Presentations
Thursday, 17 June 2021: Marine Corps & Army
0910 – 0930 | Opening Remarks: PM TRASYS Command Brief
Col Luis “Lou” Lara, Program Manager, Training Systems, Marine Corps Systems Command
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0930 – 0950 | Synthetic Training Systems
Ms. Koren Odermann, Future Technologies Integration Officer
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0950 – 1010 | Training Systems & Sustainment and Support Services
Ms. Elizabeth Shirley, Product Manager, Synthetic Training Systems
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1010 – 1020 | Range Training Systems
LtCol Jon Mohler, Product Manager, Range Training Systems
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1045 – 1100 | Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative Brief
Dr. Laura Milham, Director of Innovation (USAF Liaison) at ADL Initiative
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1125 – 1145 | Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (CCDC SC) and Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC)
Mr. Ivan Martinez, Director, SFC Paul Ray Smith Simulation and Training Technology Center
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Mr. Joseph Sottilare, Technology Area Manager, U.S. Army Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC)
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1145 – 1200 | Army Training Leadership Remarks: CAC-T / STE CFT
BG Charles Lombardo, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center-Training (CAC-T)
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COL(P) William Glaser, Director, Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team (STE CFT)
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1300 – 1310 | PEO STRI
Mr. Timothy F. Bishop, SES, Deputy Program Executive Officer, U.S. Army PEO Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)
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1310 – 1330 | PM Soldier Training
COL Cory Berg, Project Manager, Soldier Training
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1330 – 1350 | PL TADSS Support Operations
Mr. Robert Wolfinger, Project Lead, TADSS Support Operations
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1350 – 1410 | PM Synthetic Environment
Mr. Scott Pulford, Acting Deputy Project Manager, Synthetic Environment
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1410 – 1430 | PL International Program Office
Mr. Dale Whittaker, Project Lead, International Program Office
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1430 – 1450 | PM Cyber, Test and Training
Mr. Zachary Lindsay, Acting Deputy Project Manager, Cyber, Test and Training
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1520 – 1540 | ACC-Orlando Update
Mr. Michael Harris, Executive Director, Army Contracting Command-Orlando
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1540 – 1555 | DHA/PM MST
Mr. Jude Tomasello, Program Manager, Medical Simulation and Training, Defense Health Agency
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1610 – 1625 | Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Acquisition Update
Mr. William Roberts, Acquisitions Chief, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)
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As of 16 June 2021
Wednesday, 16 June 2021: Air Force & Navy
0845 – 0930 | Air Force Simulators Division Update
Col John Kurian, Senior Materiel Leader (SML), Simulators Division, Agile Combat Support Directorate
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0930 – 0945 | Air Force Simulators Innovation & The Innovation Match Game
Ms. Margaret Merkle, Innovation Technology Chief, Simulators Division, Agile Combat Support Directorate, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLMC)
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0945 – 1015 | AFLCMC/XA: Common Synthetic Environment
Mr. Kevin McFarland, Acquisition Lead for Modeling Simulation and Analysis, Architecture and Integration Directorate at Air Force Lifecycle Management Center
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1300 – 1315 | NAWCTSD Update
CAPT Timothy Hill, Commanding Officer, NAWCTSD
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1315 – 1325 | Acquisition Overview
Mr. Mike Merritt, Deputy Technical Director, NAWCTSD
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1325 – 1335 | Aviation Training Systems
CAPT Lisa Sullivan, Program Manager, Aviation Training Systems, Program Office, (PMA-205) NAVAIR
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1335 – 1345 | Surface Training Systems
Mr. Robert Kerno, Program Manager, Surface Training System, Program Office, (PMS-339), NAVSEA
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1345 – 1355 | Ready Relevant Learning, Training Systems
Ms. Kathleen Dougherty, RRL Acquisition Lead at NAWCTSD
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1355 – 1415 | Aviation Programs
Mr. Brian Hicks, Director, Aviation Programs (PDA), NAWCTSD
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1415 – 1435 | Cross-Warfare Programs
Ms. Robin Wieckhorst, Director, Cross-Warfare Programs (PDX), NAWCTSD
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1450 – 1510 | Surface and Undersea Programs
Mr. Paul Honold, Director, Surface and Undersea Programs (PDS&U), NAWCTSD
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1510 – 1530 | International Programs
Ms. Aida Lopez, Director, International Programs (PDI), NAWCTSD
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1530 – 1550 | Research and Technology Programs
Mr. Bob Seltzer, Director, Research and Technology Programs, NAWCTSD
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1550 – 1610 | F-35 Training Systems and Simulations
CAPT Robert Betts, F-35 Training Systems and Simulations Program Management Office, (TSS PMO) at OUSD (A&S) JSF
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As of 15 June 2021