Leanna Rierson is an independent consultant in software and complex electronic hardware development for safety-critical systems, with emphasis on civil aviation. She has 20 years of experience in the software and aviation industry. Rierson spent nine years as a software and avionics specialist at the FAA, and five years as Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Aircraft Computer Software. Rierson also has held engineering positions at NCR and Cessna Aircraft Company. She has published numerous papers on safety-critical software and aviation; led many national and international engineering teams and workshops; and developed several software courses, policies, handbooks and guidance material for the FAA. She is an FAA DER with Level A authority in the software and complex hardware technical areas. Rierson holds an M.S. degree in software engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Wichita State University.
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