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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Verify & Validate the System Lifecycle

Watch the recording. What is Verification & Validation (V&V)? The common definitions for V&V are: verification is “the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something,” and validation is “the action of checking or proving the...

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Abstract: Creating a Conceptual Data Model and Data Storage Plan

Abstract: "The Foundation for Digital Engineering: Creating a Conceptual Data Model (CDM) and Data Storage Plan (DSP)" discusses the...

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Abstract: Meeting the Challenges for Digital Engineering

Abstract: In the whitepaper, "Meeting the Challenges for Digital Engineering," Steven H. Dam, Ph.D., ESEP, addresses key challenges in the field of...

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10 Qualities That Make a Good Systems Engineer

All systems engineers should have an understanding of basic concepts and a strong technical background, but these qualities go beyond just the...

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How to Perform Risk Management

Risk analysis and management are vital to the success of any project. As contractors who work on a myriad of projects, we see firsthand that...

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How to Build FMECA and Fault Tree Analysis with MBSE

What Is FMEA? FMEA is a proactive technique used to identify potential failure modes, their causes, and the effects of those failures on system...

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Creating a Data Management Plan

The saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” means pictures are an efficient tool to convey information. In systems engineering, a Data...

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Agile Systems Engineering Using the Middle-Out Process

Most of the community thinks the term “Agile” refers to Agile software development and the “Agile Manifesto.” The Agile Manifesto (Figure 1) is the...

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How Innoslate Uses the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

SPEC Innovations has been a proponent of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for years before the term was even used. MOSA is a major initiative...

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Innoslate Improves Project Management

Before we jump into how project management is vital to the success, or unfortunately, the failure of a project, it is important to understand what...

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