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Steven Dam

Dr. Dam is the President and Founder of Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC Innovations). He has been involved with structure analysis, software development, and systems engineering for over 30 years. He participated in the development of C4ISR Architecture Framework and DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) Vision Architecture, the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) architecture. He currently is applying system engineering techniques to various DoD projects. Dr. Dam has a BS degree in Physics from George Mason University and a PhD. in Physics from the University of South Carolina. He has also been a long term member of INCOSE and was formerly the President of the San Diego Chapter before relocating to the Washington Metropolitan Area. Dr. Dam has presented numerous papers and seminars to the WMA Chapter. He is currently President-Elect of the WMA Chapter of INCOSE.

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How to Know If Your Team Is Really Doing MBSE

Self-Assessment Guide Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is more than drawing diagrams or using a modeling tool — it’s a disciplined approach to systems engineering that uses models as the primary means of information exchange. If your team...

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Quick Start Guide to Adopting Systems Engineering & MBSE

Adopting Systems Engineering (SE) or Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) can feel overwhelming—especially if your team is new to formal modeling,...

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PLM + MBSE: Better Together Webinar

Don't feel like reading? Watch the webinar recording instead!

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Plan Verification & Validation Early in the Lifecycle

After watching the movie “Deepwater Horizon” [Deepwater], I observed the catastrophic consequences when critical testing is skipped. The film...

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7 Ways Innoslate Improves Systems Engineering

Many engineers outside of systems engineering often regard the field as “less rigorous” than their fields, since systems engineers usually don’t deal...

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Drawing ≠ Models: What Is Real MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering)

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) has become a prominent term in the engineering world. The concepts of “modeling” and “simulation” are...

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How to Write Good Requirements: 10 Tips and Examples

Writing good requirements is essential for the success of any project. Clear, concise, and well-defined requirements set the foundation for a...

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Is MBSE Dying? The Truth About Its Future

This blog is in response to a Reddit post by Rhedogian, “Change My View: Model-Based Systems Engineering in 2024 is at best overhyped, or is at worst...

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Verify & Validate the System Lifecycle Webinar

Don't feel up to reading? Watch the recording! What is Verification & Validation (V&V)? The common definitions for V&V are: verification is “the...

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