\begin{biography}[{\includegraphics[width=0.8in,keepaspectratio]
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is the Chief Engineer at the NASA IV\&V Facility
and
leads
the
continuous improvement of best practices for IV\&V.
Mr. Costello has a under-graduate
degree in Aerospace Engineering from
the
Pennsylvania State University and a
 degree in Software Engineering from West Virginia
university. Mr. Costello joined NASA in 1997
and has served as the IV\&V
Project Manager on numerous NASA missions including Deep Impact
and  Mars Exploration Rovers.
\end{biography}
