LeaderSHIP TEAM

Kris Puthucode brings over 30 years of experience in Aerospace, Defense (DoD), Federal Government, and Medical Devices. He founded Software Quality Center (SQC) in 2001 and continues to lead the company today.

He specializes in consulting, training and independent benchmarking, appraisals, and certifications aligned with globally recognized quality frameworks, including CMMI, FDA, FAA, BD-CMM, and NIST 800-171/CMMC. At SQC, Kris works with the U.S. DoD, prime contractors, select U.S. allied nations’ international Aerospace and Defense organizations and, key suppliers, and select multinational companies. SQC serves over 60 B2B clients worldwide.

Kris is a Certified CMMI High Maturity Lead Appraiser (CHMLA) with more than two decades of formal appraisal experience. He is also an accredited Lead CMMC Assessor for the U.S. DoD, a certified trainer for CMMI and PMI courses, and a BD-CMM Appraiser and Trainer. His focus areas include high maturity practices, quantitative analysis, predictive modeling, data analytics, and business development capability building.

Under his leadership, SQC has grown from two people to over 15 consultants and staff, with revenue growth of more than 300% and a sustained CAGR exceeding 22%.

Core Competencies:

Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare & Medical Devices, Management Information Systems, Business Development, High-End Training, Software Process Improvement, and Project Management.

Sahana comes with 25 years of experience in Electronics Engineering and IT Services, Sahana has played a pivotal role in shaping SQC’s growth and success.

Her expertise spans customer acquisition, consulting oversight, finance and general operations, ensuring delivery excellence for SQC’s diverse B2B client base across the U.S. and India. Since co-founding SQC in 2000, she has helped the company grow to serve over 85 clients worldwide, providing consulting, training, and independent appraisals aligned with leading frameworks such as CMMI, BD-CMM, and PMI best practices.

Sahana has participated in multiple formal CMMI appraisals, including high maturity assessments, and holds certifications as a SAFe® 5 Agilist and CMMI Associate (ISACA). She has also completed advanced training in taxation and finance management, strengthening her role in leading SQC’s finance, A/P, A/R, and day-to-day operations.

Prior to SQC, Sahana gained valuable experience in electronics manufacturing and IT services, working with organizations such as Spicer India Pvt. Ltd. (Dana Corporation JV) and Dhruva Systems. Her early career involved engineering, quality control, and sales roles, building a strong foundation for her leadership in quality and process improvement today. Sahana is a Certified CMMI Lead Appraiser, for Development and Services domains.

Sahana continues to champion SQC’s mission of enabling organizations to adopt and sustain best practices that drive operational excellence, customer success, and measurable business value.What's a product or service you'd like to show.

 Paul E. McMahon helps large and small organizations as they improve their development and management processes and move toward increased agility and process maturity. Paul provides project management, strategic thinking, and software development coaching services utilizing recognized current industry best practices (Agile Project Management, PMBOK, CMMI-Dev, CMMI-DEV, ITIL, and Lean Six Sigma).

For over twenty five  years, Paul has supported clients in attaining advanced certifications and coached project managers navigating today’s complex, multi-contractor development environments. His work spans large defense and technology corporations as well as smaller organizations seeking to build disciplined project management and governance practices.

Paul is a Certified Scrum Master and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, blending agility with process rigor to deliver sustainable improvements. Earlier in his career, he spent twenty-four years with Link Simulation and Lockheed Martin as a software developer, project manager, and mentor. He has taught Software Engineering at Binghamton University, led workshops on process and project management, and published more than forty professional articles.

He is the author of Integrating CMMI and Agile Development: Case Studies and Proven Techniques for Faster Performance Improvement (2010) and Virtual Project Management: Software Solutions for Today and the Future (CRC Press, 2000). Paul is also a frequent conference speaker, with past clients including Raytheon, L3 Communications, BAE, Northrop-Grumman, and the U.S. Department of the Navy.

Paul holds degrees in mathematics from the University of Scranton (BA, Magna Cum Laude) and Binghamton University (MA) and serves on the leadership team of the international SEMAT initiative..