Paul D. Nielsen Reappointed as Software Engineering Institute Director, CEO

PITTSBURGH, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul D. Nielsen, director and CEO of the
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), has been reappointed to
a second five-year term, announced Mark Kamlet, provost and executive vice
president of Carnegie Mellon University.

"Paul Nielsen's vision and leadership have served the SEI and Carnegie Mellon
University well over the past five years, and we're very pleased to announce
his reappointment," said Kamlet. "Paul has been instrumental in expanding the
SEI's impact in both the commercial and government software engineering
communities. Through his steady leadership, the SEI remains a premier
institution for developing best practices in software engineering and computer
security."

Nielsen joined the SEI in 2004 after a distinguished 32-year career in the
U.S. Air Force, where he retired as a major general. In the past five years,
Nielsen has overseen the development and expansion of the CMMI Product Suite,
the establishment of new SEI offices in Qatar, and new research initiatives in
ultra-large-scale systems, computer security and software architecture. He has
led the growth of the SEI to an organization of more than 500 staff members
with operating revenues of $120 million annually.

Earlier this month, Nielsen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives
Defense Acquisition Reform Panel of the Committee on Armed Services on the
challenges and opportunities the Armed Services face in defense acquisition.
He told the panel that one of the largest challenges the SEI sees facing the
Department of Defense (DoD) is the effective management of the software
foundation upon which all military platforms, capabilities and systems of
systems are built and run.

Nielsen stated that he is honored to be part of a world-class university and
the SEI.

"The strength and influence of the SEI comes from the men and women who
dedicate themselves to resolving the challenges to our evolving
software-intensive systems," he said. "It is their research, their dedication
and their commitment that has made it a privilege to serve as the leader of
this organization."

The SEI was established in 1984 as a federally funded research and development
center (FFRDC) sponsored by the DoD. For 25 years, the SEI has influenced the
way government and industry organizations address software engineering
challenges through its best practices in process improvement, acquisition,
software architecture and product lines, and computer security. As the only
FFRDC focused on software engineering, the SEI and its SEI Partner Network
have transitioned its methods, tools and techniques to hundreds of
organizations worldwide.

About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private,
internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from
science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the
fine arts. More than 11,000 students in the university's seven schools and
colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education
characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real
problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university,
Carnegie Mellon's main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It
has campuses in California's Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Asia,
Australia and Europe. The university is in the midst of a $1 billion
comprehensive campaign, titled "Inspire Innovation: The Campaign for Carnegie
Mellon University," which aims to build its endowment, support faculty,
students and innovative research, and enhance the physical campus with
equipment and facility improvements. For more about Carnegie Mellon, visit
http://www.cmu.edu/about/.

SOURCE Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

Kelly Kimberland of Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute,
+1-412-268-4793, public-relations@sei.cmu.edu