Donald R. Schaefer

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a global organization that aims to advance the field of systems engineering through collaboration and thought leadership. The private company is based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides resources and publications on systems engineering, including certification programs, technical publications, and a body of knowledge. INCOSE also offers events and networking opportunities for members to engage with the systems engineering community.

MDA Information Systems, Inc. engages in the development of remote sensing and geographic information technologies. The firm provides multi-source analyst ready information, geological analysis, open source exploitation, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, geospatial modeling, production agriculture, and utility environmental risk analytics services. It also offers NATURALVUE, change detection, image restoration, satellite mission ground systems, transportable satellite ground terminals, satellite imagery, land cover, agricultural weather, weather data, and renewable energy weather products. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Noblis, Inc. engages in provision of science based technology and strategy consulting services. It supports government and industry clients in the areas of national security, intelligence, transportation, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and enterprise engineering. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.