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Mr. Raymond W. Jorgensen

United States of America

GE Aviation Systems

Mr. Raymond W. Jorgensen serves as a General Electric Aviation Systems Avionics North America process leader and systems engineering knowledge architect, advocating systems engineering excellence and continued improvements in process, practices, tools, and training. His mission is to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and communication of the discipline and practice of systems engineering – exploring practice improvements, revealing wasteful behaviors, encouraging appropriate use of tools & techniques, and improving the overall experience of each practicing system engineer.

Ray has been an active member in the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) for 19 years, serving regularly on working groups, chapter leadership, member services, and international training. Ray has twice served as INCOSE Heartland Chapter President, has held numerous other roles in the local chapter as well as serving with the MBSE Initiative, Knowledge Management Working Group, and various other leadership roles on INCOSE working groups. Ray most recently served as the Sector Director of the Americas (2012), providing oversight of INCOSE chapter and member services for North and South America.

Ray has 28 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry, serving primarily in systems engineering leadership roles at GE Aviation Systems, Rockwell Collins, and the US Air Force.

Ray has a BSEE from Michigan Technological University, a Masters of Systems Engineering from Iowa State University, and completed studies in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is also an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).