About Paul Martin

Paul Martin is a systems engineer, educator and certification-preparation specialist with more than 40 years of systems engineering experience. He has taught International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) exam-preparation courses since 2009, and founded SE Scholar, LLC after completing his own Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.

His teaching approach is built around understanding the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook in lifecycle context. SE Scholar states that he developed its process-flow diagram covering all 31 Handbook processes.

He is an Adjunct Professor in the Systems Engineering Graduate Programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he developed and teaches SYST 660 Systems Engineering Principles. SE Scholar states that this course is part of the INCOSE Academic Equivalency program.

His earlier experience includes work as a product engineer in General Electric's Products Division and as a software systems engineer on a US Navy program.

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Professional leadership

  • Former Programs Director, Chesapeake Chapter of INCOSE
  • Former Communications Officer, Chesapeake Chapter of INCOSE
  • Member, Chesapeake Chapter of INCOSE

Signature contributions

  • Process-flow diagram covering all 31 Systems Engineering Handbook processes (as stated by SE Scholar)

Academic contributions

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): Adjunct Professor, Systems Engineering Graduate Programs; developed and teaches SYST 660 Systems Engineering Principles

Selected experience

  • Product Engineer, General Electric Products Division
  • Software Systems Engineer on a US Navy program

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