25 April 2018: DPAAS Meeting Invitation
"Integration and System Readiness Level Tools for Technology Transition”
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Sean Ross, DR-III (GS-14), will be our speaker at the 25 April (Wednesday) meeting of the Defense Planning and Analysis Society, 11:30am - 1:30pm, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Dr. Ross is the Directed Energy (DE) Program Element Monitor (PEM) and Experimentation Liaison, SAF/AQR. He will discuss “Integration and System Readiness Level Tools for Technology Transition.”
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Abstract: Technology readiness level only tells part of the story of whether a component technology is actually ready for transition to an end application and environment. Manufacturing and Integration readiness are also a part of overall system readiness. This presentation will expand on the concepts
presented previously at the DE System Symposium and published in the Defense Acquisition Research Journal to include non-physical interfaces such as information and the DOTMLPF-P. Integration and system readiness levels are powerful concepts that can be used to guide technology development and
minimize time and cost to transition. Examples of implementation from directed energy will be presented and tools made available upon request.
Dr. Sean Ross has worked at the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate since 1994. Since July 2017, he has been the directed energy deputy at the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering. Dr. Ross is a board member of the Directed Energy Professional Society. He is the author of “Laser Beam Quality Metrics” textbook and frequently teaches courses on the subject. Dr. Ross led the creation of the Environmental Laser Test Facility to test high-energy laser systems and components in simulated flight environments prior to flight testing. He has been involved in power, thermal, structural and other high-energy laser integration issues for over a decade. Dr. Ross holds a BS and MS in Physics from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Optical Science and Engineering from the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL), College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida.
Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 24 April 2018. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.