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About the Authors
Zane Scott is Vice President for Professional Services at Vitech Corporation.
He is responsible for consulting and training operations. A frequent blogger
and presenter, Zane has taught the fundamentals of model-based systems
engineering in a variety of settings, including the delivery of the “SE 101” tutorial
at the INCOSE International Symposium in 2014, 2015, and 2016. With David
Long, Zane co-authored Vitech’s
Primer for Model-Based Systems Engineering
.
Zane is active in INCOSE as co-chair of the Corporate Advisory Board, a member
of the Board of Directors, and a member of the first cohort of the INCOSE
Technical Leadership Institute. Zane has a diverse background which includes a B.A. in Economics from
Virginia Tech and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee School of Law. He has worked as a litigator,
and is trained as a hostage/crisis negotiator and mediator. Prior to coming to work for Vitech, Zane
was a senior process consultant assisting government and private clients with process modeling and
improvement projects.
For over 20 years, David Long has focused on helping organizations increase
their systems engineering proficiency while simultaneously working to advance
the state of the art across the community. David is the founder and president of
Vitech Corporation, where he developed CORE™, a leading systems engineering
software environment. He co-authored
A Primer for Model-Based Systems
Engineering
, and is a frequent presenter at industry events around the world. A
committed member of the systems community and Expert Systems Engineering
Professional (ESEP), David is a past president of the International Council on
Systems Engineering (INCOSE), a professional organization focused on sharing,
promoting, and advancing the best of systems engineering. In 2006, he received the prestigious INCOSE
Founders Award in recognition of his many contributions to the organization.
David holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics, as well as a master’s degree in
Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.