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Systems Engineering Challenges in the Near Future

Please Note: This presentation is purely VIRTUAL/ONLINE. LECTURE: 7 – 8:00 pm

An online chat questions-and-answers session will also be available. Webcast Link will be sent to Registrants

Abstract:

Over the last two years, the world has had to adapt to different work and life practices during the pandemic. As we continue to operate, a few perspectives are shared on systems engineering activities as we look at the coming year with an emphasis on the Chesapeake Chapter.

David Flanigan, Ph.D.

Speaker:

Dr. David Flanigan has worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for 21 years and supports multiple government sponsors in the early-stage systems engineering phases of development. In this position, he often works within an integrated product team structure with government, industry, and academia organizations to plan and execute analytical studies in support of advanced concepts and integrated acquisition strategies.

Before arriving at the laboratory, Dr. Flanigan was a Surface Warfare Officer onboard two AEGIS cruisers and was stationed in Washington, DC and retired from the US Naval Reserves.

Dr. Flanigan holds the following degrees:

  • B.S. in Physics from the University of Arizona

  • M.S. in Information Systems and Technology from the Johns Hopkins University

  • M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University

  • Ph.D. in Systems Engineering and Operations Research from George Mason University

He is a member of INCOSE, INFORMS, and MORS.

Dr. David Flanigan is a member of the Principal Professional Staff for The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and is the vice chair of the Johns Hopkins University Systems Engineering Program. He is an active practitioner and speaker within the Systems Engineering community.


Door Prize: Systems Engineering Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition By Kossiakoff, Biemer, Seymour, and Flanigan

All attendees will be will be entered into a random number generator in order to select the winner.

Cost: Free.

Agenda:

  • 6:00 – 6:45 pm SE Table talk

  • 6:45 – 7:00 pm Chapter Business Meeting — During the Chapter meeting, the 2022 Board of Directors for the INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter will be installed.

  • 7:00 – 8:00 pm LECTURE