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.

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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

Atlanta Chapter September 2021 Meeting - "A Synopsis of the INCOSE 2021 International Symposium”

VIRTUAL

https://incose-org.zoom.us/j/97415432031?pwd=UUt3bWozdit1ZzlKMGhCUjFGOVlkUT09

Join the Atlanta chapter for its first chapter meeting since the end of the spring on Thursday September 23, 2021! Chapter President Dave Takacs will present a synopsis of the 31st INCOSE International Symposium, which was held virtually between July 17 and July 22, 2021.

Join the Atlanta chapter for its first chapter meeting since the end of the spring on Thursday September 23, 2021! Chapter President Dave Takacs will present a synopsis of the 31st INCOSE International Symposium, which was held virtually between July 17 and July 22, 2021.

Date: September 23, 2021
Time: 6pm - 7pm EDT

Format: Virtual (Zoom)
https://incose-org.zoom.us/j/97415432031?pwd=UUt3bWozdit1ZzlKMGhCUjFGOVlkUT09
Meeting ID: 974 1543 2031
Passcode: 590110

Schedule:
6:00 - 6:15 pm           President's Remarks
6:15 - 7:00 pm           Program

See the event flyer for more details:
Atlanta September 2021 Meeting Information

Abstract:
The INCOSE 2021 International Symposium was a virtual event broadcast on
Zoom. It was a full Symposium (Mon-Thu) with daily Plenaries, Paper
Presentations, Panels, and Tutorials. The theme was “Accelerating through
Adversity” which was of course a reference to the global pandemic. My objective
will be to give you a taste of what I saw and encourage you to participate in future
Symposiums. INCOSE members and employees of INCOSE Corporate Advisory
Board (CAB) companies will also have access to most of the Symposium
artifacts/papers.

Speaker Bio:
Dave is the President of the Atlanta Chapter and is a Systems Engineer with
Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA. He received a BS IMGT degree from
Georgia Tech, an MBA from Lindenwood College and a Graduate Certificate
in Systems Engineering from Kennesaw State University. Dave is a Systems
Engineer in the Air Mobility and Maritime Missions Line of Business (C130,
C5, P3) at Lockheed Martin. Prior to this position, he worked several other
programs at LM (F-22, ADP). And prior to LM, he was a Systems Engineer
for McDonnell Douglas in St Louis, MO (F/A-18, ATF, YF-23, A-12). Dave is
an INCOSE ESEP and is an INCOSE Certification Application Reviewer.

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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.

For more information about joining INCOSE, please visit the incose.org website: Join INCOSE. If you're not sure about joining yet, come out and visit us at one of our events.

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