26 January 2023 DPAAS meeting
Lean Technology Development Baseline using readiness level metrics.
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Sean Ross (NH-04, AFLCMC/XA – Kirtland OL), will be our speaker on 26 January 2023 (Thursday), 11:30 – 1:30 PM, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Sean will discuss “Lean Technology Development Baseline using readiness level metrics.”
Note: Sean invites you to give him your business card and he will send you the slides and supporting documentation.
Abstract: Is it possible to describe a baseline for a successful development, integration and transition? Based on intensive studies for transformative industries such as flight, railroad and automobile, we think the answer is yes. This presentation will briefly recall a previous DPAAS presentation on the pioneer period of flight and then show how the successful enterprises fit within a surprisingly universal baseline in terms of product development, manufacturing development, interface/integration maturity and business processes.
Dr. Sean Ross is the lead program manager for Directed Energy Prototyping at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Directorate. He previously served as the Deputy High Energy Laser technical area lead at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate. He holds a PhD in Laser Engineering from the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida and a B.S. and M.S. in Physics from Brigham Young University. He has worked at the Pentagon in the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Research and Engineering. His technical background is in laser physics and development of laser devices, most recently in the power and thermal integration issues involved in airborne High Energy Laser systems. His abiding interest is in the transition of game-changing technologies in the public interest.
Please note that participation in DPAAS is limited to representatives of the United States Government and U.S. Defense Contractors. All representatives must be Citizens of the United States only.
DPAAS technical presentations may count toward Acquisition Continuous Learning (CL) Points – please check with your supervisor!
Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 25 January. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.
Recommend early registration – space is limited!
Sincerely,
Rich Knoll, DPAAS President
Abstract: ACE is the AFRL overarching technology portfolio for developing technology options for uncrewed Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP). The goal of ACET is to integrate all of the S&T needs to maximize tech transition to fill capability gaps. The major Lines of Effort for ACET are Autonomy, Weapons/Payloads, Communication/Computing, Human System Interfaces, Platform/Air Vehicle, and DOTmLPF-P. ACET focuses on Affordability, Collaborative Teaming, Mission Effectiveness and Rapid Acquisition in order to effectively and efficiently meet warfighting needs by achieving Mass in the battlespace. ACP’s are not intended to be confined to a specific mission or class of aircraft, but broadly looks at various mission concepts across all of the mission areas to determine the technologies that may be more broadly applied and then accelerated to appropriate mission capabilities.
ACET integrates early with MAJCOMs, AF Futures, and SPOs during the requirements development phase to ensure that the user is well informed on Technology maturity and availability to support mission capability needs. Integrated Modeling and Simulation is then used to identify what technologies areas will achieve the greatest effect at the lowest cost to meet key timelines through incremental deliveries of integrated technology packages. This will allow the AF to further expedite technology transition and streamline fielded capability delivery though Programs of Record with informed risk acceptance and known expectations, while continuing to build to a heterogeneous platform architecture and multi-domain collaborative environment to further extract the advantages of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence.
Lieutenant Colonel “Larry” Ware is the Director of Autonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies at Air Force Research Laboratory. He is responsible for integrating Science and Technology programs across the laboratory in order to plan and expedite technology transition, filling warfighter capability gaps with affordable and collaborative weapon systems.
Lt Col Ware was commissioned into the Air Force in 2002 from University of Tennessee and has filled various roles as a Sustainment Engineer, Space Launch Squadron Director of Operations, and Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander. He has direct operational experience with the A-10, multiple C-130 variants, CV-22, and UH-60 aircraft, as well as Falcon 9, Atlas V, and Delta IV launch vehicles. Prior to his current position he was a Materiel Leader in the B-21 System Program Office where he was responsible for Product Support Management and base activation.
Note: Participation in DPAAS is limited to representatives of the United States Government and U.S. Defense Contractors. All representatives must be Citizens of the United States.
DPAAS technical presentations may count toward Acquisition Continuous Learning (CL) Points – please check with your supervisor!
Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 25 May 2022. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.
Recommend early registration – space is limited!
Sincerely,
Rich Knoll, DPAAS PresidentWe are very pleased to announce that Mr. Mark Seelbaugh and Mr. Richard Hughes, AFMC/A5/8OW, will be our speakers at the 16 December (Thursday) DPAAS meeting, 11:30-1:30 pm, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Mark and Richard will discuss “AFMC Deliberate Planning – Powering the World’s Greatest Air Force”