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SYSE 501 (Foundations of Systems Engineering); Must be Graduate (GR) level.. Credit not allowed for both SYSE 536 and SYSE 580A4
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Dr. Adams has 25+ years of systems engineering experience in Department of Defense, satellite and aircraft systems, and, in-process, diameter and thickness gauging systems. He is an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). Dr Adams actively supports the INCOSE Space Systems Working Group (SSWG). Dr. Adams currently teaches two courses: Cost Optimization for Systems Engineers (SYSE 573), and Space Mission Analysis and Design for Systems Engineers (SYSE 536). Dr Adams has also taught Engineering Risk Analysis (ENGR 531) for the Systems Engineering department. Dr Adams advises doctoral and masters students, and works to build company-university relationships for the department. Dr. Adams recently retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation working as a Systems Engineer primarily on the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) ground segments (Space Based Infra-Red Satellite (SBIRS) and Next Generation OPIR). He most recently supported Lockheed Martin programs for the Space Defense Agency. Dr. Adams has a diverse set of systems engineering experiences including as the customer for major satellite systems components, as the manager of a systems engineering team constrained by cost and schedule limits, as an associate chief engineer for a major segment supplier, and as the global, in-field, sales and engineering representative of niche measurement systems. His career is characterized as bringing together diverse customer needs into consolidated product requirements, innovating approaches and solutions, and confirming satisfaction with delivered capabilities. Dr Adams is a member of IEEE, INCOSE, and a lifetime member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, the Air Force Association, the American Legion and the Handyman Club of America.