modeling, simulation & training industry a critical segment of a diversified florida economy...
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Modeling, Simulation & TrainingIndustry
A Critical Segment of a Diversified Florida Economy
Thomas L. Baptiste, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret) President/Executive Director9 Nov 2010
Overview• Florida’s Modeling, Simulation & Training (MS&T)
Cluster• Meeting National requirements• Big impact on Florida’s economy
• Team Orlando--Academia, Industry & Government together in the Research Park
• Medical MS&T --“a window of opportunity”• Civic Leader Trip to Washington, D.C.
& other initiatives/issues
“All but war is simulation!”
• Simulations save lives, money & time
• M&S technologies are used in training, planning, analysis, engineering, test & evaluation
• Research can be performed using simulation instead of costly & often times damaging live or “real world” events
Florida is the MS&T Leader• M&S is a national “Critical Technology” with its epicenter in
Central FL• Florida has MS&T academic programs in high schools, an
Associate’s Degree at Daytona State College (funded by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council) & a Doctoral Program at UCF
• UCF has established a network of incubators to nurture start-up MS&T companies
• Over 53,000 jobs in Florida support the MS&T industry
Major U.S. Centers of MS&T
DoD’s MS&T Center of Excellence 1/2
• “Team Orlando” includes the services, joint commands, academia and industry
• More than 2,800 DoD military and civilian personnel/jobs• About $4.5 billion/year in acquisitions (2008 data)
FHTCC
PEO-STRI NCS
AFAMS U.S. Coast Guard ADL Co-Lab
PM TRAYSYS JDIF, JFCOM
NAWC-TSD UCF/IST RDECOM-STTC
DoD’s MS&T Center of Excellence 2/2
• The Research Park• Adjacent to UCF—third largest University in the U.S.• Home for the National Center for Simulation & UCF’s Institute
for Simulation & Training (IST)• Home for the MS&T acquisition agencies of all the Services
except the Air Force• Surrounded by large cluster (>100) of MS&T companies • Proximity facilitates synergy between Academia, Industry &
Government found no where else in the world• Partnership, collaboration & teamwork lower program risk
and are good for America & the war fighter • The State has stepped forward to fund facilities (P I, II & III) &
force protection measures to satisfy DoD requirements
MS&T Economic Impact
• Approximately 322 Florida companies & organizations involved in MS&T*
• Employing more than 22,500 Floridians*• Average salary $66,000*
• $4.5 B Impact on Florida’s Gross State Product*• $7.8 B Impact on Florida’s Annual Sales Activity*• “Team Orlando” includes more than 2,800 military & civilian personnel/jobs• Over 53,000 jobs impact on Florida’s employment*
*Based on a sampling/REMI Modeling of 122 MS&T Companies in 2008 study funded by Florida High Tech Corridor Council
Medical MS&T • A bright future
• Potential for spin-off of 60 years of world class MS&T work for DoD into medical MS&T
• Orlando’s Medical City
– Another arrow in the quiver of Team Orlando
– Cluster of world class medical facilities will attract the “best of the best”
– UCF’s Medical School—built from the ground up to include the latest in MS&T technology
– Influenced Veterans Administration (VA) decision to establish a Medical MS&T COE at new Lake Nona VA Medical Center
– Orlando already #1 destination in the world for medical conferences
Civic Leader Trip to Washington, D.C.
• June 23-24, 2010
• 65 Civic Leaders from across Central Florida split into 6 teams
• Message: The economic impact of the MS&T Industry in Florida
• Results: Private breakfast meeting with Senator LeMieux, private Luncheon meeting with Senator Nelson+ 15 other meetings with Congressional Leaders/Staff Members/ Influential Committee StaffMembers– Big boost in Florida representation on the Congressional
M&S Leadership Caucus (from 2 to 6 Florida Members)
• Next steps
M&S Leadership Caucus Members• Virginia: Florida:
• Randy Forbes, Co-Chair Jeff Miller• Bobby Scott Suzanne Kosmas/Sandy Adams? • Robert Wittman Vern Buchanan• Glenn Nye Alan Grayson/Dan Webster?
• Texas: Bill Posey• Solomon Ortiz, Co-Chair Adam Putnam• John Carter California:• Mike Conaway Ken Calvert
• Pennsylvania: Susan Davis• Todd Russell Platts Maryland: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger • Joe Sestak New York: Maurice Henchey • Jim Gerlach Tennessee: Zach Wamp
• Oklahoma: John Sullivan South Carolina: Joe Wilson• Minnesota: Tim Walz Illinois: Bill Foster• Utah: Jim Mattheson North Carolina: Virginia Foxx• New Mexico: Martin Heinrich Georgia: Phil Gingrey
Alabama: Robert Aderholt Colorado: Doug Lamborn
Other Initiatives• Military/Civilian Government Workers in leased office
space—an issue we must continue to address
• Infrastructure Grant Applications (3) to Enterprise Florida in support of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Orlando:
• A Visitors and Business Center next to new gate off of Science Drive ($499K)—not supported
• Phase IV of the Federal, State, University (FEDSUN) Network installation—to replace pull-boxes, lay conduit and install additional fiber optic cable ($346K)—funded
• Installation of a Turnstile entry gate betweenPartnership III and NSA ($49K)—not supported
MS&T Industry Recognition• Request to establish North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) Codes – Economic Classification Policy Committee denied
request in 2002, 2007 & 2012
– “Simulation is not an Industry…”
– “…simulation is a method or specialized regimen…”
– Models = “…custom computer programming services.”
– “…manufacturing of flight simulators” = …”other commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing.”
• This is an issue for the CongressionalM&S Leadership Caucus!
Summary• MS&T technologies support the war fighter & save lives
• Simulation is one reason America’s war fighters are the most capable & best trained in the world!
• MS&T represents a significant economic impact throughout Florida
• There is every reason why the future epicenter of medical MS&T should also be in Central Florida
Our Challenge
To Attract, Grow, Maintain & Enhance
The Modeling, Simulation & Training Industry in Florida
Questions
“All but war is simulation!” Remember to visit I/ITSEC 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center Monday, 29 Nov 10 through Thursday, 2 Dec 10.