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Event Archive
Date
Location
(2009-11)
November 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Implementing Lean Six Sigma
Roger Herdy, Qualis Corporation


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Thursday,
November 19th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Implementing Lean Six Sigma


Jacobs Conference Center is at
1500 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-10)
October 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Dr. Dawn Sabados, UAH

Thursday,
October 15th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

DawnSabados

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Using the Systems Engineering Toolkit (SET)
to prepare a compliant Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)


Jacobs Conference Center is at
1500 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-09)
September 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Ms. Donett Murphy, SAIC

Thursday,
Septenber 17th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Murphy

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Configuration Management's Role in Supporting Systems Engineering


Jacobs Conference Center is at
1500 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-08)
August 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Evening with the Huntsville Stars

Wednesday,
August 26th, 2009

6:00 - ? p.m.

Location: Joe Davis Stadium, Flyer


Presentation:

INCOSE Chapter members and prospective members are encouraged to bring a guest to our pre-game social at the CenturyTel Picnic Patio at 6:00 PM.  Tickets will be handed out at the front entrance and will include a sponsored meal.

 

The Huntsville Stars will be taking on the Montgomery Biscuits @ 7:00 PM.

 

RSVP to Sam Loo at weei.loo@mdnt.com  before Monday, August 24, 2009.

(2009-07)
July 2009
Officer Meeting:

Chapter Officer Business Discussion

Thursday,
July 16th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: TBD


Jacobs Conference Center is at
1500 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-06)
June 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Dr. H. O'Neal Smitherman,
Executive Vice President of the
HudsonAlpha Institute

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Thursday,
June 18th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

smitherman

Location: HudsonAlpha Institute
Presentation: "The New World of Genetics"

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(2009-05)
May 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Kelly Meassick, PMP,
Charter Performance Management Group

Thursday,
May 21st, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Preparing for the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)

The Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is a critical step in setting a positive tone for a program. Ms. Meassick will provide an overview of this important meeting. This presentation will include objectives and focus of the IBR, the role of the Control Account Manager (CAM), and the information the CAM needs to know: planning the work, managing the work, and managing risks. Ms. Meassick will also discuss the importance of using multi-disciplinary teams in the planning and technical assessment of the project. She will review the required program artifacts (Work Breakdown Structure, Integrated Master Schedule, Performance Measurement Baseline, etc.) and present lessons learned from past IBRs.


Jacobs Conference Center is at
1500 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-05)
NASA/Army Systems and Software Forum

INCOSE-IEEE Technical Sponsors

Thursday,
May 12th and 13th, 2009

5:30 a.m. -
7:30 p.m.

Location: MSFC 4200 / Morris Auditorium and Learning Center


Presentation: Trifold Program


Click for Forum Flyer

(2009-04)
April 2009
Chapter Meeting:
Eric Honour, CSEP
Honourcode, Inc.

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Thursday,
April 16th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Systems Engineering Return on Investment (SE-ROI)

 

(2009-04)
April 2009 Tutorial:
Risk Management
Dr. Thomas P. Tytula, Speaker

Saturday,
April 25th, 2009

7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tom Tytula

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map

 

Presentation: Risk Management… Using a Decision Theoretic Approach to Risk Management
INCOSE Huntsville Chapter will present a tutorial to explore methods for making rational decisions in an environment of uncertainty; i.e., an environment where variability exists with unknown characteristics. This tutorial covers methods for transforming the environment of uncertainty to an environment of risk that characterizes the variability.

Dr. Tytula will present expected value, transformation of outcomes to a utility measure, eliciting subjective probability measures, the value of information, and sensitivity analysis in the context of managing risk.

(2009-03)
March 2009
Chapter Meeting:
Paul Componation,
University of Alabama
in Huntsville

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Thursday,
March 19th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: NASA's Procedural Requirements for Systems Engineering


Jacobs Conference Center is at
1500 Perimeter Parkway,
Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-03)
Systems Engineering Summit:
Harnessing Best Practices

Bob Jones Auditorium, Sparkman Center on Redstone Arsenal


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Thursday,
March 3-4, 2009

8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Location:
Bob Jones Auditorium,
Sparkman Center on Redstone Arsenal


Presentation:
Day 1 is dedicated to government and industry sharing systems engineering best practices.

Day 2 showcases government projects and furthers best practices through tutorials.


Flyer. For summit webpage click Summit 2009 tab at top of page or click here for details.

(2009-02)
February 2009
Chapter Meeting:
Tony Lindeman

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Thursday,
February 19th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.


Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Preparing for the Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Examination: A Personal Journey


Jacobs Conference Center is at 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2009-01)
January 2009
Chapter Meeting:

Jeff Robinson


Jeff will describe using a model-based systems engineering approach to develop architectures across all lifecycle phases.

Thursday,
January 15th, 2009

5:30-7:30 p.m.


Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: "Designing Operational and System Behavior Architectures"


Jacobs Conference Center is at 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2008-11)
November 2008
Chapter Meeting:

Service Animals and the Human-Animal Bond in Healing
Mike Lingenfelter


Mike is co-author of the best-selling book, "The Angel by My Side", a true story of his dog, Dakota, and their special bond.

Mike Lingenfelter is an accomplished engineer and has worked on a number of very visible and important public construction projects in his 40-year career. He has designed and managed construction of communication systems for airports, mass-transit systems, and other public carriers in Dallas, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Buffalo, and other cities around the world. A member of the IEEE and several professional societies, Mike holds 17 patents for his work worldwide. Mike and his wife, Nancy, have four children and seven grandchildren. They reside in Huntsville, Alabama.

Thursday,
November 20th, 2008

5:30-7:30 p.m.


ML

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: Service Animals and the Human-Animal Bond in Healing


Jacobs Conference Center is at 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2008-10)
October 2008
Chapter Meeting:

Larry Smith ,
INCOSE Huntsville Chapter President


Following a late cancellation by the scheduled speaker, Larry Smith steps up for an engaging presentation on planned chapter activites over the next year and strategies for growing our numbers.

Thursday,
October 16th, 2008

5:30-7:30 p.m.


LarrySmith

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map

 

Presentation: Chapter Development Activities


Jacobs Conference Center is at 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).


(2008-09)
September 2008
Chapter Meeting:

Professor Wally Tubell,
Professor of Engineering,

Defense Acquisition University,
Huntsville, AL


Wally teaches classes in Test & Evaluation, Systems Engineering and Program Management and is the new course manager for DOD's Intermediate Test and Evaluation Course, TST 203. 

He has taught at many of DoD's premiere test ranges to include Eglin and Edwards Air Force Bases, Aberdeen Proving Ground and Patuxent River Naval Air Station. 

Additionally Wally consults with SOCOM's PEO for Naval Systems, the Army's PEO for Aviation and the Redstone Technical Test Center.

Thursday,
September 18th, 2008

5:30-7:30 p.m.


September

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map


Presentation: "Defense Acquisition University Programs" and SE-related courses"


Jacobs Conference Center is at 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).

(2008-08)
August 2008 Chapter Meeting: Dr. Bob Lord,
Senior Systems Engineer,
The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL

Dr. Bob Lord will speak on the "Lead Systems Integrator" approach to executing large, complex acquisition programs. Audience participation will be a hallmark of his presentation, as he explores how to cope with vague customer requirements and other challenging topics.

Bob Lord is a Senior Systems Engineer with The Boeing Company. Prior to joining Boeing earlier this year, he was a Senior Systems Engineer with SAIC.  As a Senior Systems Engineer, he has worked on several large System-of-Systems programs with NASA, Department of the Army, and Department of Homeland Security.  As a part time instructor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), he has taught at the graduate level in Systems Engineering.

Bob is a graduate of UAH in Huntsville, AL, George Washington University, Washington D.C., and the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.


Thursday,
August 21st, 2008


5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map

Presentation: Lead Systems Integrator Approach to Government Contracting

 

We are holding our meeting at the Jacobs Conference Center, 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room. (see map linked above).

(2008-07)
July 2008
Officers Meeting:

INCOSE Huntsville Chapter Officers


Chapter officers meet to discuss ways to grow the membership and plan for 2009 events, including opportunities to collaborate with other Huntsville professional organizations..

Thursday,
July 17th, 2008

5:30-7:30 p.m.


Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map

 

Presentation: Chapter Look-Ahead and Strategy Planning, Opportunities to Engage the Huntsville Technical Community and Support Pre-College Students


Jacobs Conference Center is at 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room.
(see map linked above).


(2008-05) 2008 SE3 Conference

Southeastern Systems and Software Engineering Conference

Next Generation Techologies: Opportunities and Challenges

Sponsored by NDIA, INCOSE, IEEE, and Huntsville SPIN

http://www.se3conference.com/

 

SE3

Von Braun Center

Huntsville, Alabama

 

May 12 – 14, 2008

Conference Poster

 

NDIA, INCOSE, IEEE, and Hsv SPIN cordially invite you to attend the 6th Annual Southeastern Software and Systems Engineering Conference and Exhibition on May 12-14, 2008 at the Von Braun Center, Huntsville AL. The theme of this conference is Next Generation Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges. This year’s conference will focus on a new generation of technologies that have evolved with unprecedented advances in research, methods, materials, and design. Local, national and international subject matter experts from Government, Industry, and Academia are participating as speakers, panelists, and workshop leaders. Special topics and activities include Intellectual properties, CMMI & SCAMPI, America’s Army, Digital Combat Exercise. For detail information regarding sessions, workshops, exhibits, please view website: www.se3conference.com

Luncheon Keynotes are:

  • “You can not get there from here” by Dr. Mike Hinchey/ Ph.D. Computer Science from University of Cambridge, UK/ Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Center and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • “50 cents, 50 years, Finding the value of the space program on the back of your quarters” by Dr. John Horack / Director of the Science and Mission Systems Office at MSFC, NASA
(2008-04) April 2008 Tutorial: Tutorial Flyer
Instructor: Becky Reed
President and CEO of Reed Integration, Inc., Hampton Roads, VA

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


Saturday,
April 19th, 2008


5:30-7:30 p.m.

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.

(2008-03) March 2008 Chapter Meeting: Mr. Chris DeRock,
Systems Engineer,
The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL

Mr. Chris DeRock will lead a - planning session in support of our upcoming CSEP-certification tutorial. CSEP stands for Certified Systems Engineering Professional - INCOSE's badge of fundamental credibility in the systems engineering profession (notice attached).  Learn the tricks of conducting an effective tutorial.  Experience the synergy of planning a meaningful event.  Share your energy and improve our chapter.

Chris DeRock is one of our newest chapter officers.  As Treasurer, Chris has the important role of helping us manage our resources.  A key part of resource management is resource generation.  We are pleased that Chris has volunteered to lead this year's effort to hold a resource-generating tutorial.

In his day job, Mr. DeRock serves as a systems engineer for The Boeing Company.  In 2007, Chris transitioned from working on flight software for the space shuttle to working on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Program.  Previous experience includes eight years as a US Army soldier and work as a student engineer building satellites for the Colorado Space Grant Consortium.  Mr. DeRock received an M.E. in systems engineering and a graduate certificate in project management from Steven's Institute of Technology, along with a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.


Thursday,
March 20th, 2008


5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Jacobs Conference Center, Map

Presentation: Conducting a Tutorial Planning Session (for upcoming CSEP tutorial)


We are holding our meeting at the Jacobs Conference Center, 1500 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 100, Chandra Conference Room. (see map linked above).
(2008-01) January 2008 Chapter Meeting: Mr. Larry Smith ,
International Point of Contact (IPOC) for aviation-related cooperative programs at the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL

Larry came to Huntsville in 2001 as a helicopter engineer for the Aviation Engineering Directorate.  His AED assignments include airworthiness engineer for Chinook and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Foreign Military Sales Manager, and Systems Engineering Manager.  He contributed to success of the Joint Shipboard Interoperability Program, the Army’s first Aircraft Shoot Down Assessment Team, and the Joint IPT for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. 

At post-graduate school, Larry studied helicopter ballistic damage and developed repair solutions using composite material and room-temperature-curing adhesive systems.  Prior to joining the AMRDEC team, Larry served in the Navy in various military and civilian capacities, including: Annapolis graduate, junior officer at the Pentagon, flight school student, helicopter engineer, Air Force liaison engineer, program engineer, modeling & simulation standards developer, and training systems manager.  He also served as lead software development engineer on a Joint Simulation System program.
 
From 1998 to 2000, Larry served as the Director for Security, Space and Facilities, US District Court, Middle District of Florida.  In this capacity, he oversaw 5 simultaneous projects ranging from renovation to prospectus construction of courthouses. 

Larry is a Certified Systems Engineering Professional by the International Council on Systems Engineering.  He supports INCOSE at both the local chapter and HQ levels.


Thursday,
January 17th, 2008

Larry Smith
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: SAIC Patriot Room,
6725 Odyssey Drive, Map

Presentation: Vision and direction of the Hunstville Regional Chapter of INCOSE



Location: SAIC, 6723 Odyssey Dr., Building II , Huntsville, AL, 35806, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Gemini Conference Room).

To get to the Gemini Conference Room, enter via Main Lobby, 6723 Odyssey Drive, Building 2 (which is to the left of original SAIC Bldg) Huntsville Al. 35806. After signing in at the Reception desk, go around the left of the elevators and straight ahead into the Gemini Conference Room.

(2007-10) October 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Mr. Emile N. Daniel,

Assistant Vice President of Technology,

War Fighting Systems Chief Architect-Future Combat Systems,

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Huntsville, AL

Please join us for the next Huntsville Regional Chapter INCOSE meeting on October 18th, where Emile N. Daniel, Assistant Vice President of Technology, War Fighting Systems Chief Architect-Future Combat Systems, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Huntsville, Al, will speak on "Architecture". What is Systems Architecture and why is it important? Architecture is the general abstraction of systems behavior and is essential to system solution, design, and validation. Working within an architecture framework standardizes the architecture/design approach and is mandated on most Federal programs.

Mr. Daniel has over 20 years in the field of Electronics, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, and Architecture. He is a prior service member of the US Army and has spent the last 12+ years with SAIC working on a wide-range of technical programs with the Federal Government.

Emile has participated in programs with the Department of Justice (DOJ); architecting criminal justice information systems for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the the Department of Defense (DoD); working several systems engineering tasks for the military healthcare systems and architecting defense systems such as Soldier Systems, Unattended Munitions, and other Unmanned platforms for the Army Future Combat Systems (FCS).

Emile holds two Bachelor of Science Degrees in Management of Information Systems and Professional Management, as well as an Associate of Science Degree, in Electronics Engineering.

Thursday,
October 18th, 2007


5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: SAIC Patriot Room,
6725 Odyssey Drive, Map

Presentation:
Architecture

(2007-09) September 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Mr. Don Jarman, Deputy Director
Center for Strategic Studies
Teledyne Brown Engineering
Huntsville, Alabama

Topic: The New Joint Procurement Paradigm

Military Transformation to Jointness dictates - in order to fight ‘jointly’ you must learn to ‘procure’ jointly, ‘develop’ jointly and ‘test’ jointly.
Joint procurement has been a challenge with traditional military entities in charge of their own budgets and procurements. The closest we have come is the MDA ‘capabilities-based acquisition program’, and it took a new ‘agency’ to accomplish this.

We cannot afford a new agency every time we need to bring Services, Developers and Warfighters together.  Therefore, future joint system-of-system procurements will need a new professional adjunct to the System Engineering profession.  That new construct is called the ‘Mission Engineer’.

This Mission Engineer construct will be the single most important procurement paradigm shift since introduction of the Systems Engineering Process in the 1940’s.


Thursday,
September 20th, 2007


5:30-7:30 p.m.

BillSowder

Location: Teledyne Brown Engineering,
Map

 

Presentation:
The New Joint Procurement Paradigm

 

 

 

Bio

(2007-08) August 2007 Chapter Meeting:

William (Bill) F. Sowder,
Technologies Group Director,
Teledyne Brown Engineering in Huntsville, Alabama

Topic: SUPERSYSTEMS

The dynamics of these interactions constitutes "Supersystems" that will become frontiers for future explorations. It is time for us to seek the "Energy in the Vacuum". Mr. Sowder has over 50 years in the field of Ballistic Missile Defense. He retired from Boeing where he was the Test Director for the NMD/GMD Program. He was the Test and Evaluation IPT Lead that staffed, designed, and implemented the system-of-system flight and ground test activities. Bill has participated in the early BMD efforts from Nike Zeus, Nike-X, SAFEGUARD, Site Defense, LOAD, SDI, GPALS, to the recent GMD deployment. Bill graduated from Ohio State in 1954 with a Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering, and from UAH in System Engineering in 1976.

Thursday,
August 16th, 2007


5:30-7:30 p.m.

BillSowder

Location: SAIC Millennium Room,
Corporate Drive, Map

 

Presentation:
SUPERSYSTEMS

 

Bio

(2007-06) June 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Dr. Christian Smart,
Technical Manager, MCR, LLC

Topic: The Portfolio Effect Reconsidered

It has recently been argued that funding for multiple missions benefits from a portfolio effect - that is, that the various risks of cost overruns for individual missions is less when considered as a group. This is based on modern financial theory that was originally developed by Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz. The result of this diversification, in theory, should allow NASA the ability to fund individual missions at, for example, the 61st percentile, while achieving an overall confidence that is much higher, such as the 80th percentile.

However, this convenient and elegant theory ignores the high frequency of large cost overruns. According to a recent cost growth study by NASA Headquarters, 12% of recent NASA projects have experienced cost growth in excess of 100%. This is because reality has "fat tails" that cannot be adequately modeled by the commonly used normal and lognormal distributions. The gap between theory and reality is demonstrated, and potential methods for handling this gap are discussed.

Thursday,
June 21th, 2007


5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: SAIC Millennium Room,
Corporate Drive, Map

 

Presentation:
The Portfolio Effect Reconsidered

 

Bio

(2007-05) May 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Major General (Retired) John W. Holly, President, Managing Director, and Board member of Analytical Services, Inc.
Topic: Complex System Management

Thursday,
May 17th, 2007


5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: SAIC Millennium Room,
Corporate Drive, Map

 

Presentation:
Complex System Management

 

Bio

(2007-04) April 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Dr. Trent Montgomery,
Dean of Engineering and Technology, Alabama A&M University

Topic: The School of Engineering and Technology and our Future

Dr. V. Trent Montgomery is Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology.  In this position, he is responsible for effective operations of the School which includes enhancing the quality of curricula, facilities, students, and professors; enrollment management; research policies and acquisitions; and acquiring additional resources to carry out the functions listed above.  Dr. Montgomery has over 30 years of engineering education, practice and administration.  His areas of specialty include computer architecture, embedded systems, and non-linear electronics.  

The School is composed of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering programs, electrical and mechanical engineering technology programs, computer science, and industrial technology.  The total enrollment is 1096 undergraduate and graduate students.  There are 47 faculty members and 12 staff members.  With an annual average production of 60 undergraduates, the School is currently ranked 15th in the Nation in its production of African American engineers.   

The faculty of the School performs research in artificial color filtering, signal processing, pattern recognition, target recognition, MEMS sensors, nano-materials, electronic characterization of materials, coating materials, parallel processing, modeling and simulation, prognostics/diagnostic systems, composite materials, and MEMS devices use for construction materials.  To further support researchers, the school has developed a class-1000 micro-electronics fabrication laboratory, a failure Analysis, Characterization and Testing (FACT) laboratory, a multi-processor laboratory, and a construction materials testing laboratory.  The School is in the process of developing a supersonic wind tunnel to support the propulsion option within Mechanical Engineering.  In addition, the faculty has access to the Alabama Supercomputer Network.  

Prior to coming to Alabama A&M University, Dr. Montgomery acquired over 20 years of experience at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he served as Dean of the College of Engineering, as well as professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is a registered professional engineer and previously worked for AT&T Bell Labs and IBM.  He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin.
 

Thursday,
April 19th, 2007
5:30-7:30

Location: SAIC Millennium Room, Map

Presentation:
The School of Engineering and Technology and our Future

 

Bio

(2007-03) March 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Don Reifer,
President,
Reifer Consultants, Inc.
Topic: The Ten Top Risks in Net-Centric Systems

Donald J. Reifer is one of the leading figures in the fields of software
engineering and management. He served as Director of the Software
Initiatives Office, Chief of the AJPO, and Chief of the Software Reuse
Initiative as an IPA with DISA from 1993 to 1995. He is the recipient of
the Secretary of Defense’s Medal for Outstanding Public Service and
many other awards.

Thursday,
March 15th, 2007
5:30-7:30

Location: SAIC Patriot Room

Presentation Bio and Abstract

(2007-03) Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense (JIAMD) Summit

In coordination with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (OUSD AT&L), the Tennessee Valley Chapters of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), Women in Defense (WID), and the Huntsville Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA), INCOSE is proud to announce INCOSE Region V Huntsville Chapter sponsorship of the Second Annual Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense (JIAMD) Summit.

These Summits are supported by the Director, Defense Systems, OUSD (AT&L), Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (JFCC-IMD), Deputy Director, Force Protection (JCS J8), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and Redstone Arsenal, America's Joint Center of Excellence for Rockets and Missiles.

Thursday,
March 5th - 8th, 2007

Draft Brochure

 

JIAMD Notebook

(2007-03) INCOSE Region V Chapter Officers' meeting

March 2007 Officers' Meeting

Thursday,
March 15th, 2006
7:30-8:30
Location: SAIC Patriot Room

(2007-03) 2007 SE3 Conference


Southeastern Systems and Software Engineering Conference

Netcentricity: Systems and Software for the Real World

 

http://www.se3conference.com/

 

SE3

Von Braun Center

Huntsville, Alabama

 

March 12 – 15, 2007

Conference Poster

 

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2007

1:00 – 5:00            CMMI – Moving Ahead
                                Presenters: Mike Phillips, SEI; Sandra Cepada, CSSA
This CMMI seminar/workshop will include discussions of the changes involved in the upgrade from CMMI 1.1 to the CMMI 1.2 Product Suite, the current status of CMMI and SCAMPI, and future plans that the Software Engineering Institute has for the CMMI Product Suite, including some discussion of planned constellations for Services and Acquisition. Lessons learned by both small and large organizations from adopting CMMI and going through SCAMPI A appraisals will also be shared. This seminar will provide engineers, managers, and process improvement professionals with practical information related to applying the CMMI model in their organizations, and preparing for SCAMPI appraisals. 

                                Evolutions and Revolutions:
                               A look at Telecommunications in the
                                Past, Present, and Future

                                Presenters: Kevin Schneider, Adtran; Mark Spencer, Digium
This seminar will include a brief look at the history of telecommunications, noting disruptive technologies and regulatory events.  Emphasis will be on speculative future trends in telecommunications.  You will also be exposed to the role that open source can play in building your telecommunications infrastructure.  Learn how open source and public domain technology can be implemented to create your telecommunications solution in an economical way.
                               

Tuesday Morning

Net-Centric Now

Tuesday Afternoon

Challenges Architecting Net-Centric Systems & Software


Wednesday Morning

Net-Centricity: Securing Systems & Information

Wednesday Afternoon

System & Software Assurance

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007

8:00 – 12:00          Software & Systems Challenges for Space Exploration
                                Presenters: Bob Savley, NASA – JSC; Mike Hinchey, NASA – GSFC; Mike Lowry, NASA - JPL
The exploration of space is now a world wide effort, possessing many dimensions such as; returning humans to the moon, sending robotic vehicles to very inhospitable places such as Venus or Europa, and pushing commercial, defense, and even academic self-build space systems to new limits.  What are the major software engineering barriers or challenges that lie ahead in each area?  Are there any shared problems and common solutions?  How do we make mission software more reusable, cheaper, and most of all, more reliable?

                                Securing Your Systems from the Ground Up – Software, Hardware, Networks
                                Presenter: SA Hale, Teledyne Solutions
In this seminar, you will learn the benefits of incorporating security into the Software lifecycle. The risk of software compromise during the development process is inversely proportional to the level of security embedded in the software development process. Secure software is the output when adequate security protection is planned and implemented during the software lifecycle.  In addition, you will learn how to use TSI’s Security Audit and Penetration Testing Application (SA/PTA), to conduct various NetCentric system security activities.  SA/PTA puts 4GB of accessible materials at the Security Engineer's finger tips; over 24,000 files in 1,700 folders organized around checklists, databases, references, and tools.

1:00 – 5:00            Meeting New Challenges in Acquisition
                                Chair: Ceci Albert, Acquisition Support Program, SEI
                                Co-Chair: Scott Reed, SEI
                                Presenters: Suzanne Garcia, Jim Smith, Bob Ferguson, Jack Van Kirk, SEI                         
This Workshop will explore the challenges of Systems of Systems Acquisition with regard to what the Request For Proposal should consider, developing the necessary measurement indicators for project management, and the consideration for those processes that will improve the Project Manager's capability for interoperable acquisition.

(2007-02) February 2007 Chapter Meeting (Thursday, Feb. 22) &
Systems Architecting Tutorial (Saturday, Feb. 24):

Eric Honour, President, Honourcode, Inc.


Mr. Eric Honour is an internationally recognized practitioner, researcher, consultant and trainer in complex systems development, process improvement, systems engineering, and software techniques and tools.

Experience

Over 37 years experience in the development and operation of complex systems. Provides successful leadership of Honourcode consulting, course delivery, and research work.

Chapter Meeting,
Thursday,
February 22, 2007
(SAIC)
5:30-7:30 p.m.

 

Systems Architecting Tutorial, Saturday,
February 24, 2007
(TBE)
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Teledyne Brown, map

Speaker: Eric Honour, Tutorial Flyer

 

Mr. Eric Honour has been in international leadership of the engineering of systems for over a decade, part of a 36-year career of complex systems development and operation.  His energetic and informative presentation style actively involves class participants.  He was the founding Chair of the INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) Technical Board in 1994, was elected to INCOSE President for 1997, and continued as Director of the Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SECOE).  He was selected in 2000 for Who’s Who in Science and Technology and in 2004 as an INCOSE Founder.  He is on the editorial board for Systems Engineering.  He has been a systems engineer, engineering manager, and program manager at Harris Information Systems, E-Systems Melpar, and Singer Link, preceded by nine years as a US Naval Officer flying P-3 aircraft.  He has led or contributed to the development of 17 major systems, including the Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation systems, the Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System, the National Crime Information Center 2000, and the DDC1200 Digital Zone Control system for heating and air conditioning.  Mr. Honour now heads Honourcode, Inc., a consulting firm offering effective methods in the development of system products.  Mr. Honour has a BSSE (Systems Engineering) from the US Naval Academy and MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School.

(2007-01) January 2007 Joint INCOSE-IEEE Seminar:

Title: An Alternative Approach to Improvement of Neural Network Performance

Speaker: Dr. Alan L. Breitler, President, EagleRidge Technologies,
Professor, University of Maryland and Florida Institute of Technology

Huntsville IEEE Computer Society (http://ewh.ieee.org/r3/huntsville/cs/), IEEE Controls Systems Society, and Huntsville Regional Chapter of INCOSE (http://www.incose.org/huntsville) invite you to a research seminar, hosted on the UAH Campus. INCOSE will provide a light meal at the beginning of the event at no charge.

Time & Place: 1/16/2007 (Tuesday), 5:30-7:30 p.m., Olin B. King Technology Hall, Technology Drive, UAH in Classroom S105 (map)

Confirmation: Please email Bob Robinson at robert.a.robinson5@ieee.org if you plan to attend so that we can estimate attendance.

Tuesday,
January 16th, 2007
5:30-7:30

 

Alan Breitler

Location: Olin B. King Technology Hall,
                   Technology Drive, UAH, Room S105

Speaker: Dr. Alan L. Breitler, Abstract and Bio

(2007-01) January 2007 Chapter Meeting:

Jack Macris, Resident Administrator, Acting Site Director,
Florida Institute of Technology

Jack Macris, Resident Administrator for the Florida Institute of Technology will be speaking on the graduate programs available locally and through the distance learning program.

 

Florida Institute of Technology is ranked among the top public and private national universities according to America's Best Colleges 2000 College Guide published by U.S. News and World Report.


The Redstone Graduate Center has provided graduate education in business and management to individuals in the Huntsville area since 1976. The center offers both graduate degree and professional development programs. Live classes are offered evenings and weekends to allow working professionals an opportunity to maintain professional and technical competence while earning a graduate degree or certificate without career interruption. Distance learning courses are offered via the Internet for those who cannot attend live classes. The programs are available to all who meet the admission requirements of the university.


Because of the moderate size of the student body, class size is relatively small. Students at Florida Tech are treated as individuals, not merely numbers. Each incoming student is assigned a graduate advisor to assist the student in formulating a graduate program plan to meet the individual needs of each student.


Each graduate degree program may be completed in two years or less. However, you may work to complete your degree program at your own pace. The majority of students at the center usually enroll for one course per semester, but enroll for two or more courses when their schedules permit.


The instructors at the center are working professionals with hands-on experience in the discipline in which they teach. All of the instructors have a terminal degree (Ph.D. or equivalent).


The graduate center is conveniently located in Building 5304 on Redstone Arsenal. Programs are open to all in the Huntsville area who met admission requirements of the university.


Short Officer's Meeting immediately after the presentation.

Thursday,
January 18th, 2007
5:30-7:30
Location: SAIC Millennium Room

Speaker: Jack Macris, FIT MS in CIS Brochure

Accreditation and Memberships

Florida Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Science, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Science Education, Education Specialist, Master of Business Administration, Doctor of Psychology, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is a member of the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation, an organization that includes all the regional accrediting commissions on higher education in the United States.


The university is approved by the Office of Education of the U.S. Department of Education.

The university is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, the American Council on Education, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (SECME).

The university is approved by the State of Alabama Department of Education.


The School of Extended Graduate Studies is a member of Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).


Additional information about Florida Tech may be found in several reference works including: Accredited Institutions of Higher Education (American Council on Education), Competitive Colleges (Peterson's Guides), Florida Educational Directory (Department of Education, State of Florida) and America's Best Colleges (U.S. News and World Report), Best Buys in College Education (Barrons).


Florida Institute of Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, handicap, age, national or ethnic origin in admission of students, administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment and policies and athletic, or other university-sponsored programs or activities.

(2006-12) INCOSE Region V Chapter Officers' meeting

December 2006 Officers' Meeting

Thursday,
December 14th, 2006
5:30-7:30
Location: TBD
(2006-11) November 2006 Chapter Meeting:

Ken Fernandez
VP33 Exploration Systems Development Office
Topic:
Commonality in Robotics Development for Military and Space Exploration

Joint Meeting with IEEE Section


Thursday,
November 16th, 2006
5:30-7:30

Location: SAIC Millennium Room

Presentation Bio and Abstract

(2006-10) October 2006 Officers' Meeting:
Topic:
Future directions and policies
Thursday,
October 19st, 2006
5:30-7:30
Location: SAIC Millennium Room
(2006-09) September 2006 Chapter Meeting:

Roy Malone, Director,
Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Directorate, NASA

Thursday,
September 21st, 2006
5:30-7:30
Location: SAIC Millennium Room

Speaker: Roy Malone, Bio

(2006-08) August 2006 Chapter Meeting:

Dr. William A. Craig,
U.S. Army Software Engineering Directorate (SED)

Presentation Topic:

  • Science and Engineering, Noble Activities


  • Joint Meeting with IEEE Section


    Short Officer's Meeting immediately after the presentation.

    Thursday,
    17 August 2006
    5:30 PM

    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: Bill Craig, Bio
    From 1988 until now, Bill Craig is Director of the U.S. Army Missile Command (now Aviation and Missile Command) Life Cycle Software Engineering Center (RDEC Software Engineering Directorate - SED).

    During his tenure, the SED has established a world-class systems Interoperability Facility and capability . The SED progressed to a Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CMM Level IV maturity capability.

    (2006-07) INCOSE Region V Chapter Officers' meeting

    July 2006 Officers' Meeting

    Thursday,
    July 20th, 2006
    5:30-7:30

    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    (2006-06) June 2006 Chapter Meeting:

    Dr. Dale Thomas, NASA

    Presentation Topic:

  • Exploration Launch Vehicles Status

  • Short Officer's Meeting immediately after the presentation.

    Thursday,
    15 June 2006
    5:30 PM
    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: Dr. Dale Thomas, Bio

    Lawrence Dale Thomas is director of the Systems Management Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Dale Thomas began his NASA career at the Marshall Center in 1983 as an aerospace engineer in the Systems Analysis and Integration Laboratory. He has held increasingly challenging positions during his career at Marshall and within NASA, including manager of the International Space Station Vehicle Analysis and Integration Team at Johnson Space Center in Houston; technical assistant to the director of the Marshall Center Systems Analysis and Integration Laboratory; chief of the Marshall Systems Test Division; and manager of the Marshall Systems Engineering Office.

    A 1977 graduate of Albertville High School in Albertville, Ala., Thomas received his bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1981, and later a doctorate in industrial engineering in 1988. He earned a master's degree in industrial and systems engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., in 1983.

    Thomas and his wife, the former Susan Coburn of Huntsville, also a Marshall Center employee, have one daughter.

    (2006-05) May 2006 Chapter Meeting:

    David Gunther, U.S. Army

    Presentation Topic:

  • Systems Engineering Process & Tools
  • Thursday,
    18 May 2006
    5:30 PM

    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: David Gunther, Bio
    David W. Gunther is the System of Systems Modeling & Simulations lead for the PM Future Combat Systems in the Logistics Directorate. He has also worked as a systems/production engineer for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 and the Utility (Black Hawk) Helicopter programs at the U.S. Aviation and Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center at AMCOM. His experience includes having been Course Director for two Defense Acquisition University courses and currently is the lead instructor for eight courses at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in the areas of systems engineering, modeling and simulation, acquisition, risk management, functional analysis, verification, validation and accreditation.

    (2006-04) April 2006 Chapter Meeting:

    Senator Tom Butler, State of Alabama

    Presentation Topic:

  • Economic Development in the Golden Triangle
  • Legislative initiatives for jobs and economic growth
  • State Government Perspectives
  • Thursday,
    20 April 2006
    5:30 PM

    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: Senator Tom Butler, Bio

    Senator Butler, born April 9, 1944, in Huntsville, Alabama, is serving his third term in the Senate after serving from 1982-1994 in the House of Representatives. He received his degrees from the University of Alabama and Auburn University. Senator Butler and his wife, Karen, are the parents of two children: Robin and Jill. He is a Pharmacist/Health Underwriter, Baptist, Democrat, and is a member of the Optimist, the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association, and the North Alabama Health Underwriters Association. Senator Butler enjoys golf, hiking, and white water rafting.

    Committees:

    Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; Banking and Insurance; Finance and Taxation Education; Governmental Affairs; Rules; Small Business and Economic Development.

    (2006-03) March 2006 Chapter Meeting:

    Dr. Jim Snider , University of Alabama Huntsville

    Presentation Topic:

  • The Changing role of the DOD Project Manager

  • Short Officer's Meeting immediately after the presentation.

    Thursday,
    16 March 2006
    5:30 PM
    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: Dr. Jim Snider
    Speaker Bio

    (2006-02) February 2006 Chapter Meeting:

    Thomas Satterley, Robust Decisions,Inc.

    Presentation Topic:

  • Decision Support Management Tools for
       Making Complex Team Decisions
  • Thursday,
    16 February 2006
    5:30 PM

    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: Thomas Satterley

    Speaker Bio

    (2006-01) January 2006 Chapter Meeting:

    Aaron Mosher, The Boeing Company

    Presentation Topic:

  • Systems Integration and Testing: Developing an Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle with the Carnegie Mellon Red Team
  • If you plan to attend, please e-mail Ricky.Leonard@amrdec.army.mil (preferably) or telephone Rick at (256) 876-4714 by noon Wednesday (18 January) to facilitate Chapter meal planning.

    Thursday,
    19 January 2006
    5:30 PM
    Location: SAIC Millennium Room

    Speaker: Aaron Mosher

    Speaker Bio

     

    Head west on University Blvd; turn left on Wynn Dr; turn right on Corporate Dr and the SAIC building is the first one story building on the left. Enter Building B and we will escort you to the Millennium Room.

    (2005-12) INCOSE Region V Chapter Officers meeting

    Holiday Officer's Meeting

    Thursday, December 8,
    5:30-7:30

    Location: Tokyo Restaurant

    (2005-11) November 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Willie Fitzpatrick, Jr., PhD
    Chief, Aviation Division
    U.S. Army, Software Engineering Directorate, Huntsville, AL
    Presentation Topic: A Software Technology Readiness Assessment Process for Minimizing System Acquisition Risk

    Joint Meeting with IEEE Section and AUVSI Pathfinder Chapter

    Thursday,
    17 Nov. 2005
    5:30 PM

    Location: Green Hills Grille

    Speaker: Willie Fitzpatrick
    Speaker Bio

    Dr. Fitzpatrick has over 30 years experience in the software/systems engineering area. His experience includes development and assessment of automatic control systems, systems engineering, and software engineering on various aviation and missile systems. He is currently Chief of the Aviation Division, in the Software Engineering Directorate of the US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command's Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center.

    (2005-11) 2005 Huntsville Terrain Summit: Hosted by The Alabama Modeling & Simulation Council (AMSC) in conjunction with U.S. Department of Defense agencies. See http://www.amsc.to/Terrain_Summit_Web/Home.htm for registration details

    CALL FOR SPEAKERS: For details, visit
    http://www.amsc.to/Terrain_Summit_Web/Call_For_Presentations.htm and http://www.amsc.to/Terrain_Summit_Web/Abstract_Submission.htm.

    Please distribute to your organization and colleagues that might be interested.
    Monday & Tuesday,
    November 7-8, 2005

    Location: Holiday Inn Research Park,
    Huntsville, Alabama (http://www.hihuntsville.com)

    Explore leading technologies in high-density synthetic environments -- important for simulation -- by gathering with terrain generation professionals in a forum sharing current practices.

    Presentation abstract deadline is September 30.
    (2005-10) October 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Odis Nickoles
    Director of Concurrent Engineering, PEO Army Aviation
    U.S. Army Acquisition Corps, Huntsville, AL
    Presentation Topic: Systems of Systems - Feedback from Industry

    Thursday,
    20 Oct. 2005
    5:30 PM

    Location: Teledyne Brown

    Speaker: Odis Nickoles

    Speaker Bio

    Mr. W. Odis Nickoles, Director of Concurrent Engineering, PEO Aviation, has worked in the areas of systems engineering and program management for over twenty years. He has worked in all life cycle phases including the development, qualification (including airworthiness), procurement, deployment, and sustainment. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, and is Acquisition Corps Level III Certified in Program Management and Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering.

    He has worked as an Air Force communications technician, designed shipboard systems for the Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser and Amphibious Assault ships, worked with night sights and target acquisition systems for armored vehicles, was the Configuration Manager for the UH-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter and the A2C2S. Mr. Nickoles has a First Class Radio Telephone License, a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama and an MS in Materiel Acquisition Management from Florida Institute of Technology.

    (2005-09) September 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Dale Thomas
    Space Transportation Systems Engineering & Integration Manager
    NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
    Presentation Topic: Standard NASA-wide systems engineering (SE) process “engine”

    Thursday,
    15 Sept. 2005
    5:30 PM

    Location: Green Hills Grille

    Speaker: Dale Thomas
    Speaker Bio

    Dale is responsible for Systems Engineering & Integration for all programs and projects managed by the MSFC Space Transportation Programs & Projects Office (STPPO). He has also served as UAH Associate Adjunct Professor since 1991.

    (2005-08) INCOSE Region V Chapter Officers meeting

    Potential agenda items open for suggestions from the INCOSE officers.
    Contact Jerry Wocken at wocken@yahoo.com or gerald.f.wocken@boeing.com.

    Thursday,
    25 Aug. 2005
    6:00 PM

    Location: Green Hills Grille

    (2005-06) June 2005 Officer Meeting
    Tuesday,
    30 June 2005
    5:30 PM

    Location: Green Hills Grille

    (2005-06) June 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    William F. Waite,
    President, The AEgis Technologies Group
    Presentation Topic:
    Modeling and Simulation in Support of Systems Engineering

    Need, Opportunity, and Implementation -

    • Terms of reference
    • M&S in context of the SE life-cycle
    • M&S technical considerations
    • Enterprise and business practice
    • Use cases
    • Opportunity enablement

    Thursday,
    16 June 2005
    5:30 PM

    Location: Green Hills Grille

    Speaker: William F. Waite
    Speaker Bio:

    As President and co-founder of The AEgis Technologies Group, Bill Waite directs its staff in delivering a wide variety of modeling and simulation (M&S) products and services. Mr. Waite has more than 30 years of professional hands-on experience in all phases of the M&S life cycle and is currently active in the evolution of the M&S profession, industry, and marketplace.

    (2005-06) July 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Ron Kohl,
    President, R.J .Kohl and Associates
    Presentation Topic: Risk Management

    Tuesday,
    26 Jul. 2005
    5:30 PM

    Location: Teledyne Brown

    Engineering Training Room - The TBE Training Room is in Building A, on TBE's main campus, right off Sparkman (going South) onto Lakeside Drive, first left off Lakeside Dr to TBE's Main Entrance, across from UAH. Click here for map.

    Speaker: Ron Kohl
    Speaker Bio (Click here for full bio.)

    Ron Kohl has been involved in the large systems development and integration business for 29 yrs. Ron was a part of the IBM team that developed and maintained the Space Shuttle Flight Software as well as supporting the Space Station (Freedom) Data Management System. Ron has also worked for the Lockheed Martin Federal Systems HQ Tech Staff and was the Chief Systems Engineer for the Titan Co’s Civil Government Systems’ NASA projects.

    Ron’s areas of technical interest and activity include risk management, COTS Based systems, process engineering & improvement, measurements, and system/enterprise architecting. Ron is a member of the AIAA, IEEE and INCOSE and is the former chair of the AIAA Software Systems Technical Committee. Ron is also a member of the GEIA’s G-47 (Systems Engineering) Technical Committee. Ron is now President of “R. J. Kohl and Associates”, offering a full range of systems engineering and technical project management services.

    (2005-05) May 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Dr. Richard D. Stutzke, SAIC

    Presentation Topic:
    • Decision Analysis Techniques in Software Development

    Thursday,
    19 May 2005
    5:30 PM
    Location: Green Hills Grille

    Speaker: Dick Stutzke

    Speaker Bio

    Dr. Richard D. Stutzke has more than 40 years experience with software development and project management in the military and industry, including scientific, embedded real time, and commercial systems. He joined SAIC in 1977. He has authored more than fifty papers and articles on software estimation and management, including articles for SAIC's Project Management Quarterly Bulletin, CrossTalk - the Journal of Defense Software Engineering, and four IEEE book chapters dealing with estimation and project management. In 1989, he formed Science Applications International Corporation's Corporate Software Process Group and led it for its first two years.

    He is the principal author of SAIC's two courses on software estimating. He was an instructor for SAIC's Fixed Price Project Management course for four years. For the past 15 years, he has focused on defining integrated processes for developing software-intensive systems and managing their development and operation.

    (2005-04) The 7th NASA-ESA Workshop on Product Data Exchange (PDE)
    Georgia Institute of Technology host on the Georgia Tech campus. This workshop has a strong emphasis on Systems Engineering, specifically related to interoperability and data exchange.
    April 19-22, 2005 Georgia Tech Campus, Atlanta, GA

    For further information contact

    Chris Paredis, Assistant Professor
    The G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    813 Ferst Drive, MARC Rm. 256
    Atlanta, Ga 30332-0405
    Tel: (404) 894-5613    Fax: (404) 894-9342
    E-mail: chris.paredis@me.gatech.edu
    Website: http://www.srl.gatech.edu/Members/cparedis
    Assistant: Stephanie Wheeler, (404) 894-0413

    (2005-04) April 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Richard Gallman, Defense Acquisition University
    Topics:
    • Overview of DAU and DAU South Region
    • Education & Training Opportunities Available from DAU
    • Education & Training of Interest to SE Professionals
    • Additional Support Activities at DAU South

    Thursday,
    21 Apr. 2005
    5:30 PM
    Location: SAIC Systems Engineering Facility

    Speaker: Richard Gallman
    (Speaker Bio)

    (2005-03) TEAMS Week 2005:

    The Von Braun Center hosts premiere Huntsville Technical Conferences and Educational Events.
    See http://www.teamsweek.org or Overview for details.

    Monday - Thursday,
    28-31 Mar. 2005
    6:30 PM

    Von Braun Center

    (2005-03) Seminar Announcement:
    Mr. Paul Garvey
    Topic: An Introduction to Cost Risk Analysis

    Contact Christian Smart, Greater Alabama SCEA Chapter President at 256-705-8537 or christian.b.smart@saic.com to express your interest in attending or to request further information.
    Follow this link for registration instructions and form.
    Thursday,
    15 Mar. 2005
    6:30 PM
    Teledyne Brown

    Speaker: Paul Garvey

    Topic: Cost Risk Analysis

    The Greater Alabama Chapter of the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA) and the Huntsville Regional Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) are hosting a one-day seminar for both members and non-members on the subject of Cost Risk Analysis. Paul Garvey, one of the leading experts in the field, is teaching the seminar.

    (2005-03) March 2005 Chapter Meeting:
    Morris J. “Mo” Brooks, Jr.,
    Candidate for Alabama Lt. Governor
    Topic: State Policy Issues

    • Fiscal affairs: revenues, taxes, expenditures
    • Legislative ethics and conflicts of interest: impact on public
      policy, expenditures of monies, and need for reform
    • Free enterprise system/capitalistic economy: need for
      protection from socialists and other fools
      (of which there are many in public office),
    • Evolving Theme: illegal immigrant impact on Alabama
      economy, blue collar unemployment, crime, health care costs

    Thursday,
    17 Mar. 2005
    6:30 PM
    Green Hills Grille

    Speaker: Mo Brooks (Introduction)

    (2005-03) INCOSE Region V Chapter Officers meeting

    Potential agenda items include:

    • Participation in the DOE SIG
    • Officer responsibilities
    • TEAMS participation (next year)
    • Passing on announcements/eNotes from HQ to members
    • Networking improvements
    • Training and conference announcements
    • 2005 chapter goals and plans
    • Newsletter
    • Other issues.

    Thursday,
    31 Mar. 2005
    5:30 PM

    Green Hills Grille

    Same room used for the 3/17 meeting
    (to the left of the entrance)

    (2005-03) An Introduction to Cost Risk Analysis,
    Presented by Mr. Paul Garvey
    Co-sponsored by Huntsville INCOSE
    Tuesday,
    March 15, 2005
    Research Park, Huntsville, AL
    (2005-02) Full-Day Tutorial with Eric Honour:
    Effective Systems Engineering Requires Measurement
    Saturday,
    February 12, 2005
    Teledyne Brown Engineering Main Campus, Huntsville, Alabama
    (2005-02) February 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Dr. Christian Smart, Greater Alabama Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA) Chapter President, SAIC Cost Analyst
    Presentation Topics:
     • Introduction to the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis
     • Overview of Cost Risk and Its Importance In Estimating
     • Upcoming Seminar on Cost Risk

    Thursday,
    17 Feb. 2005
    6:00 PM
    Teledyne Brown

    Speaker: Dr. Christian Smart

    Dr. Christian Smart is currently employed as a senior cost analyst with Science Applications International Corporation. He has several years experience in cost modeling and parametric estimating. He is a member of both the Society for Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA) and the International Society of Parametric Analysts (ISPA). Dr. Smart currently serves as President of the Greater North Alabama Chapter of SCEA. He was awarded best paper in the applications track at the 2004 ISPA conference for "Process-Based Modeling".

    Dr. Smart earned his bachelors degrees in Economics and Mathematics from Jacksonville State University, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

    (2005-01) January 2005 Chapter Meeting:

    Jamie Dodson, U.S. Army Security
    Presentation Topic:
     • Introduction to the Army Research and Technical Protection Center (ARTPC) & Program Protection

    Thursday,
    20 Jan. 2005
    6:30 PM
    SAIC

    Speaker: Jamie Dodson

    Brief Directions: Heading west on University Blvd; turn left on Wynn Dr; turn right on Corporate Dr and the SAIC building is the first one story building on the left. Enter Building B and escort will take you to the Millennium Room.


    Contact Information

    For comments, questions regarding the Huntsville INCOSE chapter, please contact Larry Smith:

    Telephone: 256-313-5157  Postal address: HRC INCOSE, P.O. Box 5696, Huntsville, AL 35814-5696  Email: Larry Smith
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