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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SPEC Innovations Takes Space Day at GMU

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 and educated the public on the technology and science behind some of the leading aerospace projects in...

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10 Tips and Tricks in Innoslate

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

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What is a Behavior Model?

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

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

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

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

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Use Innoslate to Perform Failure Modes & Effects Criticality Analysis

“Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) are methodologies designed to identify...

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Redefining the Future of Systems Engineering

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) recently published its “Vision: 2035” document. While discussing the theme with another...

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