Doctor David Gelperin chaired the working groups developing the IEEE 829

IEEE 829

IEEE 829-1998, also known as the 829 Standard for Software Test Documentation, is an IEEE standard that specifies the form of a set of documents for use in eight defined stages of software testing, each stage potentially producing its own separate type of document...

-1989 software testing documentation standard. With Jerry E. Durant he went on to develop High Impact Inspection Technology that builds upon traditional inspections but utilizes a test driven additive.

Gelperin received his PhD in Computer Science from the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

. He co-founded the Software Quality Engineering consultancy firm in 1986. He is CTO & President of ClearSpecs Enterprises in Minneapolis, Minnesota.