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31 March 2026 10:00AM- 11AM EST
Abstract: Healthcare systems must continue operating even when critical infrastructure fails or public health crises strain national capabilities. In this INCOSE Healthcare Working Group webinar, speakers from the Critical Infrastructure Protection & Recovery (CIPR) Working Group present two systems-engineering perspectives on strengthening healthcare resilience.
The first presentation examines how hospitals can sustain clinical operations during prolonged “black-sky” events, large-scale power outages that disrupt energy, communications, water, and other critical infrastructure. The discussion highlights strategies such as diversified backup power, microgrid integration, fuel supply continuity, and coordinated operational preparedness to prevent cascading system failures.
The second presentation introduces a systems-engineering reference model for a national vaccine delivery system designed to ensure that any resident can obtain timely vaccine appointments and maintain accurate vaccination records regardless of location or technology access. The work defines operational needs, SysML artifacts, measures of effectiveness, and simulation approaches to evaluate system performance.
Together, these presentations illustrate how systems engineering methods can help healthcare organizations and policymakers design more resilient infrastructure, improve emergency response capabilities, and strengthen public health delivery systems.
Speakers: John Juhasz is the CEO of Telepath Systems, Inc., and a long‑standing leader in systems engineering across the energy, automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications domains. He has been a life-long member of INCOSE, serves as co-chair of both the INCOSE Power & Energy Systems Working Group and the INCOSE Critical Infrastructure Protection & Recovery Working Group, and is a member of InfraGard NDRC / Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience. With a career spanning executive management, engineering design, product development, and program leadership, John previously supported NASA’s Glenn Research Center for nearly two decades, contributing to International Space Station systems engineering efforts. He holds multiple patents in automotive electronics, including adaptive braking and heavy‑vehicle diagnostics, and contributed to the development of GM/Opel’s OnStar systems. John is the Founder and Executive Director of Telepath Systems and the principal organizer behind the Energy & Mobility (formerly EnergyTech) Conference & Expo, supported by NASA, INCOSE, and InfraGard. He holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Cleveland State University and an MBA from the University of Detroit, and has served as an adjunct professor in IT, quantitative methods, and decision theory for Executive MBA programs.
Douglas Bodner. Doug Bodner is a principal research engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he conducts research on systems engineering methods and analysis applied to supply chains, health delivery, infrastructure and other systems. He teaches in the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering and the Professional Masters in Applied Systems Engineering program. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IISE, INCOSE and INFORMS, and he is also a registered professional engineer in Georgia. Stephen J. Sutton. Steve retired in 2011, directed the systems engineering education programs at the University of Maryland until 2014, and now provides pro bono systems engineering services to non-engineering problems. He holds degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and George Washington University. He is a Registered PE-Retired in Maryland and an INCOSE ESEP. Steve has 50+ years of experience in systems engineering and analysis applied to large, complex telecommunications, information, and intelligence systems. He held program management, lead systems engineering, and line management positions. Steve is INCOSE’s Delegate to the ABET Board of Delegates and a co-chair of the CIPR WG.