Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford, Florida.]]> Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford Florida.]]> Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford Florida.]]> Creative Sanford, Inc. Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Creative Sanford, Inc. and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Okraski was involved with the defense simulation industry from 1962 to 1994, which included stints as the director of Research and Engineering and the Deputy Technical Director for NAWCTSD. He obtained a Master's Degree in Engineering from the University of Florida.]]> 0:01:13 Biographical information
0:04:13 LINK Aviation
0:08:55 Naval Training Device Center in Long Island, New York
0:12:15 Migrating to Central Florida
0:13:35 How Naval Training Device Center came to Orlando
0:16:06 Admiral Luiz De Florez
0:17:50 Maintenance Engineering Division
0:27:45 Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD)
0:29:14 Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) project
0:30:32 Various simulation projects conducted by NAWCTSD
0:35:59 Teaching deaf and hearing-impaired children
0:39:27 Challenges faced by simulation projects
0:42:47 Future of the simulation industry in Central Florida
0:46:25 How NAWCTSD has changed Orlando
0:49:09 Closing remarks]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Community Veterans History Project (CVHP), Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/vets/.]]> UCF Community Veterans History Project, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> Lone Sailor Navy Memorial History Project Collection, UCF Community Veterans History Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Special Collections and University Archives.]]> Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/.]]>
Interview topics include: how the High Tech Corridor Council began, the Dallas-Fort Worth Corridor in Texas, Charlie Reed, reinvesting the original funding, expanding partnerships, Silicon Valley, Lynda Weatherman and economic development in Brevard County, the “Core Team” and the “Pajama Hotline,” the Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center, serving as a model for other regions, the role of venture capitalism, workforce development, the expansion of the corridor, the impact of the business community on approval of university projects, and future challenges.]]> 0:00:53 How the Florida High Tech Corridor Council began
0:07:24 Taking the plan to the Florida State Legislature
0:13:37 The Dallas-Fort Worth Corridor and project conception
0:20:11 Intellectual property
0:25:47 Charlie Reed
0:28:43 Reinvesting the original funding
0:31:10 Expanding partnerships and funding
0:35:57 Silicon Valley
0:40:02 Role of partnership in the success of the Corridor
0:48:18 Lynda Weatherman and Economic Development in Brevard County
0:51:01 “Core Team” and the “Pajama Hotline”
0:54:40 Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center
0:58:46 A model for other regions
1:02:10 Growing and retaining versus buying jobs
1:13:27 Role of venture capitalism
1:20:35 Workforce development
1:27:52 Expansion of the Corridor
1:39:08 Impact of business community on approval of university projects
1:42:28 Future challenges]]> RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> General Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>