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]]>
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Florida Historical Quarterly. A Lecturer of History, Dr. Clark's concentration is on Florida history, the American South, and presidential history. "To Attract, Retain and Grow" focuses on the history of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC), which an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, spanning 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the UCF in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1966, the Florida Legislature passed an act founding the FHTCC to support the 21-county service areas of UCF and USF. Its original mission was to expand research and educational partnerships in order to retain the Cirent Semiconductor water fabrication facility located in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, the development of all technology industries across Central Florida was added to the FHTCC's mission. UF joined the partnership in 2005.]]> To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council."]]> Florida High Tech Corridor Council]]> General Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Florida High Tech Corridor Council.]]> Florida High Tech Corridor Council and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>