Derek "Bode" Boddy
Bode brings over two decades of Systems Engineering and Project Management experience to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ from his various technical and leadership roles in industry and the USAF.
His areas of expertise and interest include Systems Architecting, Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Systems Thinking and Dynamics, and Project Management.
His last role at BAE Systems included managing a diverse department of six teams in Weapon System Architecting and Risk Management, Weapon System Software Integration, Configuration Management, Engineering Data, Quality Assurance, and Training and Development.
Additionally, he was the Project Engineering Lead responsible for supporting the USAF customer in the arduous challenge of deploying MBSE for the Minuteman III (MMIII) Weapon System. This included re-architecting the MMIII engineering baseline from a legacy paper-based approach to a digital, model-based environment.
He is a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a program management level one from the Defense Acquisition University. He holds a master’s degree in Systems Engineering, with an accompanying graduate certificate in advanced project management from Colorado State University. He also holds four undergraduate degrees in Technical Management, Avionics Systems Technology, Electronic Systems Technology, and Telecommunication.
Courses Taught:
- SE 6010 – Systems Engineering Foundations (INCOSE Academic Equivalency)
- SE 6020 – Engineering Project and Program Management
- SE 6380 – MBSE & SysML
- SE 6385 – Architecting Proposal
- SE 6390 – MBSE II
- SE 6400 – MBSE III
- SE 6340 – Systems Thinking and Dynamics
- SE 6500/6510 – Senior Design Project
Personal Bio:
Father, climber, and aspiring adventurer. Usually in that order and master of none. I am a lifelong learner and have a love affair with the mountains. I spend the majority of my leisure time reading and rock/ice climbing. My near-term goal is to grow as a mountaineer and to climb Denali in summer of 2026. Some of my other outdoor passions include slacklining, paddleboarding, mountain biking, backcountry snowboarding, and yoga. I have 3 kids: 21-yr-old son and twin 13-yr-old girls.