BIOGRAPHY
THOMAS L. BAPTISTE, LIEUTANANT GENERAL, USAF (RET)
President/Executive Director
National Center for Simulation
Partnership III
3039 Technology Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 407.384.6111
Email: tbaptiste@simulationinformation.com
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Baptiste completed his 34 year military career as the Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee,
Brussels, Belgium. The NATO Military Committee is the highest military authority in NATO and provides direction and
advice on military policy and strategy to the North Atlantic Council, guidance to the NATO strategic commanders, and
support to the development of strategic concepts for the Alliance. In this role, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste also served as the
second most senior military advisor to the NATO Secretary General.
Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste graduated from California State University, Chico, CA in June 1973. Following commissioning
from the Officer Training School, he was initially trained as a Navigator/Weapons Systems Officer and assigned to the F4 in 1974. After one operational tour he was competitively selected for Undergraduate Pilot Training and returned to the
F-4 as a Pilot in 1978. In 1981, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste was handpicked to become part of the initial cadre of Instructor
Pilots to stand-up the F-16 Training Wing at MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL. Several other F-16 assignments followed
including Commander, 72nd Fighter Training Squadron and Commander 52nd Operations Group.
During two assignments in Washington D.C., he served as: the Director of Operations, Defense Nuclear Agency, and as
the Assistant Deputy Director, International Negotiations, Directorate of Plans and Policy (J-5), the Joint Staff in the
Pentagon. As a General Officer, he served in a number of joint and combined assignments to include: the Deputy
Commander, Canadian NORAD Region, Winnipeg, Manitoba; the Commander, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center,
Colorado Springs, CO; and the Director of Plans (J-5), HQ NORAD, Peterson AFB, CO. Additionally during his final
seven years on active duty, he served at three different levels within the NATO Alliance: first as the Assistant Chief of
Staff for Operations, HQ AIRSOUTH, Naples, Italy; next as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Supreme HQ
Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium; and finally as the Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee, HQ
NATO, Brussels, Belgium.
A Command Pilot, Lt Gen (Ret) Baptiste accumulated nearly 3,000 flight hours in a variety of fighter and trainer aircraft.
He retired from active duty on June 1, 2007 and has been the President/Executive Director of the National Center for
Simulation since January 18, 2010.
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BIOGRAPHY
PETER MORRISON
Co-CEO
Bohemia Interactive Simulations
Prague, The Capital
Czech Republic
Following graduation from the Australian Defense Force Academy (BSc Hons Computer Science) and the Royal Military
College, Duntroon, Peter served in the Australian Army as a Signals Corps Officer specializing in information technology
and communications. Peter focused on simulation in later years, and developed a keen interest in the application of
computer games for military training.
Peter departed the Army in 2005 and began work with the computer game developer Bohemia Interactive
(http://www.bistudio.com). Peter led the development of the first version of the simulation platform Virtual Battlespace 2
(VBS2). Peter later took over the role of Managing Director of the Australian branch of the company, and more recently
became CEO of the newly formed Bohemia Interactive Simulations, based in Prague.
Peter is currently focused on bringing computer game technology to "serious" domains as an affordable alternative to
traditional simulation.
Specialties: Project management, software engineering (C++, web programming), personnel management, CEO, game
design.
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BIOGRAPHY
CAPTIAN STEVEN D. “SNAK” NAKAGAWA
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD),
and Naval Support Activity (NSA), Orlando
12350 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 407.380.8279
Email: steve.nakagawa@navy.mil
Captain Steve “Snak” Nakagawa currently serves as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training
Systems Division, and Naval Support Activity, Orlando, Florida, assuming his duties in June 2010.
A native of Monterey, California, Captain Nakagawa is the son of a career A-6 Intruder Naval Aviator and was
commissioned in 1986 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Southern California (USC).
He was designated a Naval Flight Officer in April 1988 following flight training in Pensacola, Florida. Operational
assignments include six deployments flying the A-6E Intruder and the EA-6B Prowler aircraft in the Attack Squadron
Nine Five (VA-95) “Green Lizards,” Attack Squadron One Nine Six (VA-196) “Main Battery,” and Tactical Electronic
Attack Squadron One Three Two (VAQ-132) “Scorpions.” During these assignments he flew attack and electronic attack
missions in support of numerous military operations, including Classic Resolve, Ernest Will, Desert Storm, Fiery Vigil,
Desert Strike, Deliberate Forge and Southern Watch.
Ashore, Captain Nakagawa was selected for transition to the Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) community
and held various flight test, engineering, and program management positions at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
NAS Patuxent River, and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Naval Station San Diego.
He also served in senior staff positions for the Navy Personnel Command (NPC PERS-43); the Program Executive
Officer for Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation (PEO(W)); and for the Program Executive Officer for Command,
Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I).
Captain Nakagawa has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from USC; a Master of Science
Degree in Aviation Systems Management from the University of Tennessee Space Institute; is a graduate of the U.S.
Naval Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland; and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.
He has logged more than 2,700 flight hours in 23 different type aircraft, with 652 carrier arrested landings. Decorations
include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Air Medal (four Strike/Flight awards), Aerial Achievement Medal,
Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal (three awards), and various campaign, service
and unit awards.
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BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM G. OAKLEY
President and Chief Executive Officer
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida
7531 South Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32809
Phone: 407.235.1550
Email: boakley@goodwillcfl.org
William (Bill) Oakley has been a part of the Goodwill movement for more than 38 years in four different Goodwill
corporations in five different cities across the country. In September of 2010, he became President and CEO of Goodwill
Industries of Central Florida.
Bill helped plan and establish Goodwill’s first corporate division in Central Indiana and worked in a variety of positions
beginning in 1974. In 1981, he became the Executive Director of Goodwill Industries of Upper South Carolina. From
1997 to 2010, he was President and CEO of the Goodwill Corporation in Coastal Georgia, headquartered in Savannah,
Georgia.
He has served on the national board of directors for Goodwill Industries International and on the Executive Council of
Goodwill Industries. In Central Florida, he is an active member of the Lake Nona Rotary, the Central Florida Partnership,
a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 81, the “Open for Business” management committee and the Florida Goodwill
Association.
Graduating with a degree in Psychology and Sociology from Butler University in 1974, he was awarded his MBA from
Winthrop College in 1990. Oakley resides in Lake Nona with his wife, Kathy. Together, they have 3 children and six
grandchildren.
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BIOGRAPHY
JOE O’CONNELL
Vice President, Business Development
Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc.
11825 High Tech Avenue, Suite 250
Orlando, FL 32817
Phone: 407.823.9991
Email: joconnell@ecsorl.com
Upon graduation from West Point in 1983, Mr. Joe O’Connell served in the U.S. Army in both the United States and
overseas in positions through battalion level. Upon leaving Active Duty, he started his career in the U.S. Army Reserves
while gaining cross-functional experience in the Defense Industry. He has worked for both large and small business,
providing business development and operations support for product and service markets.
Joe continues to support the Army as a Colonel and in 2009-2010 deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a Past President of the AUSA Sunshine Chapter.
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BIOGRAPHY
RADM JIM ROBB, USN (RET.)
President
National Training and Simulation Association
Following graduation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, designation as a Naval Aviator and training in the F-14
Tomcat, Admiral Robb deployed nine times across the globe accumulating over 5000 hours and 1000 carrier landings.
Following a tour flying Russian fighters in the Nevada desert, he commanded Fighter Squadron Fifty One, Carrier Air
Wing Nine, the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), and Carrier Strike Group Seven.
As a Flag Officer he
managed all Naval Aviation Programs (N980) and was the Director of Navy Readiness (N43).
Following 9/11, he joined USCENTCOM as the Director of Plans (J5) deploying to the Middle East in support of combat
operations.
Retiring in 2006, he built a successful small consulting business before joining the National Training and Simulation
Association as President in June 2012.
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BIOGRAPHY
RANDALL P. “RANDY” SHUMAKER, PH.D.
Director
UCF Institute for Simulation & Training
Partnership Building II,
3100 Technology Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 407.882.1300
Email: shumaker@ist.ucf.edu
Dr. Shumaker is Director of the Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) at the University of Central Florida. With a staff
of 250, IST is among the largest groups in the US focusing on research in modeling and simulation. Prior assignments
for Dr. Shumaker include Superintendent for Information Technology at the Naval Research Laboratory, Director of the
Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence, and Program Element Manager for Aircraft Technology at the
Naval Air Systems Command. He has wide experience in computer science and computer engineering, with particular
interest in human-computer interaction, adaptive systems, and software assurance.
Dr. Shumaker has lectured, taught and published on a wide variety of computing topics with particular focus on intelligent
decision systems and human-agent interaction.
He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of
Pennsylvania, a BSEE in electrical engineering and an MSE in computer engineering also from the University of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Shumaker is a registered Professional Engineer, a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a member of the IEEE Computer Society, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
and Sigma Xi.
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BIOGRAPHY
BRENT SMITH
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc. (ECS)
11825 High Tech Avenue, Suite 250
Orlando, FL 32817
407.823.9991 ext. 305
Email: brents@ecsorl.com
Mr. Smith has performed extensive research in the areas of collaborative distributed learning architectures, virtual
worlds, distributed simulations, and the use of commercial gaming technologies as educational tools for the US military.
His professional focus is on the research and development of technologies to enable new learning methods and tools to
improve training effectiveness.
While at ECS, Mr. Smith is responsible for the overall design of the company's next generation of enterprise-wide
learning technologies that support a seamless learning experience across a wide range of computing and non-computing
devices and services. He also coordinates R&D activities and identifies emerging new technologies for transition into
new product research, software development and technical marketing.
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BIOGRAPHY
CYNDI TURNER
Director, Business Development, Simulation and Training
General Dynamics Information Technology
12605 Challenger Parkway, Suite 105
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 240.925.5984
Email: Cyndi.turner@gdit.com
Cyndi Turner is the Director of Business Development, Simulation and Training Products, for General Dynamics
Information Technology (GDIT) in Orlando, Florida. She is a former USAF NCO who worked as a Master Instructor and
Field Training Operations Manager. After leaving the Air Force, she began her career in simulation and training on F-16
and F-22 aircrew and maintenance trainers, first as a Systems Engineer and then a Program Manager. She currently has
over twenty-eight years experience supporting a variety of maintenance/operational training system programs for the Air
Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps. She is both a Program Management and Certified Modeling and Simulation
Professional (PMP/CMSP).
Cyndi has been an I/ITSEC contributor and leader since 1994. She was selected by the NTSA executive committee to
serve as the 2013 I/ITSEC Conference Chair, having previously served as Program Chair and Special Projects
Coordinator. She served as Chair for Education Subcommittee in 1996 and Training Subcommittee in 2008.
Cyndi is on the Central Florida Board for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and is involved with STEM
initiatives. Cyndi holds a B.S. Degree from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from Le Tourneau University.
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