Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, a specialist in real-time software architectures and networking, has been with RTI since 1995. He currently chairs the Data Distribution Service Finalization Task Force at the Object Management Group (OMG). Pardo-Castellote holds a PhD in electrical engineering, an MS in computer science, and an MSEE from Stanford Univ., Calif. He also holds a BS in physics from the University of Granada, Spain.