Overcoming Model-Based Systems Engineering Challenges
Date & Time:

March 8, 2018
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Location:
Huntsville Marriott at the Space and Rocket Center
5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805

Description:

Implementing a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) process is tough.

Whether you’re connecting data across multiple platforms, coordinating teams from different disciplines or aligning stakeholders, it is essential to have a single digital model of the system across multiple tools and repositories.

On March 8, join our half-day seminar to overcome challenges around MBSE implementation. With guests that include industry leaders such as Intercax and Lou Wheatcraft — Seilevel Sr. Product Manager and chair of the INCOSE Requirements Working Group — we will discuss:

• Integrating data to manage and develop complex systems
• Visualizing and tracing extended chains of connection across a total system model
• Changing your process from a traditional document-driven process to MBSE

Agenda:

8-8:30 a.m.: Breakfast buffet & networking
8:30-9:20 a.m.: Lou Wheatcraft, Chair INCOSE Requirements Working Group - Practicing Systems Engineering from a Data-Centric Perspective
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.: George Siampos, Sr. Solutions Architect, Jama Software – Changing from a document-driven process to MBSE
Break
10:30 a.m.: Dirk Zwemer, President, Intercax – Challenges Implementing MBSE
11:30 a.m.: Group Q & A and Closing Remarks

Speaker Bios:

Lou Wheatcraft, Sr. Product Manager, Seilevel, Chair INCOSE RWG: Lou is a senior instructor/consultant who educates organizations on the importance of writing good requirements and helps them implement Requirement Development and Management (RD&M) processes based on industry best practices. Prior to joining Seilevel, Lou had over 34 years experience in the aerospace industry, including 22 years in the United States Air Force, and has taught over 170 seminars with both government and industry clients.

George Siampos, Sr. Solutions Architect, Jama Software: George is an experienced and skilled software and systems process consultant, specializing in systems engineering, solution architecture, business collaboration, and safety-critical systems helping teams prove and maintain compliance within the Aerospace & Defense, Medical Device, and Automotive industries.

Dirk Zwemer, President, Intercax: Dr. Dirk Zwemer is President of Intercax LLC in Atlanta, GA. Intercax is a supplier of MBE engineering software platforms such as Syndeia and ParaMagic. He is an active teacher and consultant in the field and holds Level 4 Model Builder-Advanced certification as an OMG System Modeling Professional. He has a doctorate in Chemical Physics from Berkeley, an MBA from Santa Clara and has worked in research, manufacturing and marketing, primarily in the electronics industry.

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