CHARISMATEK People

Paul Radford
Managing Director and Principal Consultant

Paul Radford is the co-founder and managing director of CHARISMATEK Software Metrics.  With over 25 years of professional information technology experience, Paul has a firm base for the practical application of metrics techniques.  Very importantly, Paul has extensive industry experience in applying the function point analysis technique, both in sizing software, and in the use of the technique to control and manage software requirements.

As a prominent metrics consultant over many  years, past-president of the Australian Software Metrics Association (ASMA), frequent presenter at metrics conferences and seminars and publisher of the Function Point WORKBENCH™, Paul understands not only the history and basis of software metrics but also plays a key role in the future directions of this field.

Robyn Lawrie (IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist)
Director, Principal Consultant and Function Point WORKBENCH™ Product Manager

Robyn Lawrie is a director of CHARISMATEK Software Metrics. She has more than 30 years of IT industry experience in software development across a wide range of applications and technologies.  A major focus of Robyn's career has been on the improvement of the software process in general and, in particular, in the area of requirements management.

Robyn provides consultancy and training services in software measurement, both locally and internationally. She is a requested speaker at a range of educational institutions and industry conferences.

Robyn continues to be the driving force behind the development of the world's leading tool supporting the function point analysis technique for sizing and evaluating software - CHARISMATEK's Function Point WORKBENCH™

Robyn is a member of the executive committee of Quantitative Enterprise Software Performance (QESP).  She was one of two founder members of the Australian Software Metrics Association (ASMA) in Victoria and a member of its executive committee from its inception in 1990 until its closure in 2004.

Robyn has been an IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS) since 1998.
 

David Cleary (IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist)
Senior Consultant

David Cleary is a  senior consultant with CHARISMATEK Software Metrics. During his 20 years in the IT industry, he has worked in the areas of software project development, software tool research and development, tertiary education and software measurement.

Within the software measurement field, David has a major interest in the application of functional size measurement to new and evolving technologies and has presented papers on this issue at a range of conferences.

David is the Vice-President - Metrics & Measurement of Quantitative Enterprise Software Performance (QESP), an active member of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) Technical Review Committee, a past president of the Australian Software Metrics Association (ASMA) and -  like everyone at CHARISMATEK - he is actively involved in the ongoing research and development of the Function Point WORKBENCH™.

David has been an IFPUG Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS) since 1998.
 

Paul Crossley
Principal Software Engineer

Paul Crossley is CHARISMATEK Software Metrics' principal software engineer, Paul is in charge of the technical program for development and enhancement of CHARISMATEK's Function Point WORKBENCH™.

Paul has around 15 years experience as a software engineer and project leader and is expert in a range of development techniques.

Vale Paul Walsh 18 June 2010
Senior Software Engineer

Paul Walsh passed away on 18 June 2010.  Paul was a highly skilled and knowledgeable software engineer.  For over ten years Paul worked on the development of CHARISMATEK Software Metric's Function Point WORKBENCH™ and made a huge contribution to that software.
 

Oonagh Caldwell
Office Manager

As office manager, Oonagh is in charge of CHARISMATEK's day-to-day administration needs.  If you have any queries about any of CHARISMATEK's services or products, give Oonagh a call!