Announcements
Alexander Kossiakoff, known as "Kossy," was a giant in the field of systems engineering. His 60-year career at Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) was a testament to his passion for innovation, leadership, and mentorship. From pioneering solid propellant rocket technology to building satellites and radar systems, Kossy's contributions to national security and technological advancement are immeasurable. He served as APL's director for 11 years and continued working as chief scientist until his passing at the remarkable age of 91 in August 2005
Relaunch the INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter's history blog in 2025!
This collaboration is an opportunity to revisit the insightful and informative posts that have been shared over the years, and to gain knowledge from the experiences of our chapter members.
If you have an idea for a history blog post email communications or danoneilmn@gmail.com
INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter President, Sean McGervey, kicks off 2024 by addressing the Chapter and discussing "30 Years of Transformation: What Does It Tell Us?".
The INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter enjoyed getting together for the annual Holiday Party and Awards Ceremony. Members met at The Engineers Club in Baltimore, MD for a reception and dinner to celebrate the Chapter’s 29-year legacy.
Dr. Mark Walter presents his lessons learned integrating SE into the curriculum at UCI. He then asks the group for some ideas to enhance the SE Curriculum for UC Irvine students.
Sean McGervey presents on the DE Info Exchange Working Group (DEIXWG), collaboration between INCOSE, NDIA, and DoD.
On 19 August, 2023 the INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter held a Saturday morning social event at the College Park Aviation Museum located near the University of Maryland. Nine members attended a private walking tour.
Everyone is excited about Digital Threads, but there has been little discussion of the practical issues, how do we create them and what value do we realize from them. In this presentation, Dr. Dirk Zwemer explores those issues with real working examples using commercially available and open-source software.
Dr. Steve Biemer and other senior chapter members hosted a virtual training session on SEP certification. This two-hour webinar describes the INCOSE CEP certification process, including initial certification and renewal.
Panelists Dr. Steve Biemer, Dr. Michael Ali, and Dan O’Neil discuss how to deal with systems engineering in the innovation space by watching and discussing Gentry Lee’s presentation [https://youtu.be/3S5cgLxxZ14] on top 10 attributes that make for a good Systems Engineer in this domain.
Douglas Bodner and Stephen J. Sutton presents a project that defines a system that permits any resident of a state (of the United States), no matter his/her place of residence or access to technology, to obtain a vaccine appointment for the initial vaccine dose, the second dose (if needed), and a booster dose and maintains the vaccine record for the resident.
David Long, ESEP, and president of Blue Holon, Inc, discusses how the advance of technologies and growth of complexity has led to yesterday’s approaches failing. He further explains how we can move beyond 20th century engineering, how we must adapt and transform. Drawing from Systems Engineering Vision 2035 and insights from around the world,David shows how systems engineering must evolve to engineer a better tomorrow.
This February and March, Chesapeake Chapter volunteers again participated as independent sponsor judges at the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Science and Engineering Expo. There were five volunteers this year: Clinton Hilliard, Jim Campbell, Jim DeCamp, Josephine Podolsky, and Daniel Yue.
Mark Kaczmarek reviews Reece Hugh Lumsden’s book “The View from Here: Optimize your Engineering Career from the Start” This book "is essential reading for every engineering student or young graduate.” If you’re studying engineering at college or a newly graduated engineer ready to give it your all but you have way more questions than answers. This book will help.
Courtney Wright, CSEP and the Program Manager for INCOSE’s Certification Program, describes how the early requirements for the INCOSE Certification Program were actually solution-specific. What was the process for updating those requirements?
Dr. Biemer explored several “hot” topics in systems engineering as we enter 2023. Example topics include model-based systems engineering, agile systems engineering, digital engineering, and system of systems engineering.
Keep up with all the happening in our Chapter. Read our latest Newsletter for Jan 2023
The INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter Board of Directors wishes to thank our corporate sponsors, industry partners, lecturers, and volunteers for supporting the Chapter throughout the year. This Holiday Party and Awards Ceremony is a culmination of another wonderful year of great events and services for the local Systems Engineering community.
Keep up with all the happening in our Chapter. Read our latest Newsletter for Dec 2022
Meet the incoming 2023 INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter (CC) Board of Directors (BOD):
President-Elect: Mr. Sean McGervey, PMP\PgMP
Treasurer: Mr. Hanish Mehta, ASEP
Programs Director: Dr. Michael Ali
Communications Director: Mr. Dan O’Neil
Our 2022 INCOSE-CC president, Dr. David Flanigan, CSEP , talks about the end of 2022 - with the upcoming Gala and results of the Board elections.
How do we meet the security engineering and policy governance challenges that cloud-native, hybrid, and edge deployments present while limiting complexity, speeding adoption among engineers, and providing our customers with secure, reliable, and performant systems? Watch Evan Kwisnek as he explains practical and actionable solutions to these problems.
Keep up with all the happening in our Chapter. Read our latest Newsletter for Nov 2022
Sanford Friedenthal, an industry leader and independent consultant in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), explains the motivation, approach, and capabilities of SysML v2, as the Submission Team progresses towards a final submission to this important update of this MBSE modeling language.
Our 2022 INCOSE-CC president, Dr. David Flanigan, CSEP , talks about this winter for the chapter. With lots to do for the membership. Here’s what’s happening in the next few months.