Dennis Edwin Nickle, American electronics engineer, consultant, deacon. Certified software configuration specialist; ordained deacon Roman Catholic Church, 1979. Recipient Eagle award, Silver award, Silver Beaver award, other awards Boy Scouts American; Ad Altare Dei, St. George Emblem, Diocese of Richmond.
Background
Nickle, Dennis Edwin was born on January 30, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Harold Bateman and Helen Cecilia (Killackey) N. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Florida State University, 1961. Reliability mathematician Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, W. Palm Beach, Florida, 1961-1963.
Education
Branch supervisor Melpar Incorporated., Falls Church, Virginia, 1963-1966. Principal member technical staff Xerox Data Systems, Rockville, Maryland., 1966-1970. Senior technical officer World Health Organization, Washington, 1970-1976.
Software technical manager Melpar division East-Systems, Incorporated., Falls Church, 1976-1995.
Software process improvement manager Bell Atlantic, Arlington, Virginia, 1996-1997. Senior software manager Denro, Incorporated., Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1997.
Lecturer infield.
Career
Reliability mathematician Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1961-1963. Branch supervisor Melpar Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, 1963-1966. Principal member technical staff Xerox Data Systems, Rockville, Maryland, 1966-1970.
Senior technical officer World Health Organization, Washington, 1970-1976. Software technical manager Melpar division E-Sys., Inc., Falls Church, 1976-1995. Software process improvement manager Bell Atlantic, Arlington, Virginia, 1996-1997.
Senior software manager Litton Denro, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1997—2001. Consultant, since 2001. Board directors, treasurer BARK Enterprises LLC, since 2006.
Lecturer in field; coordinator District of Columbia Software Process Improvement Network, 1995—2001, chair, 1997—2002.
Membership
Chief judge for computers Fairfax County Regional Science Fair, 1964-1988. Scoutmaster, commissioner Boy Scouts American, 1957-1992. Youth custodian Fairfax County Juvenile Court, 1973-1987.
Chaplain Northern Virginia Regional Juvenile Detention Home, 1978-1988. Moderator Nocturnal Adoration Society. Parochial St. Michael's Church, Annandale, Virginia, 1979-1989, Christ the Redeemer, Sterling, Virginia, 1990-1993.
Member Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, since 2004. Counselor Virginia Insurance Councellry and Assistance Program, since 2004. With United States Army, 1958-1960.
Member Association Computing Machinery, Computer Society, American Society for Quality Control, CODSIA (chairman working groups), ORLANDO II (Government/industry working group), Old Crows Association, Rolm Mil-Spec Computer Users Group (international president), San Antonio I (select industry coordinator group), National Security Industrial Association (convention committee 1985-1996, software quality assurance subcommittee, regional membership chairman 1981-1989, national executive vice-chairman 1989-1994, chairman 1994-1996), American Security Council, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, standards working group in computers since 1983, Outstanding Volunteer award 1993, Golden Core 1996), Defense Software Development Standards Advisory Board (chairman 1991-1996), Society Software Quality, Hewlett-Packard Users Group, Smithsonian Association, International Platform Association, National Rifle Association (endowment), National Eagle Scout Association (life), Knights of Columbus (4 degree), Alpha Phi Omega (life), Sigma Phi Epsilon.