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DAVID D. LYON - BIOGRAPHY:

Mr. Lyon attended the University of Massachusetts, MIT and the University of Hartford. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hartford. He has worked in industry (General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and United Technologies) for thirty-nine years, primarily in the fields of Project Engineering and Configuration Management (CM). He served as the Lead Configuration and Project Engineer responsible for several large projects in the defense, space and commercial product areas. Since leaving industry, Mr. Lyon has spent the past eleven years writing books and teaching seminars on Configuration Management throughout North America and Europe.

Mr. Lyon's Configuration Management processes have  provided the basis for the implementation of Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems in several major corporations. Mr. Lyon has been responsible for facility wide training in configuration and data management systems and procedures, and has  provided hands-on training for PDM/PLM users, including CCB members, design engineers, drafting, manufacturing and quality assurance personnel, field service and logistics engineers, marketing personnel, customers, CM personnel, project engineers, and program managers.

While at General Electric and Lockheed Martin, Mr. Lyon developed the four state level of control system model, a powerful methodology for integrating Configuration Management with proposal development, contract negotiation, engineering development and test, manufacturing, production, quality assurance, IT, and product support activities.  His duties during his twenty-two years at GE and LM included  Lead Configuration Management Engineer and Project/Program Engineer for the Polaris, Poseiden and Trident submarine guidance and fire control programs.

Prior to joining General Electric, Mr. Lyon was employed as a project engineer for the United Technologies Corporation for seventeen years, where he was responsible for proposal development, system design and test for several large engineering development programs, including the Lunar Lander, Mars Viking Spacecraft, CH53 Helicopter, and several commercial product programs.

Mr. Lyon is the author of the outstanding new CM text, 'Practical CM III: Best Configuration Management Practices for the 21st Century', 'Transparent CM: How to Get There', the CM community's all time favorite - 'Practical CM: Best Configuration Management Practices for the 21st Century', and 'Practical Project: Guidelines for Project Engineers and Program Management Personnel'.

Mr. Lyon currently provides seminars and consulting services to clients throughout North America and Europe engaged in the transition from manual CM systems to automated CM systems.