Cris Kobryn

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Cris Kobryn is a technologist, system architect and entrepreneur who specializes in advanced software and systems development. Kobryn is the CEO and Founder of PivotPoint Technology Corporation, a software and systems engineering services company that focuses on model-driven development technologies.[1] Prior to working for PivotPoint, Kobryn held senior technical positions at Telelogic, EDS, MCI Systemhouse, Inference Corporation and SAIC.

Kobryn is a noted expert in visual modeling languages and model-driven development technologies, and has published many papers and articles on these subjects.[2] He chaired large international teams of vendors and users to specify the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 1.1 and UML 2.0 standards for software engineering, and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) for systems engineering.[3] In recognition of Kobryn's contributions to the UML, the OMG presented him with its Distinguished Service Award in 2000. In recognition of his contributions to the SysML, the INCOSE presented him with its Outstanding Service Award in 2006.

Kobryn received a BA degree from Colgate University and a BSCS degree from San Diego State University (SDSU). His multi-disciplinary graduate studies at SDSU and UCLA explored the synergies between linguistics, computer science and artificial intelligence. He is a member of the ACM, IEEE, INCOSE and AAAI.

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  1. ^ PivotPoint Technology Corporate Bio. Cris Kobryn. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ DBLP Computer Science Bibliography. Cris Kobryn: List of Publications. Retrieved on 2006-07-02.
  3. ^ C. Kobryn (2004). "UML 3.0 and the Future of Modeling". Software and Systems Modeling 3 (1): 4–8. doi:10.1007/s10270-004-0051-4. 

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