Decompose.

Engineering requirements consultation structured to turn scattered system assumptions into verifiable technical specifications.

Kelvorina advises systems engineering teams and physical hardware developers on technical decomposition. Maria Ivanova, practicing in Denver since 2018 across 12 completed capital projects, works alongside your lead engineers to isolate functional boundaries, mechanical envelopes, thermal limits, and firmware timing rules.

The consultation is billed at $150 to $250 per hour. Sessions run in concentrated 55-minute intervals. We eliminate passive phrasing, contradictory environmental bounds, and untestable assertions before your procurement team issues contracts to fabricators.

EARS Ubiquitous & Event-Driven Rules Applied

We rewrite ambiguous prose using Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax (EARS). Every statement enforces an unambiguous syntactic skeleton:

WHILE [State: Autonomous Cruise Mode] WHEN [Radar Discrepancy > 15%] THE [Braking ECU] SHALL [Assert Redundant Stop within 40 ms]

Our working structure focuses on one to three discovery interviews to establish technical context, followed by working sessions that review twenty to fifty requirement rows per meeting. Initial evaluation turnaround is completed in one to three working days.

Dimension	Engagement Parameter
Hourly Fee	$150–250 USD / hr
Typical Structure	1–3 discovery interviews
Session Duration	55 min focused review
Evaluation Turnaround	1–3 working days
Primary Standards	EARS syntax, INCOSE guide
Lead Consultant	Maria Ivanova (Since 2018)

Book Scope Evaluation (1–3 Days) Review Scoping Factors

Formalize.

Five core defects we strip from engineering backlogs during functional decomposition.

When engineering teams draft requirements under tight launch deadlines, common linguistic bad habits creep into the documentation. These habits create legal vulnerabilities when subcontractors underperform.

1. Compound Verbs and Hidden Scope

Phrases like “the module shall monitor pressure and automatically calibrate and alert the operator” bundle three distinct subsystems into one requirement. We split compound sentences into singular, individually testable criteria.

2. Untestable Adjectives

Words like “rapid”, “ruggedized”, “sufficient”, or “seamless” have no engineering definition. We replace them with explicit quantitative thresholds: response times in milliseconds, IP ratings, and shock survivability in Gs.

3. Missing Environmental Envelopes

Specifications frequently state functional behavior while omitting operating temperatures, humidity, electromagnetic interference (EMI), or vibration profiles. We bind every electrical and mechanical requirement to a defined operating zone.

4. Passive Voice and Ambiguous Ownership

Phrases such as “the signal will be verified” leave responsibility floating. We state the exact agent, controller, or verification fixture accountable for the action.

5. Absent Verification Methods

A requirement without a designated verification method (Analysis, Inspection, Demonstration, or Test) cannot be closed out. We assign an acceptance method to every single clause.

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Deliver.

Step-by-step engagement workflow for engineering teams preparing for stage-gate reviews.

We do not introduce bureaucratic friction. The entire engagement is structured to produce clean, shippable specifications in days rather than quarters.

STEP 01 // INTAKE & SCOPE ASSESSMENT (DAYS 1–3)

Initial Dossier Audit

You share existing draft specifications, mechanical prints, or vendor requirements. Maria Ivanova conducts an initial review within 1 to 3 days to determine interface complexity and session count.

STEP 02 // WORKING SESSIONS (55 MINUTES EACH)

Line-by-Line Technical Alignment

We meet via remote screen review or at our Denver office at 1371 Cherokee Street. We systematically rewrite contested requirements, assign tolerances, and resolve interface conflicts with lead engineers.

STEP 03 // VCRM & BASELINE EXPORT

Audit-Ready Specification Package

You receive an updated specification dossier formatted to your requirements management tool (Jama, DOORS, Excel, or Markdown) with complete verification methods and traceability tags ready for sign-off.

Rates depend on requirements volume, interface count, and whether formal delivery dossiers or on-site visits are requested.

Typical engagements comprise 1 to 3 discovery interviews followed by discrete milestone blocks. Quotes are provided in writing within 1 to 3 days.

Decompose.

Formalize.

Deliver.

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