About Dr Ron Carson

Dr Ron Carson is a Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and an INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP). He currently presents for Certification Training International.

After a PhD in nuclear engineering in 1983 and four years at TRW, Inc., he spent 27 years at Boeing, working on systems including the Boeing 777 and a high-power ground-based free-electron laser. He holds patents on phased-array antenna technology and on structured requirements generation and assessment. His final decade at Boeing focused on systems engineering measurement, process development and model-based systems engineering tool development.

Since retiring from Boeing as a Technical Fellow in Systems Engineering in 2015, he has been an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University, the University of Washington and Missouri University of Science & Technology, teaching system design, architecture and management. He has written conference papers on requirements analysis and systems engineering measurement and developed industry training courses.

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Academic contributions

  • Seattle Pacific University: Adjunct professor
  • University of Washington: Adjunct professor
  • Missouri University of Science & Technology: Adjunct professor

Notable achievements

  • Patents on phased-array antenna technology and on structured requirements generation and assessment (as listed by CTI)

Selected organisations

  • The Boeing Company
  • TRW, Inc.

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