Since 2019, when Air Force, Army, and Navy leadership issued a joint memo mandating that the U.S. military use a modular open systems approach (MOSA) for new program designs and refreshes, MOSA has gone from concept to buzzword to a common part of program requirements across multiple domains – air, land, sea, space, and spectrum. MOSA is changing the way companies do business with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) through MOSA initiatives like FACE, SOSA, CMOSS, and others.
Powered by Military Embedded Systems, the 2025 MOSA Virtual Summit is designed to drive awareness and thought leadership around MOSA as what the DoD memo termed a “warfighting imperative,” and explores MOSA examples like the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, approach; the C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS); and the Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE, approach with the aim of studying how they impact signal-processing, software, hardware, AI, and RF designs.
Wed, Feb. 19, 2025 · 8:00 am (PST)
Chair of the SOSA Conformance Standing Committee and the Chair of the SOSA Infrastructure Committee
Charles Patrick Collier is currently the Chair of the SOSA Conformance Standing Committee and the Chair of the SOSA Infrastructure Committee. Patrick works as a Senior Systems Engineer with Aspen Consulting Group. Patrick is one of the original founders of SOSA which began during his tenure as an Engineer at AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate. Patrick is also a co-founder of the Next Generation Space Interconnect Standard (NGSIS) and the SpaceVPX VITA Standard (VITA 78).
EVP & Group Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems
Wed, Feb. 19, 2025 · 8:45 am (PST)
Director, Embedded Technologies, Elma Electronic
Ken Grob is director, embedded technologies for Elma Electronic and is responsible for driving the company’s integrated platform solutions. He holds a BSEE from Drexel University in Philadelphia, landing first at IBM, and later became the co-owner of a well-respected embedded sub-systems integration company. He is a highly respected technical expert in the embedded computing open architectures and an active contributor to VITA standards and the SOSA™ Technical Standard.
EVP & Group Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems
Wed, Feb. 19, 2025 · 10:00 am (PST)
Sr. Director of Architecture and Business Growth for Wind River
Dr. Justin Pearson is the A&D Sr. Director of Architecture and Business Growth for Wind River. Prior to his arrival at Wind River, Dr. Pearson worked as the Director of Systems Architecture for Lynx and before that, MTSI’s Aerospace Systems and Digital Engineering Lead, working directly with DoD customers for over a decade supporting software, architecture, airworthiness, cyber, MOSA, and systems engineering efforts. Dr. Pearson has been involved with all aspects of MOSA, spanning the successful development and fielding of PEO AVN’s first Open Systems Architecture to contributing to the development of ASA(ALT)’s dubbed “Gold Standard”, MOSA implementation guidance for the PEO AVN Enterprise. His transition to Wind River brings Dr. Pearson full circle with the enabling technologies that were so integral to realizing Army Aviation’s first OSA, identification of Aviation Mission Computing Environment (AMCE) requirements, and much more.
Dr. Pearson’s passion for A&D has been demonstrated both professionally and academically, having authored his dissertation and peer-reviewed articles on Addressing Cybersecurity and Safety Disconnects within Army Aviation. Dr. Pearson holds a B.S. and M.S. from UAH and a Doctorate in Information Technology with a Specialization in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Capella University. Dr. Pearson also maintains his CISSP, SEC+, and CEH.
Dr. Pearson’s passion for A&D has been demonstrated both professionally and academically, having authored his dissertation and peer-reviewed articles on Addressing Cybersecurity and Safety Disconnects within Army Aviation. Dr. Pearson holds a B.S. and M.S. from UAH and a Doctorate in Information Technology with a Specialization in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Capella University. Dr. Pearson also maintains his CISSP, SEC+, and CEH.
Vice President, Strategy, Open Systems at Parry Labs
Mr. Matt Sipe is the Vice President, Strategy, Open Systems at Parry Labs, where he is responsible for helping to leverage and expand Parry Labs' capabilities and establish a MOSA roadmap across multiple customers to extend solutions while increasing affordability for the government and decreasing the time to field innovative solutions.
Prior to his current role at Parry Labs, he held the position of APEO for Engineering and Architecture, concurrently serving as the Chief Engineer for Army Aviation. In that capacity, Sipe shouldered the crucial responsibility of ensuring technical excellence across the PEO, spearheading the implementation of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), harnessing the power of Digital Engineering, and fostering a highly proficient acquisition engineering workforce.
As the Director of MOSA Transformation for PEO Aviation, he orchestrated the development and execution of an integrated Modular Open Systems Approach across the enterprise, a strategic initiative designed to enhance lifecycle management, affordability, and position PEO Aviation for a forward-looking future. Sipe served as the Chief of the Technical Management Division for the Aviation Turbine Engines Project Office as well as the Systems Engineering Branch Chief for the ITE and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Project Office.
Sipe’s military service includes a tenure in the United States Air Force, where he served as an active-duty officer, guiding program management and engineering expert to the Special Operations C-130 Program Office. He holds a master's degree in management and leadership from Webster University, a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in theology from Life Christian University.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Matt enjoys family life and living an active healthy lifestyle and serves as the President of POC Ministries, a non-profit Men’s Ministry.
Prior to his current role at Parry Labs, he held the position of APEO for Engineering and Architecture, concurrently serving as the Chief Engineer for Army Aviation. In that capacity, Sipe shouldered the crucial responsibility of ensuring technical excellence across the PEO, spearheading the implementation of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), harnessing the power of Digital Engineering, and fostering a highly proficient acquisition engineering workforce.
As the Director of MOSA Transformation for PEO Aviation, he orchestrated the development and execution of an integrated Modular Open Systems Approach across the enterprise, a strategic initiative designed to enhance lifecycle management, affordability, and position PEO Aviation for a forward-looking future. Sipe served as the Chief of the Technical Management Division for the Aviation Turbine Engines Project Office as well as the Systems Engineering Branch Chief for the ITE and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Project Office.
Sipe’s military service includes a tenure in the United States Air Force, where he served as an active-duty officer, guiding program management and engineering expert to the Special Operations C-130 Program Office. He holds a master's degree in management and leadership from Webster University, a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in theology from Life Christian University.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Matt enjoys family life and living an active healthy lifestyle and serves as the President of POC Ministries, a non-profit Men’s Ministry.
Wed, Feb. 19, 2025 · 11:15 am (PST)
Principal Application Engineer A&D
Andre Odermatt is a Principal Application Engineer for Real-Time Innovations (RTI). He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture, and Diploma of advanced studies in software engineering from the Bern University of Applied Science. Andre has over 20 years of experience in embedded software development and communication software. Prior to RTI, he worked on Telecom protocols at Alcatel where he developed test systems for Asynchronous Transfer mode systems and Trillium Digital Systems where he was responsible for the SS7 product line. Andre is the chair of the FACE Consortium Integration Workshop Standing Committee (IWS) which is responsible for organizing integration events within the FACE Consortium and reviewing TIM papers.
Chief Solutions Architect at LCR Embedded Systems
Bill Pilaud, Chief Solutions Architect at LCR Embedded Systems, has 35 years of experience in the embedded computing industry and is a recognized expert in open architecture systems including VME, VPX and SOSA. He has worked in variety roles at Mercury, Motorola, Curtiss-Wright, Concurrent, Vicor and Abaco. Throughout his career, Bill has held positions as a Line Engineer, Field Applications Engineer as well as roles in Sales, Product Marketing Management, Product Line Management and General Management. Bill earned his BS in Computer Engineering at Clemson University and his MBA at Northeastern.
