Management

 

 
Michael Raftus

Mr. Raftus is President of GRafP Technologies. Mr. Raftus holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, and brings with him over 22 years of systems engineering, project engineering and process improvement experience. He is an SEI-authorized instructor on process improvement, having accumulated over 10 years of experience in conducting assessments based on the CMMI and CMM models and in helping organizations develop action plans to jump-start their process improvement programs. Mr. Raftus has participated in over 50 assessments in Canada, in the U.S., in Europe and in South America, in private industry and in the public sector, in establishments spanning government ministries, commercial banks, financial services institutions, information services departments, aerospace and transportation companies, and defense agencies.

Louis A. Poulin

Mr. Poulin is Chief Technology Officer of GRafP Technologies Inc. where he has been involved in assessing the capability of software development organizations, and in developing risk assessment methodologies and risk management applications. He holds a Bachelor degree in Engineering Physics, a certificate in Naval Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He has over 25 years experience in the military, industrial and public sectors where he held various management positions. Over the past few years, Mr. Poulin has been involved in risk modeling and probabilistic risk assessment in human-intensive initiatives, where the use of traditional risk management techniques is limited. Prior to his active involvement in software engineering, Mr. Poulin served in the Canadian Navy as a Combat Systems Engineering Officer. He is a member of IEEE and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada.

Marjorie Raynor

Ms. Raynor is Secretary-Treasurer of GRafP Technologies and holds a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering. Ms. Raynor has been involved in the R&D support, administration and financial aspects of GRafP Technologies since the firm was established. She worked in New York for several years in structural and mechanical engineering in support of the U.S. Navy before coming to Canada to work in software integration testing of the Canadian Patrol Frigate Command and Control System. Ms. Raynor is also an experienced technical writer and, in addition to her current responsibilities, prepares technical science reports which support the R&D tax credit claims of different organizations.