
Second Annual Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Systems Engineering 2018 Conference
Systems Engineering in Aerospace and Oil & Gas
"A Renewal of Exploration"
Thursday, May 3, 2018 - DoubleTree Hotel
4 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX
7:30 a.m. – Vendors/Exhibitors and Registration Opens (DoubleTree Hotel Greenway Ballroom I/II)
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. - Light Breakfast
8:15 - 8:45 a.m. – Opening: Welcome and Introduction, Matt Johnson, Conference Chair, TGCC
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. - Morning Keynote: Brian Hebert - VP Global Well Operations, BP
(Download Program PDF)
09:30 – 11:45pm – Technical Presentations
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C-100
Chair: Kevin Orr, Barrios Technology
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Shops Conference Room
Chair Paul Schwartz, Barrios Technology
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9:30-10:00 a.m.
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Tech Session 1: Digital Thread
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Tech Session 2: Success Stories |
The Oil and Gas Digital Thread,
Matthew Hause, MBSE Specialist, PTC
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Requirements Development and Management,
Michael E. (Mike) Pafford, INCOSE; JHU
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10:05-10:35 a.m.
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Systems Engineering - A Platform of Discipline and Digitization,
Dr. Ben Amaba, IBM Watson & Cloud Platform
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SE Requirements Management: A Success Story for the Nuclear World,
Blanca Montoya, Baker Hughes a GE Company
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10:40-11:10 a.m.
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SE Approach on Digital Transformation,
Ben Randell, Chevron Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
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Systems Engineering in the Development of the Orion Spacecraft,
Mel Friant, NASA, Orion Program
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11:15-11:45 a.m.
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Multi-Objective Stochastic Optimization for Preventive Maintenance Planning,
Christopher Gordon, Texas A&M University |
A Tale of Two Projects
Ben Edwards, Jacobs Engineering
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12:00 – 1:15 p.m. – Luncheon, DoubleTree Hotel Greenway BallroomI/II
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Keynote:Todd May, NASA Center Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center
1:30-3:45 pm – Technical Papers
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C-100 |
Shops Conference Room
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1:30-2:00 p.m.
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Tech Session 3: Modeling
Chair: Abe Hudson, Barrios Technology
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Tech Session 4:Standards and Data Sharing
Chari: Jason Baker, Transocean
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Failure Mode Effects Analysis in MBSE,
Rob Kratzke, Vitech Corporation
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Requirements Management - Expanding the Gate of the Gateway
Kevin Orr, Barrios Technology
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2:05-2:35 p.m.
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Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering into Ongoing Projects: Requirements, Validation, and Test Planning for the ISS SAFER
Antony Williams, Jacobs Engineering, Clear Lake Group
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Using Systems Engineering to Drive Innovation: A Case Study,
Matt Johnson, SE Logix
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2:40-3:10 p.m.
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Tech Session 5: Technical Risk |
Tech Session 6: Test and Verification |
Bridging the Technical Risk Gap from Aerospace to Oil & Gas
T.F. Thornton, TFT Consulting
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Identification of weak signals to prevent emergent system failures in process industries,
Mengxi Yu, SE Logix
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3:15-3:45 p.m.
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"Systems Engineering approach for incident analysis"
Prerna Jain, PhD candidate, Texas A&M University, et al.
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What do the Terms Verification and Validation Really Mean?
Lou Wheatcraft, Requirements Experts, SeiLevel
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3:45 - 4:15 p.m. - Afternoon Coffee/Snack Break (Double Tree Hotel Greenway Ballroom I/II)
4:15 - 4:30 p.m. - Closing Remarks: Jason Baker, President-elect INCOSE Texas Gulf Coast Chapter
(Double Tree Hotel Greenway Ballroom I/II
Dismissal: Matt Johnson, Conference Chair
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Networking: (Double Tree Hotel Greenway Ballroom I/II)
5:00 p.m. Social - Dam Rayburn Room (Next to Ballroom - DoubleTree Hotel)
Friday, 5/4/18 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - INCOSE CSEP Beta Paper Exam (C-20)
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Parking Instructions (allow at least 10 minutes prior to start of conference):
- Doubletree by Hilton is building 6. It is a dark chocolate colored building in Greenway Plaza group, and the shortest.
- From the intersection of Hwy 59 & Edloe street at the hotel, enter down into the hotel garage to an entrance gate.
- At gate, tell the Attendant you are here for the INCOSE Systems Engineering conference. He will tell you where and how to pay.
- You register by your license plate, so have the number handy.
- At kiosk, pay by FlashPark mobile app, or by credit card.
- At departure (end of conference), exit gate will automatically open.