Jeffery Payne has led Coveros since its inception in 2008. Under his guidance, the company has become a recognized market leader in secure agile software development. Mr. Payne is a popular keynote and featured speaker at technology conferences and has testified before Congress on technology issues such as intellectual property rights and cyber-terrorism. Prior to Coveros, he was co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Cigital, where he led the startup and growth of the company for 16 years. Mr. Payne is a former ACM National Lecturer and the co-founder of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Allegheny College and an M.S. in Computer Science from The College of William and Mary.
Jeff Payne, Coveros CEO, will be presenting a 2-Day Training Course April 28-29, 2013 on the Fundamentals of Agile Certification at STAREast in Orlando Fundamentals of Agile Certification will present a roadmap for how to get started with agile along with practical advice. It will introduce you to agile software development concepts and teach you how […]
DOD and Testing professionals are moving to Agile and Jeff Payne talks about the fundamentals of Agile and training requirements for DOD T&E Workforce Professionals in this presentation from 2012. Agile Training Requirements
Coveros CEO, Jeffery Payne will speak on securing open source software at Open Source Industry Day. The event will feature speakers from the NSA as well as industry and open source development community experts. The day-long, unclassified event is open to the public. For more information visit: OSSI
Jeff Payne presented this Keynote address at the 2011 Better Software Conference. Jeff addresses the changing landscape for software testing professionals and why they need to brush up on their coding skills. Better Software — Lightning Keynote
In this presentation, Jeff talks about the way Agile is currently working with success in the industry. He presents five lessons that will help you make the big transition. Agile IT – An Industry Perspective
SQE Online Newsletter 2011
Presented at the Agile Development Practices Conference in 2010, Jeff Payne reviews the principal reasons that agile projects sometimes fail. Jeff also provides the warning signs and some key things you can do to prevent this from happening. Agile Development Practices
IT Pro Magazine 2010
SQE Online Newsletter, 2010
At the 2009 Better Software Conference, Jeff Payne delivered this presentation about what to do and what NOT to do when transitioning to Agile. The presentation also talks about the advantages and challenges in that transition. Better Software — Agile Transition
