TMB Distinguished Speaker Series – Fall 2020
Model Based System Engineering Training
During the COVID Pandemic, TMB looked for ways to continue the push to train personnel while mass telecommuting. On 18 JUN 2020, TMB held its first installation of the TMB Distinguished Speaker Series focusing on Model Based System Engineering training via Microsoft Teams. The instructor was retired Rear Admiral Pete Williams, a member of the TMB Board of Directors. Pete is an Executive Vice President in The Albers Group, LLC, headquartered in the Dallas area. He is responsible for the Government Services Division and the company’s Model-Based Systems Engineering functional competency. The overall theme of the training was to provide a holistic approach to Model Based System Engineering by combining a modeling tool with a systems engineering methodology. The training was provided to TMB personnel and Sub-Contractors.
From 1976 until 2007, Pete served in the U.S. Navy and attained the rank of Rear Admiral. His operational fleet experience includes multiple F-14 fighter squadron tours and deployments; the command of an operational F-14 squadron–the “World Famous Pukin’ Dogs”- and Air Boss of USS ENTERPRISE. Acquisition tours at the Naval Air Systems Command included the F-14 Class Desk, Systems Engineering Department Head (AIR-4.1), and F-14 Program Manager, a major acquisition command with the responsibility for full life cycle management of over 200 aircraft. Upon attaining flag rank, Williams served as the Commander of the Navy’s Aviation Depots and led a team of over 11,500 military and civilian personnel in the depot-level repair and overhaul of all U. S. Navy aircraft. His next tour was as the Naval Air Systems Command Assistant Commander for Logistics and Industrial Operations, where he served as the head logistician for Naval Aviation. His final tour in the Navy was Program Executive Officer, Tactical Aircraft Programs, with the responsibility for a portfolio of five major defense acquisition programs. TMB was privileged to have someone with this background and experience take the time to share their knowledge.
~ Scott Szurovy
