Barclay Brown, INCOSE Chief Information Officer

Barclay R. Brown is Associate Director at Raytheon Technologies, and a former Raytheon systems engineering Fellow focused on model based systems engineering methods and artificial intelligence. Before joining Raytheon, he was the Global Solution Executive for the Aerospace and Defense Industry at IBM. A frequent speaker at conferences on systems thinking, technology and AI, Dr. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, master’s degrees in Psychology and Business and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He has taught systems engineering and systems thinking at several universities, and is a certified Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP), certified Systems Engineering Quality Manager, and CIO of INCOSE, the international professional society for systems engineers.

Dr. Charles Krueger, Founder & CEO BigLever Software, Inc and INCOSE PLE Working Group Member

Dr. Charles Krueger is founder and CEO of BigLever Software, which for over 20 years has helped organizations adopt and benefit from Feature-based Product Line Engineering (PLE). With more than 30 years of experience in systems and software engineering practice, he is a premier speaker, widely published author, and acknowledged thought leader in the PLE arena. Krueger brings innovative PLE concepts, state-of-the-art methodologies, and success stories to the forefront of the systems engineering community. He was the lead editor for the ISO/IEC 26580 standard on Feature-based PLE and past co-chair for the INCOSE PLE International Working Group and is a current member of the esteemed Forbes Council. Krueger received his PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, where he helped to pioneer the field of systems and software product line. 

Mr. Marco Forlingieri, Senior Technical Representative, IBM Engineering, South East Asia, and Co-chair of the INCOSE Product Line Engineering (PLE) Working Group and Assistant Director for the Asia & Oceania Sector

His responsibility includes industry and technology strategy, as well customer success for automotive companies around the world.  His 25+ years of industry experience includes transformation engagements at global automotive and aerospace OEM's and Tier 1 suppliers. The scope of these engagements include transformation of product development, reuse strategy and implementation, manufacturing 4.0, supply chain management and compliance consulting.  Previously, Brett has held several industry and leadership positions at IBM and Siemens (formerly SDRC). He holds a BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University.

Rowland Darbin, INCOSE PLE Working Group Co-Chair

Rowland Darbin is a Co-Chair of the INCOSE working group for Product Line Engineering and leads the Product Line Engineering (PLE) Center of Excellence at General Dynamics Mission Systems.  Rowland serves as the Product Line Architect for the Army’s Live Training Transformations (LT2) product line under the CPM Plus and LCPM programs. As a practitioner of PLE for over 14 years Rowland has a deep understanding of the business and technical aspects of PLE adoption and converting PLE successes into a culture of sharing that delivers continuous value for organizations.

Dr. Bobbi Young, Systems Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Technologies and Adjunct Professor of Systems Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Dr Bobbi Young is a retired Raytheon Technologies Engineering Fellow and Certified Architect. She is currently an adjunct professor with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Throughout her career, she has acquired experience in the engineering field working with commercial industries and Department of Defense contractors as a research director, an executive architect, and engineering consultant specializing in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and Feature-based Product Line Engineering (FBPLE). Bobbi is a member of INCOSE and has published many papers, presented at numerous national and international conferences, is a co-author of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications 3rd Ed, and acknowledged contributor to The Open Group SOA Book. She was an active duty Air Force officer and is a Commander (ret) in the United States Naval Reserves.