Sam Yao

Sam Yao, General Manager, has over eighteen years experience in software development industry including education, system / software development, embedded system development, mission-critical application development, system integration, software development management, and process improvement.  He has extensive experience in consulting, project management and process improvement. 

As head of SEPG and SQA in an offshore software development center in Shanghai, he led process improvement program in setting up the strategies, establishing the process improvement infrastructure, building and enhancing software development & management process, developing and improving the metrics program, and conducting the appraisals, etc.  Under his leadership, the company has achieved CMM Level 3 compliant operation.  He also managed various large-scaled and complex projects / programs in leading international system integration companies in banking and transportation sectors.  He led the effort in establishing rigorous project management methodology and system engineering practices, thus enabled the software development and implementation in cost-effective, efficient way with high quality.   He is a certified project management professional by Brainbench.

Contact information:

Voice: (86-21) 6249-3276           

Fax:    (86-21) 6249-3893            Email: sam_yao@piera.com.cn

• July 2009 Coming Soon CMMI Tour of the Americas

• June 2009 PI-21 unveils new website

• June 2009 PI-21 COO certified to teach and appraise CMMI-SVC

• March 2009 CEO gets prestigious SEI Member Award