The International Council on Systems Engineering established its Professional Certification Program in March 2004 to provide a formal method for recognizing the knowledge and experience of systems engineers. The title of the baseline recognition of personal certification is "Certified Systems Engineering Professional, (CSEP)."  Certification is a formal process whereby a community of performing skilled representatives, such as INCOSE, recognizes that a person has achieved competency in certain skills. Certification differs from licensing in that licenses are permissions granted by a government entity for a person to practice within its regulatory boundaries. Certification also differs from a "certificate" that documents the successful completion of a training or education program

Location: Teledyne Brown Cafeteria, 300 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL

Presentation: INCOSE Certification Prep for Systems Engineering Professionals

Presenter Bio:

Becky Reed is the President and CEO of Reed Integration, Inc., an 8(a), Woman-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business based in Virginia, and is one of the first 42 people in the world to achieve the credential of INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).

An Aerospace Engineering graduate of the University of Alabama, Ms. Reed is a nationally recognized authority on systems engineering and risk management and their applications in government and commercial markets. Her career includes leadership roles in establishing and managing systems engineering and risk management processes for aerospace, information technology, nuclear energy, and ecological science programs. Through Reed Integration, Inc. (RII), Ms. Reed has supplied technical and management consulting services including “turn-key” setup and implementation of systems engineering processes for government clients.  Ms. Reed also provides customized technical training to government and commercial clients across the United States and offers public courses on various systems engineering, project management, and leadership topics. In association with Old Dominion University (ODU), her company continues to provide the very successful Professional Certificate in Systems Engineering to clients such as the US Navy/SPAWAR, Northrop Grumman Ships, and Northrop Grumman IT. Launch of the Professional Certificate in Project Management was completed in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia in October 2007 and the Professional Certificate in Program Management is scheduled to begin in April 2008 at Northrop Grumman. Graduates of each of these programs are eligible for up to six graduate level credits toward a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University.

A former President of the Huntsville, Alabama, chapter of INCOSE, Ms. Reed has also served as Director of Programs for the Hampton Roads Area Chapter of INCOSE in 2004, Vice-President in 2005, and President of the chapter in 2006. She received the Outstanding Service Award from INCOSE at the 2007 International Symposium for her work with the Huntsville, Alabama, and Hampton Roads Area Chapters and is currently a Region V Representative on the INCOSE Member Board. 

Ms. Reed is also the Past-President of the Peninsula Engineers Council and is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Project Management Institute (PMI).  In December 2007, she received the “2007 Women in Business Achievement” award presented by INSIDE Business in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.