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1.20.10

Two more NI certifications have been obtained by CertTech Engineers. John Stanley has achieved Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) status, and Ryan Smith has achieved Certified TestStand Developer (CTD) status. Congratulations John and Ryan!

7.15.09

Continuing to strengthen our role as a National Instruments Alliance Partner, CertTech is pleased to report that Mark Calvert and Todd Swan have passed the Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer exam. CertTech now has fifteen members with at least one National Instruments certification

6.18.09

CertTech is pleased to announce that Paul Herrmann has accepted the position of Vice President of New Business Development. Paul will also serve as the acting Vice President of Quality.

5.14.09

CertTech is pleased to announce that Tim Hull has achieved National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) status. There are now thirteen members of the CertTech team with at least one National Instruments certification.

2.6.09

CertTech is pleased to announce that Greg Shaw, Jered Marlow, Timothy Wright and Larry Detherage have achieved National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) status. There are now twelve members of the CertTech team with at least one National Instruments certification.

9.26.08

CertTech is pleased to announce that Al VanDeusen and Andy Bales have achieved National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) status. There are now nine members of the CertTech team with at least one National Instruments certification.

7.14.08

CertTech is pleased to announce that Steve Barbour has achieved National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) status. There are now seven members of the CertTech team with at least one National Instruments certification.

3.11.08

CertTech is pleased to announce that Tim Dale and Ryan Riley have achieved National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) status; John Stanley has achieved Certified TestStand Developer (CTD) and Paul Herrmann has achieved Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD). There are now six members of the CertTech team with at least one National Instruments certification.

01.07.08

Bullseye Testing Technology and CertTech, L.L.C. Form Partnership to Support DO-178B Qualification of Code Coverage Analyzer.
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Planning

  • Product/System Development and Test strategy
  • Verification and Validation plan documents
  • Development and Test tools/equipment evaluation and selection
  • Definition of project tasks, schedule and resource requirements

Requirements

  • Requirements development (system and low level requirements)
  • Requirements reviews
  • Feasible, Complete, Correct and Verifiable
  • Requirements management and tracing strategy

Design

  • System/Product hardware and software design/documentation
  • Test system design (parallel w/ System/Product development activities)
  • Design reviews
  • Compliance w/ Customer and Regulatory requirements
  • Adherence to applicable design standards and practices

Development

  • Product/System software development
  • Layered design approach
  • Device drivers, application layer and module/system interfaces
  • Test system hardware/software development
  • Modular/extensible test system architectures
  • Test software development
  • LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, TestStand, C, C++, others
  • Developed for full life cycle support
  • Requirements-based test development/integration
  • Concurrent w/ product development

Integration

  • Module and system level hardware/software integration support
  • Software emulation environment development
  • Test fixtures/interfaces for integration assemblies
  • Simulator development for integration interfaces

Test/Certification

  • Test readiness review/assessment
  • Test tool qualification
  • Test execution and problem reporting
  • Formal test reporting
  • Participation in regulatory reviews/approvals

Production/Deployment

  • Turn-key production test platform design/development/ fabrication
  • Production test software development
  • Service center test platforms / test programs
  • Test hardware/software maintenance

Integral Processes

  • Project Management
  • Project metrics capture/analysis
  • Reviews / Audits

Certification

DO-178B and DO-254 Training 

CertTech provides customers with training and workshop activities for these FAA-endorsed processes for Software and Complex Electronic Hardware.  The courses are offered separately or as a package and they are designed to provide attendees with a thorough understanding of the FAA regulated environment and practical ‘hands-on’ applications of the associated processes.

DO-178B and DO-254 Consulting 

CertTech helps customers with the following services:

  • Certification plan development
  • Software QA support, including review of life cycle data items
  • Preparation for compliance audits
  • Support for sub-tier suppliers
  • Development of process documentation
  • Preparation of data for TSO submittal

Activities Requiring Independence 

Because of CertTech's experience with V&V and QA, we can provide these services which often require independence under the DO-178B and DO-254 processes. Our staff can perform the full range of verification activities, including requirements review, test creation, test review, test execution and reporting. We can also provide Software QA and HPA audit services, using customer procedures, or those that CertTech recommends.

Document Preparation

CertTech engineers have experience preparing formal documents for software certification submissions. We can either prepare the documents or review customer documents and make appropriate recommendations where necessary.

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CertTech, L.L.C.
7400 W. 130th, Suite 110
Overland Park, KS 66213
Ph: 913-814-9770

734 Westport Plaza Dr., Suite 256
St. Louis, MO 63146
Ph: 314-576-6900