Proposed the successful approach to the Listener meta-analysis reviewed & endorsed by MoD scientists
• Listener deliverables, especially the meta-analysis and supporting reasoning, subsequently praised by the IPT Requirements Manager for being “instrumental” in making the business case for Initial Gate
• Listener MODAF AV-2 & meta-analysis selected by the head of IA8 for presentation to MoD’s Chief Scientist as an exemplar of the power, effectiveness and value of architectures.

Deliveries:

• Contributions to the revision of the ISSE meta-model and MODAF M3
• Continuous development of ISSE modelling methodology and contributions to the official “Analyst Guidelines”
• Methodology for implementation of Service Orient Architectures (SOA) in ISSE
• An SOA model (in ISSE) of ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance) as a whole
• A rigorous ontology of military Capability consistent with defence tasks lists such as JTL, UJTL, METL, etc.
• Complete revision of online ISSE presentation (through Cascading Style Sheets, “CSS”) and ISSE web-output through direct control of SVG, XML, HTML and JavaScript
• Development of the MODAF architecture for Project Listener, including complete AV-2 and statistical meta-analysis of Architectures and Operational Analyses

Prior Direct Experience: Of UML modelling, ISSE, UML, XML, ontologies, Service Oriented Architectures, capability management, MoD procurement gate processes: none

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