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

Joint Enchantment/San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Meeting:<br><br>Speaker - Robert Plummer, Systems Engineering the World’s Most Energetic Laser

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Abstract: The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is the world’s foremost user facility for high-energy-density physics research in support of national security, basic science, and alternative energy research. NIF is the world’s largest and most energetic laser, capable of achieving temperatures (100 million degrees) and pressures (100 Mbar) relevant to research on exoplanets, plasma astrophysics, inertial confinement fusion, and nuclear weapons. The successful design, construction, and sustained high-performance operation of NIF are enabled by a strong systems engineering culture that permeates nearly every aspect of how work is done. Through a graded approach, systems engineering principles and methods are employed to manage the risks associated with integrating new systems and upgrades to the 24/7 operating facility. In this talk, we will highlight the interplay of systems engineering and project management, how applied systems engineering has evolved over time to support the needs of the program, and what it looks like to field real systems on NIF.
Speaker: Since 2010, Robert Plummer has worked at LLNL and the National Ignition Facility. He currently serves as the Chief Engineer for Advanced Photon Technologies within the NIF & Photon Science Directorate and is the Project Engineer for a petawatt class rep-rated laser upgrade being developed for the SLAC LCLS beamline. He also chairs the Systems Engineering Board at LLNL, charged with maintaining and expanding the systems engineering discipline in support of delivering trained practitioners to executing programs. He previously served as the Head of Engineering and Maintenance for the NIF Optics organization in charge of designing, upgrading, and maintaining state-of-the-art optics processing equipment. Prior to working in NIF Optics, Robert led system design and upgrades for various transport & handling systems and diagnostic platforms used to record data from NIF experiments. He holds a Professional Engineering license in Mechanical Engineering, received his Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering from Stanford University, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Rice University.

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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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