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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Silver Chapter Award 2006
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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

Finger Lakes Chapter presents "An Introduction to Architecture" Tutorial by Rolf Siegers, INCOSE Architecture WG Co-chair

Teresa Froncek
[email protected]

This tutorial will provide attendees with an overview of key elements of the architecture discipline. There will be two 2-hour sessions for a total of 4 hours. Topics covered will include:

  • Terminology/Definitions
  • Synergies across software, system, and enterprise architecture
  • Process: developing, documenting, assessing, and governing architectures
  • Architecture standards (e.g., 42010/20/30) and frameworks (DoDAF, TOGAF, UAF, etc.)
  • Role and skills of the architect
  • Architecture professional organizations
  • Architecture credentials (certifications and certificates)
  • Learning more about architecture

This chapter meeting will be virtual (zoom) only. Earn 4 PDUs!
There is no cost to attend for anyone, but pre-registration is required. To register, send an email to [email protected] 
The zoom link will be sent out a few days before the meeting.

INSTRUCTOR: Rolf Siegers is an Engineering Fellow and Raytheon Technologies (RTX) Certified Architect. He leads the RTX Mission Architecture Program and the RTX Technology Networks organization.
The Mission Architecture Program is a group of enterprise-wide initiatives to establish and evolve software, system, and enterprise architecture expertise across the company. Its scope includes architecture process, training and certification, governance, assessment, reference architectures, tools, and collaboration with government, industry, academia, and standards organizations.
The Technology Networks and their 100+ Technology Interest Groups span the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The organization includes over 45,000 employee memberships spanning systems engineering and architecture, information systems and computing, RF systems, electro-optical systems, mechanical, materials & structures, and manufacturing.
Rolf’s recognitions include: Recipient of the 2021 Linda M. Northrop Software Architecture Award (SEI, Carnegie Mellon University); inducted into the Enterprise Architecture Hall of Fame (FEAC Institute, Washington, DC); Architecture and Systems Engineering Professional Certificate (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Software Architecture Professional Certificate (SEI, Carnegie Mellon University); Master-level Open Certified Architect (The Open Group).
Rolf attended Auburn University at Montgomery, Auburn University, and Huntingdon College. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics with Honors. He is a member of IEEE, INCOSE and the Association of Enterprise Architects. Rolf resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and three children. He is an avid cyclist, finishing in the Top 10 and Top 5 of the 2020 and 2021 Dallas/Fort Worth Craft Brewery Distance Challenges, cycling 5,000 miles in 7 months.



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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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