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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The Difference Between Discrete Event and Monte Carlo Simulators

Steven Dam: 9/27/22 2:29 PM

Risk Analysis is a part of every decision we make. Uncertainty, ambiguity, and variability are in constant flux as we move along in projects and try to determine the risk in each scenario we encounter. This is the purpose of the Monte Carlo...

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SPEC Innovations Takes Space Day at GMU

Steven Dam: 9/14/22 1:13 PM

SPEC Innovations had the pleasure of sponsoring George Mason University’s Space Day on September 10th! The event was free for everyone of all ages...

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10 Tips and Tricks in Innoslate

Steven Dam: 8/1/22 2:31 PM

Innoslate has many features that can elevate your system. Here are 10 Innoslate Tips & Tricks.

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What is a Behavior Model?

Steven Dam: 7/29/22 2:32 PM

In systems engineering, many practitioners never create a behavior model. They work with requirements, develop plans, perform risk analyses, etc....

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Producing Requirements Through Systems Thinking

Steven Dam: 7/8/22 2:33 PM

Systems engineering is not just writing requirements or conducting a requirements analysis. Systems engineering processes take stakeholder needs and...

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SPEC Innovations Attends 32nd INCOSE Symposium

Steven Dam: 7/5/22 1:16 PM

Another year is in the books for SPEC Innovations and INCOSE! Elizabeth, Mallory, Michael, and I just got back from the 32nd Annual INCOSE...

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Standards Available for Modeling Systems

Steven Dam: 6/9/22 2:36 PM

Most systems engineers are familiar with modeling languages such as Integrated Definition (IDEF), Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Unified...