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
2004
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
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Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2020
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2021
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2022
Bronze Chapter Award 2004
2023
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
2011

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

INCOSE SySTEM Initiative

Join our Workshop, Thursday November 4th, 10:00am Eastern

SySTEM is a "Systems, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math" initiative intended to promote INCOSE interactions with the global STEM and related education communities. It can work across several dimensions:

  1. INCOSE's role in STEM education and how is it promoted
  2. Application of the INCOSE Competency Framework to all levels of life
  3. Encouraging and promoting STEM volunteerism across regions and chapters
  4. Identifying and building relationships with partners in STEM strategy
  5. Working with educators to enhance systems disciplines in STEM curricula

The SySTEM Initiative needs your input. We will be holding a Zoom workshop to scope the Initiative and plan for the next steps to build an INCOSE presence in the STEM area.

Workshop Agenda:

  • Introduce the Workshop Process (Design Thinking)
  • Activity 1: Build empathy for user – Result: Design Challenge Focus (tools)
  • Activity 2: Narrow design challenge – Result: Problem Statement (How Might We …)
  • Activity 3: Generate ideas – Result: List of potential solutions
  • Plan for “What Next”?
    • Prepare for INCOSE Workshop (IW) – SySTEM workshop #2
      • Activity 1: User journey mapping
        • Result: ID process user goes thru to accomplish goa;
      • Activity 2: Prototype & test ideas
        • Result: set of design solutions

Register in advance for this meeting: https://incose-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArd-ihpj4jE9OrNKPSIAyq1Y9jXtR_Ezdf

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

And whether or not you can join the workshop, please share your STEM experience and interests by completing our very brief survey at https://forms.gle/6rYTzMjwarcVovaNA (Note this is a Google Survey; if you do not have a Google account, please contact us for alternatives)

We look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you,

Bill Chown
Carlee Bishop

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.

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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