Contact:
Mark McKelvin, Programs Director
INCOSE - Los Angeles Chapter
programs@incose-la.org
Where
This is an online event. 
Casey Medina
INCOSE-LA Speaker Meeting
Are You Ready to Model?
Considerations for Building Effective Models
Speaker: Casey Medina, CSEP, OCSMP, Founder Studio SE
When: Tuesday, September 13th, 2022, 5:30 to 7:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Cost: Free Online Event
Virtual Venue: Zoom meeting instructions will be emailed prior to the event and are included in your confirmation email message. Slides will be available on the LA Chapter web site https://www.incose.org/los-angeles. We plan to record the event.
Questions: Mark McKelvin, programs@incose-la.org
Agenda:
5:30pm Networking and Introductions (Deborah Cannon)
6:00pm Systems Engineering Principles (Rick Hefner)
6:10pm INCOSE-LA Chapter Overview (Dorothy Benveniste)
6:25pm Speaker Program (Casey Medina)
7:30pm Close
Systems Engineering Principles: Rick Hefner will summarize the first formal set of systems engineering principles, peer reviewed by our sister organizations: AIAA, IEEE, and NDIA. These principles are an initial set to help advance the discipline of systems engineering in application of the systems engineering processes, provide an indication of the basis of systems engineering, and spur further systems engineering research. (Available to INCOSE Members Only)
Abstract: As MBSE and SysML gain traction and popularity in a variety of industries, it begs the question: “Are we really ready to embrace modeling and simulation?”
In this session, we will explore the factors that will encourage and inhibit success in adopting model-based methods. Come prepared for an enlightening and interactive discussion as Casey Medina describes his experiences and revelations from deploying MBSE across a range of organizations.
Presenter: Casey Medina, CSEP, OCSMP - Casey is an experienced instructor and dynamic speaker. He owns Studio SE, a company dedicated to providing exemplary training and coaching in Systems Engineering, MBSE, and general product development disciplines. Casey and his staff work across industries to ensure companies have the skills they need to be successful in our contemporary, digital engineering, environment.
His training programs are pragmatic and successfully transform individuals into effective practitioners. Casey and his staff have trained countless individuals to best practices in requirements engineering, MBSE methods, system architecture, risk management, human factors and usability, and verification and validation.
Casey holds numerous patents in medical device development and has several patents pending approval. He is a frequently invited speaker and lecturer by professional societies and universities. He is an instructor for Caltech’s CTME and has lectured at the University of Denver, University of Colorado, and has worked with researchers at Dublin City University.