Dan Galorath

Daniel D. Galorath is an American software developer, businessman and author. Galorath is the President and CEO of Galorath Incorporated^[1][2] and one of the chief developers of the project management software known as SEER-SEM.^[3][4][5]

Dan Galorath
Nationality	American
Education	California State University
Occupation(s)	Software developer, businessman, author
Known for	JPL Softcost, CEI System-3, SEER-SEM

He is also the co-author of Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management.^[6]

Education

Dan Galorath completed his undergraduate work at California State University, and in 1980, he also received an MBA in management from California State University.^[7][4][5]

Career

Following college, Galorath worked in software development with a focus on software management. He began working in the aerospace and defense industries.^[8] One of his earliest projects was working with Don Reifer on the creation of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Softcost program for Robert Tauseworth.^[9][10]

In 1979, Galorath founded Galorath, Inc. as a software development consulting organization.^[10][11]

In 1984, Galorath began consulting for Computer Economics, Inc. It was in that consulting role where Galorath became familiar with Dr. Randall Jensen's modifications to the Putnam model.^[6] Because the work was not usable in a commercial environment, Galorath worked to design a more user-friendly software estimation program, which was known as CEI System-3.^[12]

By 1988, Dan's company Galorath Inc had introduced what would come to be known as SEER-SEM.^[9][13] SEER-SEM built on the work Galorath had done on Jensen’s model and added features such as a graphic user interface.^[13] These advances made SEER-SEM an application which could be used by project managers to better estimate the needs for their software applications.^[12][14]

Since its inception, Galorath's SEER-SEM, has been used by companies ranging from aircraft manufacturers Lockheed Martin^[15] and Northrop Grumman,^[16][17] to electronics manufacturer Siemens, Bell Helicopter,^[18] GKN Aerospace,^[19] and even the United States Department of Defense.^[20][21]

In 2001, Galorath received the 2001 International Society of Parametric Analysts (ISPA) Freiman Award for lifetime achievement in parametric modeling.^[22]

In 2006, Galorath and Michael W Evans collaborated on Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management, a book about software estimation.^[6][23]

Galorath received a lifetime achievement award in 2009 from the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis.^[24][5][22]

Galorath continues to serve as the chief executive officer of Galorath Inc, which is headquartered in El Segundo, California.^[25][3][26] He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the non-profit organizations Book of Mormon Central,^[11] the John A. Widtsoe Foundation,^[27][28] and the ISBSG (International Software Benchmarking Standards Group).^[29] Galorath has also published several scholarly articles about software engineering and estimation.^[30][31]

Personal

UCLA and the Wall Street Journal called Dan out for his health transformation.^[32] His diet and exercise regimen was featured in The Wall Street Journal's health section.^[25]

Work

• JPL Softcost: software estimation model developed for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[23]
• CEI System-3: software estimation model based on Dr. Randall Jensen’s modifications to the Putnam model^[12]
• SEER-SEM: application used to estimate resources needed for developing software^[9][13][14]
• Galorath, Daniel D.; Evans, Michael W. (2006). Software sizing, estimation, and risk management : when performance is measured performance improves. Boca Raton, FL: Auerbach Publications. ISBN 1-4200-1312-2. OCLC 70272276.