Computer Science and Engineering Department, CSUSB

Time 10:30-11:50 May 15th 2009  JBH109

Title The Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

Visiting Speaker
	Jim Jones of Optivus Proton Therapy, Inc., Loma Linda

Abstract:

Commercial product and services problems are becoming larger in scale,
interdisciplinary, and employ increasingly complicated hardware and/or
software products. This general situation and today's rigorous business
environment requires methods for management of complexity by companies that
design and develop complex systems. Knowledge of useful techniques should be
of interest to business, computer science, and engineering students that can
expect to someday be employed by such organizations. Accordingly, this
introductory tutorial describes an Integrated Product/Process Team (IPPT)
approach to Concurrent Engineering (CE) and Systems Engineering (SE) from a
practitioner's perspective. The elements of IPPT, CE, and SE necessary to
obtain their benefits are set forth, along with some caveats regarding their
application and a pointer to free tutorials on this and related topics.



Presenter's Biography:

James H. Jones is Manager of Systems Engineering at Optivus Proton Therapy
(his day job in San Bernardino) and Principal of ODDS Company, a consulting
business he founded to provide practitioner level seminars and educational
material on Project and System Engineering processes adapted from a Mil-Spec
approach. (Well proven methods are tailored to suit commercial new product
developers where inexpensive, but highly effective tools are essential for
competitiveness or sheer survival.) He has a B.S. in Business Administration
and an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He acquired skills in
comprehensive, rigorous requirements management for embedded systems during
employment in several defense corporations. His experience applying Systems
Engineering to medical device new product development (that must demonstrate
conforming to provisions for Design Controls within CFR 820, the FDA Quality
System Regulation) began with an IV infusion pumps manufacturer and now
includes development of upgrades to the LLUMC proton beam treatment system.