Midwest Gateway Chapter

Welcome to the Midwest Gateway Chapter

Welcome to the Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE. We are based in the St Louis region, from Rolla to the Metro East. The Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE was founded in St. Louis in 1992. Over the years we've hosted the INCOSE Symposium and the Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), and been the home chapter of national and regional INCOSE leaders.

Bronze Chapter Award 2004
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2020
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2021
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2022
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
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Silver Chapter Award 2006
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Silver Chapter Award 2007
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Silver Chapter Award 2008
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Silver Chapter Award 2009
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Silver Chapter Award 2010
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Silver Chapter Award 2011
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2025 Board of Directors

President: Mike McCarthy, Paragon Technology Group
President-Elect (Vice President): George Sconyers III, Boeing
Secretary (2025/2026): Emily Orwaru, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Treasurer (2024/2025): Lou Pape
Director (2024/2025): Dr. Mary Malast, Leonardo DRS
Director (2024/2025): Chris Smith, Boeing
Director (2025/2026): John Thompson
Director (2025/2026): Geo Sconyers
Past President: Mike Franco

Contact the MGC Board of Directors at [email protected].


Upcoming Chapter Events

Speaker Event

When:  Thursday, Mar 13, 2025

Where:  Sports Cafe, 3579 Pennridge Dr, Bridgeton, MO, 63044

Who:  TBD

Orlando Chapter Meeting - Using Complex Systems Principles to Anticipate Change Effects

Orlando , USA
3039 Technology Parkway

Agenda:
Dinner (free) & Networking:  5:45 PM
Chapter Business:  6:15 PM
Presentation:  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
RSVP: Click to RSVP at www.eventbrite.com by Tuesday, March 15 at 5 pm

 
Abstract:
Complex systems consist of many moving parts that have the potential to interact with one another and with external forces in unpredictable ways. Consequently, a complex system’s dynamics cannot be fully known and the effects and system disruptions produced by change are difficult to impossible to predict with accuracy. A change to a complex system (for example, to its technology, procedures, information flows, or resources), no matter how small, has the potential to create ripples of disruption throughout the system as well as large effects. No amount of engineering can prevent all the effects or predict exactly what form they will take. Despite the risk, introducing change into complex systems is commonplace in today’s heavily networked, technology-rich, and generally complex world. Examples include introducing remotely piloted aircraft systems into the National Airspace System, introducing new forms of automation into air traffic control, and introducing computer-generated aircraft into live air combat training. This presentation will explore complex systems principles and their potential to minimize the negative effects that change can introduce into an established complex system. Although these principles cannot predict change effects with precision, they could be used to constrain the problem space such that categories of effects can be predicted and possible specific effects can be assessed in terms of their potential to impact system health and resilience.

Presenter:
Dr. Kelly Neville

Biography:
Dr. Kelly Neville is a Senior Research Psychologist for the Naval Air Warfare Center’s Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida. She specializes in training design, training needs analysis, human-machine integration, and expertise acquisition in cognitive work domains and complex sociotechnical systems. Dr. Neville began her career as a Research Psychologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sustained Operations Branch at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. While at AFRL, she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Rice University. She subsequently worked as a Research Psychologist and Associate Chief Scientist at CHI Systems, a small business that focused on innovative training, work support design, and artificial intelligence solutions. From 2007 through 2014 she was an Associate Professor of Human Factors and Systems at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus, where she taught human factors, cognitive psychology, research methods, ergonomics, and systems development courses.

RSVP:
Please RSVP at Click to RSVP at www.eventbrite.com by Tuesday, March 15 at 5 pm to be registered for our monthly meeting. There is no cost to attend and dinner is provided courtesy of INCOSE Orlando chapter with RSVP.

Attendance:
The meeting is open to all; you do not need to be an INCOSE member to attend. If you are not a member, we invite you to become a member of the Orlando Chapter of INCOSE at http://www.incose.org/about/Membership/Join

Chapter Newsletters


Chapter News

New Chapter Members - 2025

Irwandi Kardjana, Boeing, Jan 5
Robert Reinke, Intelligent Information Technologies, Jan 15

New Chapter Members - 2024

Matthew Trainor, Leonardo DRS, Jan 9
Bradley Jones, Jan 11
Ethan Bandick, Leonardo DRS, Feb 27
Alexander Hawkes, Mar 21
Aditya Akundi, UWM, May 3
Madelynn Frappier, Leonardo DRS, May 21
Hector Castelblanco, May 29
Kaylee Catlett, Jun 2
William Conrady, Boeing, Jun 2
Prithbey Dey, Jun 3
Ezechiel Ouedraogo, Jun 17
Braxton Schmedeke, Jun 19
Haley Spillars, Jun 19
George Sconyers, Boeing, Jul 3
Serge Krawczyk, Boeing, Jul 11
Seth Copeland, V2X, Jul 17
Thomas Vanhooser, Jul 24
Wade Wilson, Boeing, Jul 29
Tyson Prosser, Boeing, Aug 9
Amanda Baker, Cummins, Aug 13
Jared Blatsioris, Purdue University, Aug 20
Tracey Feldhake, Sep 4
Xorge Hernandez, Sep 5
Miguel Delgado, Peraton, Sep 9
Michael Malast, Boeing, Sep 10
Kyle Edwards, UL, Sep 12
Andrea Foutch, Sep 13
Reginald Robinson, Boeing, Oct 4
Wesley Freeman, Leidos, Oct 24
Geo Sconyers, Nov 7
Matthew Hollander, DRS Land Systems, Dec 5
Paul Mizwicki, Aclara, Dec 5
Jacob Kramer, Leonard DRS, Dec 11
Daniel Chikwendu, Wichita State University, Dec 21

The Midwest Gateway Chapter of INCOSE was founded in St. Louis in 1992. Over the years we've hosted the INCOSE Symposium and the Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), and been the home chapter of national and regional INCOSE leaders. Many of our members are engaged in defense, biotech, connected devices, and academia. Most members are located in St. Louis and the surrounding area (from Missouri S&T in Rolla to Scott Air Force Base in the Metro East), but all are welcome to affiliate with us.

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