PivotPoint Technology Corp. is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and advanced engineering services company focused on delivering MBSE + ModSim + AI ⇒ Digital Twin℠ solutions.
Founded in 2003, PivotPoint supports a global client base across commercial and government sectors, helping organizations architect, simulate, and evolve complex systems using model-based methods.
Our Mission
To enable organizations to move beyond document-centric engineering toward model-based, executable, and intelligent digital engineering systems-of-systems.
Our Vision: MBSE + ModSim + AI ⇒ Digital Twin℠
PivotPoint’s core value proposition is the integration of:
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Modeling & Simulation (ModSim)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Digital Twin technologies
This integrated approach enables the transition from:
• document-centric development
• to model-based engineering
• to executable architectures
• to AI-enabled Digital Twin℠ solutions
Corporate Evolution & Leadership
• 2000s — SysML Leadership
PivotPoint spearheaded the open-source SysML specification effort, establishing it as the de facto modeling language for MBSE.
• 2010s — Model-Based Digital Engineering™ (MBDE™)
Advanced integration of MBSE, ModSim, and Digital Engineering into a unified approach.
• 2020s — Model-Based AI™ + Digital Twins
Leading the convergence of MBDE with AI to deliver intelligent Digital Twin℠ solutions.
What We Do
PivotPoint delivers integrated services across the full MBSE lifecycle:
• Training — Hands-on MBSE, SysML, ModSim, and Digital Twin training
• Consulting — Architecture, digital engineering strategy, and transformation
• Coaching — Expert support for real-world program execution
These services enable organizations to move from initial capability development to enterprise-scale deployment.
Our Approach
PivotPoint applies a pragmatic, experience-driven approach to MBSE and digital engineering:
• Pragmatic MBSE — Focus on real-world application, not theory alone
• Methodology First — Transferable practices across tools
• Tool-Integrated — Support for Cameo / CATIA Magic / MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect, Rhapsody
• Enterprise-Ready — Scalable processes, governance, and collaboration
Industry Experience & Clients
With over two decades of mission-critical experience, PivotPoint has supported:
• Global Fortune 1000 companies across aerospace, automotive, telecom, semiconductor, medical, and robotics
• Government and defense organizations including NASA, FAA, Armed Forces, National Labs, and the Intelligence Community
Applications include:
• space and unmanned systems (land, air, sea)
• BMC2 and SATCOM systems
• large-scale distributed and cybersecure systems-of-systems
Leadership
PivotPoint was founded by Cris Kobryn, a globally recognized leader in UML and SysML standards and a pioneer in model-based methods.
He led the industry initiative that created SysML and has continued advancing MBSE, Model-Based Digital Engineering™, and Model-Based AI™ approaches.
The PivotPoint Way
PivotPoint’s philosophy is grounded in practical, high-integrity system architecture.
5 Core Architectural Principles for Distributed Systems
• Adaptive and resilient structural integrity
• Pragmatic functionality and usability
• Aesthetic design and construction feasibility
• Decentralized concurrent simulatability and executability
• Fault tolerability and robust cybersecurity
We believe that fault-tolerance and cybersecurity must be designed in from the start, not added later.
Why VOSB Matters
As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, PivotPoint reflects:
• mission-driven execution
• disciplined engineering practices
• strong alignment with government and defense programs
Our Clients
PivotPoint delivers premium MBSE and Smart MBDE services to a global client base across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
We help organizations improve:
• system architectures
• engineering processes
• digital engineering capabilities
➡️ See Training and Coaching for client enablement offerings.
Related Pages
• Home
• Training
• Consulting
• Coaching
• SysML Training & Certification
• SysML Modeling Tools
