John Harauz

Principal Consultant, Jonic Systems Engineering

An independent consultant with more than 36 years of experience. He is an internationally recognized authority on system engineering and software engineering standards for safety-related computer systems, including the regulatory licensing of such systems. Prior to establishing his own consultancy, John worked for Ontario Power Generation Inc (OPG), formerly Ontario Hydro, for 26 years, where he held positions in engineering management. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. He also holds the IEEE Computer Society’s new certification, Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP). As a consultant John has participated in the development of real-time monitoring systems for Pickering B, and the development and verification of system design bases documentation for all Ontario Power Generation nuclear facilities. He created and delivered a CSDP software engineering training program for Samsung in Korea. He participated as a subject manager expert in safety-related software audit for Ontario Power Generation. He completed his work with respect to software standards on an integrated safety review study for safety-related systems in Pickering B. He is assisting local nuclear and non-nuclear companies in updating their procedures in safety-related applications to the latest International standards and guidelines.