Elections for the INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter (CC) Board of Directors (BOD) will be held in November. Volunteers have stepped forward as Candidates for the following positions in 2020:

President-Elect: Term is 3 years (President-Elect, President and then Past President)
Secretary: Term is 2 years.
Programs Director: Term is 2 years
Membership Chairman: Term is 2 years

Thanks very much to all 4 candidates who volunteered to run for these offices.

Our Members should have received an email ballot. Consistent with INCOSE’s election rules and standards, you will have 30 days in which to consider and return your ballot.

PLEASE VOTE BY Nov. 25th!

Please send a note to: membership@incose-cc.org if for any reason you did not receive a ballot at the email address you registered with INCOSE.

Meet the Candidates

Running for President-Elect

Dr. Steve Biemer

Dr. Biemer is a Systems Engineer for the Johns Hopkins University/ Applied Physics Laboratory. He has over 35 years of experience with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security defining and conducting engineering assessments of systems, platforms, and systems-of-systems architectures and networks. He has worked within multiple domain areas, including the intelligence community, cybersecurity, acquisition, and healthcare systems engineering. Additionally, he is an adjunct instructor for Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland.

Dr. Biemer holds a D.Eng. from George Washington University, and two M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Technical Management. He is a member of INCOSE and a co-author of Systems Engineering: Principles and Practice, 3rd edition (Wiley, 2020).

Running for Programs Director 2022-2023

Mr. Jason Sohlke, ASEP

Mr. Jason Sohlke is a Senior Systems Engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). He is a former naval submarine officer and has been with JHU/APL since 2008. His experience is varied and deep within SSBN/SSGN submarine operations, Electronic Warfare systems (both ground and air systems), tactical aircraft (including EA-18G, AV-8B, and TH-57), hypersonics, and missile system development (Navy Conventional Prompt Strike and Trident D5II). Mr. Sohlke also has direct experience in DoD acquisition including activities in TMRR and EMD for several programs, including a Navy ACAT 1D program.

His acquisition experience includes SOW/CDRL definition and product review, Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA), DoD architecture products and system definition, CONOPS and requirements development/analysis. Mr. Sohlke’s most recent experiences include Rapid Acquisition Programs and Hypersonic Missile Systems.

Mr. Sohlke has a BS in Weapon Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a MS in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. He is enthusiastic and motivated toward bringing the very best engineering information programs to the Chesapeake Chapter that can be found in the East Coast region.

Running for Secretary 2022-2023

Jennifer Rainey, CSEP

Ms. Rainey has worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for 16 years in the field of model based systems engineering. She leads teams in developing enterprise architectures for Department of Defense (DoD) sponsors.

Prior to joining the laboratory, Jennifer worked as a systems engineer for a major defense contractor supporting DoD, other Federal agencies, and local governments.

Ms. Rainey has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University, an M.E. in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and a Professional Certificate in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

She is a member of INCOSE and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). She is an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional and is OCSMP Certified at the Model Builder – Fundamental level. In addition, Ms. Rainey serves as an instructor for the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering.

Running for Membership Director 2022-2023

Mr. Mark Kaczmarek, ASEP

Mark has over 36 years of professional experience as a Software Systems and Systems Engineer. He has 21 years of experience at Link Flight Simulation building Aerodynamic and Engine Mathematical Models for Aircraft Flight Simulator Trainers.

Mark has an undergrad from Parks College of St. Louis University in Aeronautical Engineering. He has an MS degree in Applied Engineering from the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton State University of New York. Mark has been in several Officer positions from 1986 to 1999 for the Southern Tier Section of the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) in New York.

In addition to being the current Membership Director, Mark has been a very active member of the Chesapeake Chapter since May 2010 and has supported the start-up of the UMD Student Division.

INCOSE-CC Elections for 2022 Board of Directors - Meet the Candidates