Resume
Michael DeKort
Founder and CTO
Industry Participation
❖ Member SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) On-road Autonomous Driving (ORAD) Validation/Verification Task Force
❖ Founder SAE On-Road Autonomous Driving Simulation Task Force
❖ Member IEEE Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous Systems Policy Committee (AI&ASPC)
❖ SME - DIN/SAE International Alliance for Mobility Testing & Standardization (IAMTS)
❖ Stakeholder UL4600 - Creating AV Safety Guidelines
Experience
❖ Program Manager/Systems Engineer Aerospace Flight Simulation – FAA Level D Flight Simulators
❖ Software Engineering Manager and Senior Program Manager for NORAD while at Lockheed
❖ Software Project Manager for Aegis Weapon System
❖ Lead C4ISR Systems Engineer DHS/USCG Deepwater Program - 25 years and $17B
❖ Led programs up to $100M per year
❖ Managed up to 300 engineers – CMMI Level 5
❖ Earned 2 Business Excellence Awards and Navy Excellence Award for work at Lockheed
❖ Received the IEEE Barus Ethics Award- http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?amumber=446872