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Digital Engineering

Digital Engineering as Strategy for Compliance Success

V-Model system and software development lifecycle methodology. Project management process

Digital technologies, including AI, are moving into energy, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, manufacturing, chemical processing, financial services, and government. In these sectors, failure carries real consequences, and trust must be earned before a system goes into operation.

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Most companies building these systems come from IT. They know how to deliver software. Safety-critical and mission-critical operations demand more: engineering practice that makes systems safe, reliable, and worthy of trust.

Digital Engineering Practice Advisor

Founder

I help organizations and sole proprietors strengthen their engineering practices to create digital systems that are safe, secure, reliable, and trustworthy.

 

Areas of focus include:

 

01 Digital engineering methodology, principles, and practices

02 Safety engineered as a purposeful outcome

03 System dynamics across people, process, and technology

04 Cybernetic regulation for forward assurance and compliance

05 Systemic risk assessment using STAMP/STPA

06 Digital twins and threads carrying the golden thread of assurance

07 Enterprise architecture transition from IT to Intelligence Technology (I²T)

Raimund Laqua P.Eng., PMP

Founder and Principal Consultant

Lean Compliance Consulting, Inc.

  • Defined the practice of Lean Compliance

  • 40+ years practising digital and compliance engineering

  • One of the first licensed software engineers in Canada

  • Chair, Digital Engineering Committee, E4P Member

  • OSPE AI in Engineering Task Force

  • Co-founder, ProfessionalEngineers.AI

Upcoming and Past Digital Engineering Webinars

  • PEO Bringing Engineering Practice to AI Systems
    PEO Bringing Engineering Practice to AI Systems
    Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar - https://members.ospe.on.ca/event/
    Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar - https://members.ospe.on.ca/event/
    OSPE Sponsored Event: PEO Simcoe & Muskoka Chapter. Register here: https://members.ospe.on.ca/event/bringing-engineering-practice-to-ai-systems-2/
  • Digital Engineering as Strategy for Mission Success
    Digital Engineering as Strategy for Mission Success
    Oct 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Oct 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Webinar
    Digital engineering turns mission success into something organizations can engineer and assure. By working through an authoritative system model across design, build, operate and regulate, organizations can see, at any time, whether they are delivering on-mission and operating between the lines.
  • The Emergence of AI Egineering
    The Emergence of AI Egineering
    Aug 14, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Aug 14, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Virtual Event
    Join me on August 14th, as I have the privilege of speaking on the topic of Professional AI Engineering hosted by OSPE (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers). This is a great opportunity to learn about the new AI Engineering discipline and its importance in Canada's AI strategy and innovation
  • The Emergence of AI Engineering
    The Emergence of AI Engineering
    Mar 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    London, Ontario, 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd, London, ON N5V 2A2, Canada
    Mar 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    London, Ontario, 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd, London, ON N5V 2A2, Canada
    With great power comes great responsibility. This is no truer than with Artificial Intelligence. It’s time for Engineers bound not by rings of power, but by a higher calling to rise up and take their place in the AI story. To help keep evil at bay, and to build a better tomorrow using AI.
  • ISO 42001: Building Trust Through Safe and Responsible AI
    ISO 42001: Building Trust Through Safe and Responsible AI
    Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
    Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
    Free Online Webinar
    Join our upcoming webinar on ISO 42001: Your guide to to building trustworthy AI.
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