Leanna Rierson is an independent consultant in software and complex electronic hardware development for safety-critical systems, with emphasis on civil aviation. She has more than 20 years of experience in the software and aviation industry. Rierson spent nine years as a software and avionics specialist at the Federal Aviation Administration; five of those years were as Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Aircraft Computer Software. Rierson also has held engineering positions at NCR and Cessna Aircraft Company. She served on all of the teams that developed the following IMA-related material: TSO-C153, AC 20-145, and RTCA/DO-297. Leanna is also an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) with authority in both software and complex electronic hardware and has worked on several IMA projects. She has a master's degree in software engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Wichita State University.
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