Summary
Stephen Platt is a seasoned CTO and principal architect specializing in Independent Verification & Validation for large-scale government and corporate IT acquisitions, with over three decades of experience translating rigorous IEEE and CMMI practices into practical program controls. He founded the SharpThough family of IV&V management processes and leads Alterion’s technical strategy, ensuring integrity across systems life cycles from requirements through retirement. His background spans senior R&D leadership, academic research in facial image analysis, and hands-on systems development dating back to the 1980s, giving him uncommon depth in both theory and applied testing. Known for navigating complex federal programs (U.S. Senate, NASA, DoD, DOJ, State) he combines audit-ready process design with pragmatic execution to keep programs on schedule and compliant.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph. D. Computer Science, Ph. D. Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania