Michael Jesse Chonoles

Michael Jesse Chonoles is an acknowledged expert in UML and SysML, with years of experience as a course developer, trainer, mentor, and consultant for leading corporations. Recently, he led the official OMG review team for UML 2.5 and worked on SysML at OMG, including the OMG Certification program for System Modeling Professionals (OCSMP). He recently retired from Lockheed Martin where he was a Chief Methodologist and directed internal standards across several large projects. Prior to that, he was Chief of Methodology and a Director of Lockheed Martin's externally focused Technology Transfer Arm, the Advanced Concept Center (ACC), where he specialized in UML, methodology, use cases, and requirement development. Michael's leadership continues in OMG's Analysis & Design Task Force (ADTF) as co-Chair, and in the UML and SysML Revision Task Forces; he is now taking a lead role in writing the exams for the latest OMG Certification for UML Professionals (OCUP2).