January QAAM Meeting  

Quality Assurance Association of Maryland
Presents

How a Good Chief Information Officer (CIO) Impacts Quality Assurance

by
Dr. Linda Rosenberg Wilbanks

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
 
Snyder’s Willow Grove Restaurant
841 North Hammonds Ferry Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
410-789-1149
 
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks: 9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m.
Presentation: 9:05 a.m. to 12 noon.
Lunch: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Q & A: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

ABSTRACT:
What does a CIO have to do with QA? In some offices, the CIO is responsible for the official QA functions, but other CIOs would state they have nothing to do with QA. As a CIO, I contend that a good CIO touches every aspect of QA, either formally or informally. This talk will discuss my perception of how a CIO impacts the quality aspects of a company beyond the generally accepted formal QA functions.
 
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Linda Wilbanks is the Chief Information Officer for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the U.S. Department of Energy located in Washington, DC.  Dr. Wilbanks supports the NNSA's mission through the strategic management of cyber security and information technology (IT) programs. Dr. Wilbanks has responsibility for working with NNSA eight site offices on the development and deployment of cyber security and IT budgets and policies in addition to the oversight of management and operations contractors at the sites. She coordinates with Department of Energy on cyber security and IT to ensure compliance with departmental policies. Dr. Wilbanks represents NNSA externally for IT and cyber security including at all Congressional inquiries.Prior to coming to the U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Wilbanks was the Chief Information Officer for NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center where she was responsible for a broad range on Information Science and Technology activities to include: security, planning, architecture, program integration, and standards development. Previous to the CIO position, Dr. Wilbanks was responsible for software quality engineering application and research for Goddard. Dr. Wilbanks research can be found under “Linda H. Rosenberg.”Dr. Wilbanks has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore, a M.E.S. in Computer Science from Loyola College and a B.A. in Mathematics/Education from Towson University.
Directions:
 
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If you have questions about the QAAM meeting or would like to register after January 8th  call Susan Burgess at 571-232-0683 or Ann Clarke at 410-750-1926.  Fee for the attendance is $ 35.00 and includes continental breakfast and lunch.  QAAM does not accept credit cards.  There is no fee if your company has a Corporate Membership and has slots available.  If your company would like information about joining contact any of the QAAM officers.