The Washington DC Chapter
of the
International System
Safety Society
of the
International System
Safety Society
Current Events
WDC Chapter Meeting
Thursday 26 Jan 2012 - 5:30 PM
The WDC Chapter System Safety Society will hold their January meeting at the URS Dahlgren VA located at:
16156 Dahlgren Rd.
Dahlgren, VA 22448 <Map>
Speakers
The speaker for this meeting will be Amber Schauf who is the President of the WDC System Safety Society and System Safety Engineer. The topic of her presentation will be “Learn 15 Things that Will Empower You!”
In addition, our wayward System Safety Society Member, Mr. Mike Demmick, will be in town from Afghanistan for a little Rest and Relaxation and will be attending our meeting.
Mike, our former Washington DC Chapter President, left mid-October for a one year assignment to the Global Joint Task Force Expeditionary Unit. Additionally, Mike's son, Robert, is in Guam for his first tour in the Navy as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician. Click here for Mike's biography.
Food & Beverages
As always, a selection of food and beverages will be provided during the meeting. In order to facilitate ordering food/beverages, please RSVP to Jennifer.Jenkins@urs.com by noon Wednesday, January 25th if you will be attending.
Call-In Number
Anyone who wishes to call in can dial 1-888-369-1427, Conference Code: 8724032.
Remember non-members of the System Safety Society are welcome and encouraged at our Monthly Chapter meetings!
Online Calendar
Click Here to visit our online calendar.
Prior Events
10 Jan 2012
The Washington DC Chapter of the System Safety Society held their first regular monthly meeting of the year on Wednesday, 10 Jan 2012. The speakers for this meeting were Mark Buffum and Paul Gorman. Together they gave a presentation on “KC-130J Harvest HAWK Lessons Learned” in which they provided information on their joint System Safety efforts to get an armed USMC KC-130J to Afghanistan in support of ground forces.
21 Sept 2011
The Washington DC Chapter of the System Safety Society held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, 21 September 2011. Click here for more information.
The speakers for this evening were Mr. Bob Smith (Booz Allen Hamilton), Mr. Sherman Forbes (SAF/AQ) and Mr. Jeff Walker (Booz Allen Hamilton). The title of the presentation was “The Pending Resurrection of MIL-STD-882.”
25 Aug 2011
The WDC Chapter System Safety Society met on Thursday, August 25th at 5:00 PM at the URS PAX River Office located at: 46591 Expedition Drive, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Click here for map.
The speaker for this meeting was Mr. James Spencer, Propulsion System Safety Engineer, Naval Air Systems Command and his topic was “Weibull Analysis Application.”
Mr. James Spencer studied at West Virginia University graduating in 2007 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He started working at Patuxent River, Naval Air Warfare Center, doing propulsion safety in June 2007 supporting the F404 and F414 on the F/A-18 program. He has also worked on or assisted with the E-2, C-2, EA-6B, AV-8B, and N-UCAS programs. He learned Weibull by reading Dr. Abernethy's book, and has been able to apply it in several places. He has developed some new methods of using Weibull which Dr. Abernethy and his partner Wes Fulton have integrated into their software. He is also working on getting these new Weibull methods published with the support of Wes Fulton.
Topic: "Practical Applications of Weibull Analysis including New Methods and Lessons Learned." Weibull analysis is a method of analyzing and predicting failures and malfunctions of all types and provides the quantitative information needed for making reliability decisions. Weibull failure predictions are accurate even with very small samples of data and is needed for making risk based inspection decisions to take action or defer action on potential failures. Additionally, Weibull analysis calculates optimal parts replacement intervals for minimizing cost. Click here for more information on Weibull.
Other Prominent Speakers
Mr. Ken Chirkis from Sierra High Chapter. Click here to read Ken's biography.
Sergeant Ryan Schauf conducted a well-received presentation on "Less Lethal Weapons". Sgt. Schauf has been a member of the United States Capitol Police (USCP) since 1995. His duties have included Patrol Operations, Building Security, Site Security, Dignitary Protection, Hazmat Operations, Crime Scene Search, and Civil Disturbance Unit/ Less Lethal Operations. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2004 and has been assigned to Patrol Operations since 2008. As a part of this assignment he was placed in charge of the Less Lethal Operations for Patrol and Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU). Sgt. Schauf is currently the lead instructor for the USCP in Less Lethal and is certified through Combined Tactical Systems (CTS) and Fabrique Nationale Herstal (FNH).
Ms. Julie Banner
A Chapter meeting was held on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 at URS in Dahlgren, VA. Our speaker was Ms. Julie Banner and her topic was "An Overview High Energy Lithium Battery Hazards." Click Here to read Julie's Bio and access her Presentation.
The ASNE Connection
Mr. James M. O'Sullivan, former President of the DC Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers attended our monthly meeting along with two of his colleagues. Members of ASNE are welcomed and encouraged to attend our Monthly Chapter meetings!
Election Results
Congratulations to our newly elected President, Ms. Amber Schauf; President-Elect, Mr. Sean Peters; Treasurer, Mr. Oscar Vera; Secretary, Ms. Kate Perrone; Events Coordinator, Ms. Jennifer Jenkins; and Webmaster, Ms. Donne DiFiglia.
Scholarships
The WDC Chapter of the System Safety Society provides a Scholarship Fund for academically worthy students.
Letters of Appreciation
Click Here to Read Letters of Appreciation from our Scholarship recipients.
Donate to the WDC Scholarship!
Click on the Paypal Donate button (top left, this page) to donate.
Updated by Donne DiFiglia/WDC Webmaster on 20 Jan 2012
Contact Webmaster
WDC Chapter Meeting
Thursday 26 Jan 2012 - 5:30 PM
The WDC Chapter System Safety Society will hold their January meeting at the URS Dahlgren VA located at:
16156 Dahlgren Rd.
Dahlgren, VA 22448 <Map>
Speakers
The speaker for this meeting will be Amber Schauf who is the President of the WDC System Safety Society and System Safety Engineer. The topic of her presentation will be “Learn 15 Things that Will Empower You!”
In addition, our wayward System Safety Society Member, Mr. Mike Demmick, will be in town from Afghanistan for a little Rest and Relaxation and will be attending our meeting.
Mike, our former Washington DC Chapter President, left mid-October for a one year assignment to the Global Joint Task Force Expeditionary Unit. Additionally, Mike's son, Robert, is in Guam for his first tour in the Navy as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician. Click here for Mike's biography.
Food & Beverages
As always, a selection of food and beverages will be provided during the meeting. In order to facilitate ordering food/beverages, please RSVP to Jennifer.Jenkins@urs.com by noon Wednesday, January 25th if you will be attending.
Call-In Number
Anyone who wishes to call in can dial 1-888-369-1427, Conference Code: 8724032.
Remember non-members of the System Safety Society are welcome and encouraged at our Monthly Chapter meetings!
Online Calendar
Click Here to visit our online calendar.
Prior Events
10 Jan 2012
The Washington DC Chapter of the System Safety Society held their first regular monthly meeting of the year on Wednesday, 10 Jan 2012. The speakers for this meeting were Mark Buffum and Paul Gorman. Together they gave a presentation on “KC-130J Harvest HAWK Lessons Learned” in which they provided information on their joint System Safety efforts to get an armed USMC KC-130J to Afghanistan in support of ground forces.
21 Sept 2011
The Washington DC Chapter of the System Safety Society held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, 21 September 2011. Click here for more information.
The speakers for this evening were Mr. Bob Smith (Booz Allen Hamilton), Mr. Sherman Forbes (SAF/AQ) and Mr. Jeff Walker (Booz Allen Hamilton). The title of the presentation was “The Pending Resurrection of MIL-STD-882.”
25 Aug 2011
The WDC Chapter System Safety Society met on Thursday, August 25th at 5:00 PM at the URS PAX River Office located at: 46591 Expedition Drive, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Click here for map.
The speaker for this meeting was Mr. James Spencer, Propulsion System Safety Engineer, Naval Air Systems Command and his topic was “Weibull Analysis Application.”
Mr. James Spencer studied at West Virginia University graduating in 2007 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. He started working at Patuxent River, Naval Air Warfare Center, doing propulsion safety in June 2007 supporting the F404 and F414 on the F/A-18 program. He has also worked on or assisted with the E-2, C-2, EA-6B, AV-8B, and N-UCAS programs. He learned Weibull by reading Dr. Abernethy's book, and has been able to apply it in several places. He has developed some new methods of using Weibull which Dr. Abernethy and his partner Wes Fulton have integrated into their software. He is also working on getting these new Weibull methods published with the support of Wes Fulton.
Topic: "Practical Applications of Weibull Analysis including New Methods and Lessons Learned." Weibull analysis is a method of analyzing and predicting failures and malfunctions of all types and provides the quantitative information needed for making reliability decisions. Weibull failure predictions are accurate even with very small samples of data and is needed for making risk based inspection decisions to take action or defer action on potential failures. Additionally, Weibull analysis calculates optimal parts replacement intervals for minimizing cost. Click here for more information on Weibull.
Other Prominent Speakers
Mr. Ken Chirkis from Sierra High Chapter. Click here to read Ken's biography.
Sergeant Ryan Schauf conducted a well-received presentation on "Less Lethal Weapons". Sgt. Schauf has been a member of the United States Capitol Police (USCP) since 1995. His duties have included Patrol Operations, Building Security, Site Security, Dignitary Protection, Hazmat Operations, Crime Scene Search, and Civil Disturbance Unit/ Less Lethal Operations. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2004 and has been assigned to Patrol Operations since 2008. As a part of this assignment he was placed in charge of the Less Lethal Operations for Patrol and Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU). Sgt. Schauf is currently the lead instructor for the USCP in Less Lethal and is certified through Combined Tactical Systems (CTS) and Fabrique Nationale Herstal (FNH).
Ms. Julie Banner
A Chapter meeting was held on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 at URS in Dahlgren, VA. Our speaker was Ms. Julie Banner and her topic was "An Overview High Energy Lithium Battery Hazards." Click Here to read Julie's Bio and access her Presentation.
The ASNE Connection
Mr. James M. O'Sullivan, former President of the DC Chapter of the American Society of Naval Engineers attended our monthly meeting along with two of his colleagues. Members of ASNE are welcomed and encouraged to attend our Monthly Chapter meetings!
Election Results
Congratulations to our newly elected President, Ms. Amber Schauf; President-Elect, Mr. Sean Peters; Treasurer, Mr. Oscar Vera; Secretary, Ms. Kate Perrone; Events Coordinator, Ms. Jennifer Jenkins; and Webmaster, Ms. Donne DiFiglia.
Scholarships
The WDC Chapter of the System Safety Society provides a Scholarship Fund for academically worthy students.
Letters of Appreciation
Click Here to Read Letters of Appreciation from our Scholarship recipients.
Donate to the WDC Scholarship!
Click on the Paypal Donate button (top left, this page) to donate.
Updated by Donne DiFiglia/WDC Webmaster on 20 Jan 2012
Contact Webmaster
Donate to the Society