RTI & LDRA Seminar: The Path to The Open Group FACE^® Conformance Certification

Ehsan Salehi

Senior Field Application Engineer, LDRA

Ehsan has over 15 years of experience in software development. He is a Verification Authority (VA) Lead for the FACE Standard Conformance Program, and since 2014, has been a member of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Subcommittee and contributor to the FACE Conformance Verification Matrix. Before joining LDRA in 2018, Ehsan was involved in developing the FACE Technical Standard while working for Georgia Tech Research Institute.

His past work as a software verification engineer has included involvement with industry safety certification standards such as DO-178B/C, DO-254, ISO 26262, and IEC 61508. Ehsan earned his Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.

Brett Hall

Senior Software Engineer, RTI

Brett Hall is a Senior Software Engineer for RTI. He has 15 years of experience in Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Software Development. Prior to his time at RTI, he developed and implemented various software applications for a major A&D corporation.His roles included software and integration design, research and development, FACE applications, and Command and Control systems using DDS. Brett is RTI’s representative to the FACE Consortium Transport Services Segment Working Group. He is also the software architect for the latest unreleased RTI Connext TSS 4.0. Brett received his BS in Computer Science from Clarkson University. 

Paul Schmitt

Field Application Engineer, RTI

Paul Schmitt is a Field Application Engineer for RTI. He has over 25 years of experience in Embedded SW development. Before becoming a field application engineer, he developed and implemented real-time embedded software in communications, including telephone switching, ATM & Ethernet packet networks, network processors, and broadband routers. Paul received his BSECE (Bachelor of Science Electrical & Computer Engineering) from Clarkson University. 

Matt Mohr

Field Application Engineer, RTI

Matt Mohr is a Field Application Engineer for RTI. He has over 10 years of experience in Embedded SW development. Prior to becoming a field application engineer, he worked as a software developer designing and implementing real-time embedded software. He designed firmware for custom routers that integrate into existing industrial systems. He developed new features to proprietary communication protocols that enabled the consolidation of network devices. Matt received his BSECE (Bachelor of Science Electrical & Computer Engineering) with a minor in Computer Science from Temple University.