1. U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, & ENGINEERING CENTER (ARDEC) Mr. Jeffrey C. Dyer Director, Systems Engineering DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE SERC Doctoral Fellows Program

2. 2 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE A full life-cycle Engineering Center; with a cross-product SE competency Directorate Support over 40 Major Customers and 1000+ fielded products Conducts State-of-the-Art Armaments Science and Technology Efforts 3500+ Employees US Army RDECOM- ARDEC MISSION Empower, unburden and protect the Warfighter by providing superior armaments solutions that dominate the battlefield.

3. 3 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE ARDEC’s SE Journey In-House Competency Based Organization –~ 225 people in various SE Disciplines (64% E&Ss w/Adv Degrees) Process Oriented –SE Std Process Partnering to Learn and Shape SE Implementation Partners Assessment Organization Infrastructure 1 st ARDEC CSEP Oct 2003 Feb 2007 Aug 2005 Apr 2006 Aug 2004 Oct 2008 Jan 2009 Nov 2009 Present Stevens Partnership SEL Training Org Assessment SE Std Process OSP Assessment SE Peer Assessment SE/PM Alignment INCOSE CAB Mar 2012 VECTOR WFD Initiative 1 st SERC PhD Fellowship

4. 4 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Our Needs Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA 2009: PL 111-23) –Directed acquisition improvements through early SE and DP activities 2010 Army Acquisition Review –“Major Problems Hamper Acquisition” –Make Requirements Process Collaborative and Timely Integrated acquisition systems – SoSE Data Driven Decision Making at the Army Portfolio Acquisition Level “Building of the SE Bench” and Application 2010 Army Acquisition Review Fact Based Decision Making

5. 5 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Doctorate Fellowship Program Partnership Offers Re-enforces commitment to our employees –Opportunity to grow and advance the career’s of our workforce –Increases Value to our customers Exposure to the latest SE methodologies –Graphical CONOPS Introduction to the Innovators of SE capability advancements and Leaders in SE application –Helix Participation –SE training –SE Experience Accelerator

6. 6 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Summary We are committed to developing an organic robust and competent SE workforce SE will provide needed discipline and structure to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Army Acquisition Our relationships with the SERC has already paid dividends; We are excited about our partnership with the SERC PhD Fellowship