10th Annual Systems Engineering Conference

"Focusing on Improving Performance of Defense Systems Programs"

22 - 25 October 2007

San Diego, CA

Agenda

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Keynote Addresses:

Plenary Session: Executive Panel
Moderator: Mr. Mark Schaeffer, Director, Office of Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Director, Systems and Software Engineering
Panelist:

Track 1

  • Update: OSD Systems Engineering Revitalization Efforts, Col Richard Hoeferkamp, USAF
  • The Effectiveness of Systems Engineering: On Federal (DoD) System Development Programs, Mr. Al Mink, SRA International
  • Tools and Resources to Enable Systems Engineering Improvement, Mr. Michael Kutch, SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston
  • Sound Systems Engineering Assures Proper/Early Producibility, Dr. Thomas Christian, Aeronautical Systems Center
  • Realization of Systems Engineering For the Future, Ms. Karen Bausman, AF Center for Systems Engineering

Track 2

  • Developmental Test & Evaluation Policy Vectors, Ms. Darlene Mosser-Kerner, OUSD (AT&L)
  • Test Strategy Done Early Drives Test Planning and Successful Testing, Mr. William Lyders, ASSETT, Inc.
  • Applying Design of Experiments Methodology to Sortie Generation Rate Evaluation, Mr. Joseph Tribble, AVW Implementing a Systems Engineering Risk Program in a Sustainment Environment, Mr. James Miller, USAF
  • Joint Safety Review Process Study, Ms. Paige Ripini, Booz Allen Hamilton

Track 3

  • DoD Systemic Root Cause Analysis, Mr. Dave Castellano, OUSD (AT&L)
  • Applying Systems Engineering During Pre-Acquisition Activities, Lt Col Mark Wilson, USAF
  • Reforming the DoD Acquisition Process-A Systems Engineering Approach, Mr. Stephan Ward, U.S. Air Force
  • The Effectiveness of Systems Engineering: On Federal System Development Programs, Mr. Alan Mink, SRA International

Track 4

  • Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)-Design Considerations to Support Sustainability and Readiness, Ms. Patricia Huheey, ODUSD (I&E)
  • Real-Time Diagnostics for High Availability Systems, Mr. Edward Beck, Computer Sciences Corporation
  • Sparing Satellites Comparative Strategies of On-orbit & In-factory Storage, Mr. James Mazzei, The Aerospace Corporation

Track 5

  • Acquisition M&S Master Plan Implementation Status, Mr. Michael Truelove, SAIC
  • Establish M&S-Related Guidelines for Solicitations, Source Selections, and Contracting, Mr. Michael Truelove, SAIC
  • Modeling and Simulation Resource Reuse Business Model, Mr. Dennis Shea, Center for Naval Analyses
  • Modeling and Simulation Support Plan, Mr. David Henry, Lockheed Martin
  • Modeling and Simulation Education for the Acquisition/T&E Workforce: Requirements Analysis, Mr. David Olwell, NPS

Track 6

  • The Use of Enterprise Architecture to Support the Development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Mr. David Synder, The MITRE Corp.
  • Complex Systems of Systems: The Dual Challenge, Mr. Phillip Boxer, Software Engineering Institute
  • Systems Engineering in the Cognitive and Social Domains of Net Centric Operations, Dr. Abe Meilich, Lockheed Martin

Track 7

  • Simplifying & Scaling Engineering Processes: Unifying Business Units and Engineering Disciplines, Mr. Raymond Jorgensen, Rockwell Collins
  • NAVAIR Systems Engineering Revitalization, Mr. Michael Gaydar, Department of Navy, NAVAIR
  • Integrating Engineering Project Management and Product Development Processes, Mr. Raymond Jorgensen, Rockwell Collins
  • Engineering for System Assurance-Legacy, Life Cycle, Leadership, Mr. Paul Croll, Computer Sciences Corporation

Track 8

  • DoD Software Engineering and System Assurance, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODUSD (A&T) Systems and Software Engineering
  • The Integrated Software and Systems Engineering Curriculum Project: Creating a Reference Curriculum for Graduate Software Engineering Education, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODUSD (A&T) Systems and Software
  • Requirements for a Chief Software Engineer in a DoD Acquisition Agency, Mr. Al Florence, The MITRE Corporation
  • Developing an Integrated Process Methodology for Interim Software Releases, Mr. Tim Woods, Southern Methodist University

 

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Track 1

  • Change Management of UML-Based Systems Engineering Artefacts, Mr. David Price, Eurostep
  • A Day in the Life of a Verification Requirement, Mr. Stephen Scukanec, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • How to Measurably Improve Your Requirements, Mr. Timothy Olson, Lean, Solutions Institute, Inc.
  • Case Studies: A Common Language Between Engineers and Managers, Capt DeWitt Latimer, USAF
  • A Strategy for Improved System Assurance, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODUSD (A&T) SSE/SSA
  • Discussion of the U.S. Army RDECOM APS Objective Trade Study, Mr. Frank Salvatore, High Performance Technologies, Inc.
  • Program Support Review Deep Dive, Mr. Peter Nolte, OUSD/SSE

Track 2

  • An Update on the DT&E Committee's Recommended Policy Changes to DoD 5000, Col Richard Stuckey, USAF,OUSD (AT&L)/SSE/ DT&E
  • System Test and Evaluation in the DARPA Immune Building Demonstration Program, Mr. Mark Saxon, Battelle
  • Modeling and Simulation in the Navy Warfare Systems Test & Evaluation Enterprise, Ms. Shala Malone, Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare
  • Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC), Mr. Richard Lockhart, Test Resource Management Center
  • Testing Concept of Operations in DoD's Net Centric Environment, Mr. Steve Reeder, South CarolinaResearch Authority (SCRA)
  • Do it right, do it early; Do it early, do it right - Considerations for the Early Stages of Concept, System, and Systems of-Systems Definition, Mr. Jeff Loren, MTC Technologies, Inc. (SAF/AQRE)
  • Applications of Systems Engineering to Pre-Milestone A Projects, Ms. Lori Zipes, Naval Surface Warfare Center PC
  • Systems Engineering in a Systems of Systems Environment - Defense Update, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODUSD? (A&T) SSE/SSA
  • ASW System-of-Systems Engineering Analysis Applied in an LCS ASW Integration Pilot Project, Mr. G. Richard Thompson, JHU/APL

Track 3

  • Systems Engineering Plan Preparation Guide Update, Mr. Chester Bracuto, OSD/AT&L/A&T/SSE/ED
  • Toward a Unified Systems Engineering Plan, Mr. Robert Scheurer, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
  • Integrating Risk & Knowledge Management, Mr. David Lengyel, NASA
  • Systems Engineering and Program Management-How Different are They?, Ms. Lori Zipes, Naval Surface Warfare Center PC
  • Systems Engineering Analysis to Improve Concept Development of Complex Defense Systems, Mr. Michael Harper, SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston
  • The Joint Partnership Between Program Management and Systems Engineering, Mr. Samuel Son, The Boeing Company
  • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Approach to Solving Systemic Development Program Issues, Mr. John Weaver, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
  • Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) Program Integrated Risk Management, Mr. Danial Bolek, USAF
  • Improvements to the Risk Management Process, Mr. Doug Atkinson, USAF
  • Integrated Risk and Earned Value Management, Mr. Paul Davis, Northrop Grumman
  • Application of Risk Management Practices to NNSA Tritium Readiness Subprogram, Mr. Sham Shete, Washington Savannah River Co.

Track 4

  • Defining Lean Service and Maintenance Processes, Mr. Timothy Olson, Lean Solutions Institute, Inc.
  • Modeling Integrated Logistics Systems to Support Transformation in the U.S. Coast Guard, Mr. Patrick Cumby, VectorCSP, L
  • Asset-Based PBL for Navy Warships - A Case Study for LCS Class Ships, Mr. Michael Mahon, Lockheed Martin
  • Integrated Diagnostics Closed Loop Data System (At the Point of Use) (Support Systems Knowledge Engineering Enhances Traditional Support Equipment Systems Engineering), Mr. Steven Head, Boeing
  • Aging Aircraft Sustainment with Non-Standard Engineering, Ms. Kendal Hinton, Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Maintaining System Viability for the Long Term, Mr. Peter Henry, BAE Systems Land and Armament
  • C-17 Program Applies Systems Engineering to a Large Improvement Project, Mr. Brent Theodore, The Boeing Company

Track 5

  • Advancing the FEDEP for Simulation Based Acquisition, Dr. Katherine Morse, SAIC
  • Acquisition M&S Community Sponsored M&S Project: Standardized Documentation for Verification, Validation, and Accreditation, (paper) ( slides) Mr. Kevin Charlow, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston
  • A Methodology for Assessing & Prioritizing the Risks Associated with the Level of Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) of Models and Simulations, Dr. James Elele, U.S. Navy
  • Experiences in Applying SysML to Develop Interoperable Torpedo Modeling and Simulation Components, Mr. Thomas Haley, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  • Unifying Systems Engineering Simulations, Mr. Ryan O'Grady, Cybernet Systems Corporation
  • Information Modeling for Systems Integration
  • Ms. Claudia Rose, BBII
  • Simulation Supported Decision Making, (slides 1) (slides 2) Mr. Gene Allen, MSC Software Corporation

Track 6

  • Achieving Agility in Cyberspace, Mr. Phillip Boxer, Software Engineering Institute
  • Application of Autonomic Agents for Global Information Grid, Mr. David Cox, University of Arizona
  • Architecture-Based Concept Evaluation in Support of JCIDS, Dr. David Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology
  • System of Systems Implications for Operational Test, Dr. John Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology
  • Case Study: Net Centric Mission Thread Modeling and Analysis, Dr. Prem Jain, MITRE
  • Quantitative Comparison of Alternative Designs for a JC3M System, Mr. Gregory Miller, Naval Postgraduate School
  • Advanced Net Centric Simulation for Aerospace Command and Control, Ms. Kimberly Kendall, 753d ELSG/NEM, ESC, USAF

Track 7

  • CMMI-Next Steps, Ms. Kristen Baldwin, ODUSD (A&T) SSE/SSA
  • CMMI Instructional Challenges to Systems Engineers in Small Settings, Dr. Mary Anne Herndon, Transdyne Corporation
  • FISMA Operational Controls and Their Relationship to Process Maturity, Ms. Rhonda Henning, Harris Corporation
  • Executing a Successful CMMI Maturity Level 3 SCAMPI For SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, Mr. Michael Kutch, SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston
  • CMMI for Services: Re-Introducing the CMMI for Services Constellation, Mr. Craig Hollenbach, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • How to Paint a Room: The Role of Specs & Standards in SE, Mr. Robert Kuhnen, USAF
  • Continuous Improvement at the Organization, Team, and Individual Levels - Lessons Learned Integrating CMM,TSP, and PSP and Why All Three are Needed, Mr. Girish Seshagiri, Advanced Information Services, Inc.
  • Addressing Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Issues for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program, Ms. Jennifer Malone, EG&G
  • Anatomy of an Award Winning Safety Program: A Case Study of the SSGN OHIO Class Conversion Safety Program, Mr. Ricky Milnarik, Electric Boat Corporation
  • The Safety of Unmanned Systems: The Process Used to Develop Safety Precepts for Unmanned Systems, Mr. Mike Demmick, NOSSA

Track 8

  • Defining Software Component Specifications: An Open Approach, Mr. Kenneth Klein, Computer Sciences Corporation
  • System Engineering and Software Exception Handling (SEH), Mr. Herbert Hecht, SoHaR Incorporated
  • A Convergence of Technologies for Better Software NOW!, Ms. Dorothy Acton, Lockheed Martin IS&GS
  • Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using System Archetypes, Mr. William Novak, Software Engineering Institute
  • Revitalizing Education and Training in Systems Engineering, Dr. Don Gelosh, Department of Defense, OSD(AT&L)/SSE/ED
  • Customer-Driven, Partnership-Based Systems Engineering Education and Training, Mr. Jerrell Stracener, Southern Methodist University
  • Application of Systems Engineering Principles in the Design of Acquisition Workforce Curricula, (paper) (slide) Dr. David Olwell, Naval Postgraduate School

 

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Track 1

  • USAF Type Certification of Commercial Derivative Aircraft, Mr. Thomas Morgan, USAF
  • Global Positioning System Case Study, Mr. Randall Bullard, Air Force Center for Systems Engineering

Track 2

  • Implementing the Technology Maturity Vector, Mr. Joseph Terlizzese, Systems Engineering Support Office
  • Technology Readiness Assessments; Milestone B Certification Requirement for Technologies to be Demonstrated in a Relevant Environment, Dr. Jay Mandelbaum, Institute for Defense Analyses
  • Meeting Enterprise System Engineering Challenges for the U.S. Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Mr. Jerry Friedman, The MITRE Corporation
  • Sensor Resource Allocation as a Driver in System Concept Development, Mr. Ravi Moorthy, Lockheed Martin MS2

Track 3

  • Managing Requirements to Manage Scope in the Case of MUOS, Ms. Christy Howard, Maxim Systems, Inc.
  • Organizational Leadership and Management Dynamics for Technical Execution in Acquisition Programs, Mr. Francis Sisti, Aerospace Corporation
  • C-17 Systems Engineering Process to Prioritize Material Improvement Program (MIP) Projects, Mr. Thomas Condron, USAF (516 AESG/ASC)
  • How to Talk to a Program Manager, Dr. John Mishler, Software Engineering Institute
  • U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Approach to Best Practices: Building Evidence for Practice Selection Based on Real Experiences, Dr. Forrest Shull, Fraunhofer Center Maryland

Track 4

  • Strategic Focus: Reduction of Total Ownership Costs (R-TOC) and Value Engineering (VE), Dr. Danny Reed, Institute for Defense Analyses
  • Progress Toward an Empirical Relationships Between Reliability Investments and Life-Cycle Support Cost, Dr. James Forbes, LMI
  • Innovation Strategies for Affordable Readiness, Mr. Tom Choinski, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  • Implementing a Systems Engineering Risk Program in a Sustainment Environment, Mr. James Miller, USAF
  • Asset-Based PBL for Navy Warships - A case study for LCA Class Ships, Mike Mahon
  • The Deployment Readiness Service: The Challenges of Implementing a Service Oriented Architecture in a Legacy System Environment, Mr. George Dalton, USAF

Track 5

  • Aircraft Flight Simulator Acceptance Criteria, Mr. Dean Carico, NAWCAD PAX
  • Computer Modeling to Solve Problems with the T-38 Propulsion Modernization Program, Mr. Randall Wimer, USAF - FVB
  • Efficacy of Modeling & Simulation in Defense Life Cycle Engineering, Mr. Donald Cox, Raytheon Missile Systems
  • Modeling Integrated Logistics Systems to Support Transformation in the U.S. Coast Guard, Mr. Patrick Cumby, Vector CSP, LLC
  • Generic Sensor Model, Dr. Stanley Hack, Lockheed Martin MS-2
  • Event Timeline Analysis in Multi Mission Scenarios with System Simulation Models, Mr. Ravi Moorthy, Lockheed Martin MS2

Track 6

  • Testing Concept of Operations in DoD's Net Centric Environment, Mr. Steve Reeder, South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)
  • Agile Governance for SOA-Based Military Systems of Systems, Mr. Robert Beck, Villanova University
  • Reducing Acquisition Costs Through Incremental Upgrades by Migrating to SOA, Mr. Tim Greer, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Track 7

  • The DoD's Proactive Approach to Emerging Contaminants: Managing Risks Today for Tomorrow's Warfighter and Mission Readiness, Dr. Carole LeBlanc, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
  • Safe-Escape Analysis System Safety Engineering Study, (paper) (slide) Mr. David Hall, SURVICE Engineering Company

Track 8

  • Development of Systems Engineers in the Sensors & SONAR Systems Department, Mr. Lawrence Lazar, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  • Systems Engineering and the Art of Seeing, Dr. Robert Monson, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Understanding Social Networks-A Key Requirement for System Engineers, Mr. Karl Selke, Systems Engineering Analyst, Evidence Based Research, Inc.