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

Webinar: Supply Chain and Automated Freight in Canada

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With the unprecedented supply chain disruptions caused by a pandemic and war, our supply chains face new realities and challenges to do things differently.  Can we leverage the promise of connected and autonomous vehicles for Automated Freight to overcome supply chain problems, and how?  Will Automated Freight be the first of the Automated Transportation subsegments to roll out at scale by addressing this real-world problem, paving the way for later Passenger Autonomous Transportation adoption?

Join us to learn about Canadian and global initiatives in Automated Freight transportation and why and how we can progress with it to move cargo to and from our ports, city to city, and the last mile.  Hear industry and government speakers' presentations and a panel discussion on actualizing Automated Freight's full potential and benefits for Canada.  This is also your opportunity to ask questions and offer input toward solutions.

Don’t miss it – register now:  https://bit.ly/3PMbWSR 
The webinar link will be provided to registered participants before the event.

WHEN:
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Time: 13:00 - 14:30 ET

AGENDA:
Keynote

  • Transport Canada (invited)

Canadian Activities – Presentations and Q&A

  • Walter Knitl,  Board Member at AIoT Canada, CEO at Praxiem
  • Bob Armstrong,  President at CILTNA
  • Canada Post (invited)

International Activities – Presentations and Q&A

  • UK: Mark Cracknell,  Programme Director – CAM at ZENZIC
  • US: David Schaller,  Director Industry Engagement at North American Council for Freight Efficiency

Panel Discussion:  Next Steps for Canadian Automated Freight Advancement

  • Amanda Mesluck,  Innovation and Research Manager at Alberta Motor Transport
  • Association (AMTA)
  • Barrie Kirk,  CEO at CAVCOE
  • Bob Armstrong,  President at The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in North America (CILTNA)
  • Janneke van de Zee,  Managing Director at Intelligent Transportation Systems Canada
  • Ray Barton,  CEO at Vitesse Re-Skilling Canada
  • Walter Knitl,  Board Member at AIoT Canada, CEO at Praxiem

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This event is co-presented by:

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Can #AutomatedFreight solve our #SupplyChain disruptions & how?

➡️  https://bit.ly/3PMbWSR 

Mark your calendar & register to learn from experts and have your say.

Co-presented by @aiotCanada @AMTA_ca @cavcoe CILTNA @ITS_STI Vitesse

#iot #aiot #autonomoustransportation
 
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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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