John D. Musa is an independent consultant. He gives courses in software reliability engineering on a worldwide basis. He has extensive experience as a software developer and manager. He has 29 years experience in software reliability engineering and is one of the creators and leaders of the field. He was elected Fellow of the IEEE and Who’s Who in America has listed him for his contributions. He has published over 100 papers and 2 books, the most recent of which is "Software Reliability Engineering." He organized and led the transfer of software reliability engineering into practice within AT&T. For more information, see his website at http://members.aol.com/johndmusa