Open Design Alliance (ODA) announced that Neil Peterson, formerly chief technical officer, was appointed president of the ODA on the retirement of Arnold van der Weide.
“Arnold is retiring after 7 years of distinguished service,” said Neil Peterson. “Under his seasoned leadership ODA has seen a strong and steady growth in membership, as well as significant improvements in the quality and scope of our software.”
“I leave the ODA in extremely capable hands,” commented Arnold van der Weide. “Since becoming CTO in 2007 Neil has built the ODA development team into a modern, stable, highly focused unit that efficiently serves the needs of the industry.”
Peterson was responsible for modernizing the ODA’s infrastructure and establishing automated quality systems. He also doubled the size of the development team and streamlined internal operations through an Agile development process.
“Our infrastructure and process improvements have made us more efficient, allowing us to expand our development into mobile and cloud services,” affirmed Peterson. “I see a bright future for the ODA. I’m pleased to be stepping into this new role, and I’m looking forward to building upon our recent success.”
