Agapi is Principal of Alexanna, LLC, a small consulting company providing services in software engineering, with a special emphasis in Process Improvement. Alexanna, LLC, is a transition partner with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) for the delivery of the Introduction to the Capability Maturity Models - Integrated for Systems Engineering/Software Engineering, Version 1.0 (CMMI SE/SW,V1.0).
Additionally, Agapi is authorized by the SEI as a CBA- IPI Lead Assessor and Lead Evaluator, a SCAMPI Lead Assessor, and an instructor of the SEI's Introduction to the Capability Maturity Model and Goal Driven Measurement Courses. Agapi was on the list of most active Lead Assessors during the period July 97-Dec 98 (as recognized by the Software Engineering Institute.)
She has developed and delivered workshops and seminars in Software Process Improvement, the Capability Maturity Model, and has trained clients and led appraisals in the U.S., Europe, South America, and South East Asia. Additionally, she has consulted in project management, providing customers technological and process solutions to help them achieve higher levels of maturity.
Prior to being a consultant, Agapi worked for almost 15 years at Carnegie Mellon University’s Research Institute as a Manager of Software Science. Agapi is presently a Visiting Scientist at the Software Engineering Institute, and serves as a member of the Training Product Development Team for the CMMI effort. One of her job responsibilities is to train candidate instructors in the delivery of the Introduction to the CMMI course.
Agapi has over 24 years of experience in the computer and software engineering industry, in both the private and government sectors. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science.