Avetec, Inc.
Company Overview
Accelerating American Innovation
http://www.Avetec.org
Dick Pritchard, PhD (Col, USAF – Ret)
Business Development
614.440.4641
rhpritchard@att.net
Agenda
 Company
 Capabilities and Examples
 People
 Projects
 Summary
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Avetec at a Glance
Applied Research
Data Intensive
and Advanced
Computing
Education &
Workforce Development
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Company Background
 Located in Springfield, OH at Nextedge
Applied Technology & Research Park
 Principals:
 Homer Smith, CEO
 Dr. Jeff Dalton, CTO
 Al Stutz, CIO
 NFP 501(c) 3 Business
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Clients
 US Department of Energy
 Air Force Research Laboratory
 DoD High Performance Computing
Modernization Program Office
 State of Ohio
 National Air and Space Intelligence Center
 National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
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APPLIED RESEARCH
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Capabilities in Applied Research
 Virtual Modeling & Simulation
 Data-Driven Computing
 Complex Systems Integration
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Case Study: Heat Load Modeling
 Thermal Processes in Gas Turbine Aircraft Engine
Lubrication System
 Simple Model of Heal Loads Using MATLAB/Simulink
 Comparison of Results with Petroff’s Law
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Case Study: MDAO*
 Disk and Blade Optimization for Variable Cycle
Turbine Engine
 Use of DAKOTA (Design Analysis Kit for Optimization
and Terascale Applications) to Perform Multi-point
Performance Optimization
 Optimize Booster Component Design Using Both
1D/3D Fidelity Models
*MDAO = Multidisciplinary Analysis & Optimization
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Case Study: F-35 JSF Gearbox
 Support to AFRL INVENT Program
 Dynamic Model of F136 Engine Gearbox
JSF = Joint Strike Fighter
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Model Based Systems Engineering
 Physics-based modeling in aircraft and spacecraft
 Risk Reduction in Development Programs
 Power/Energy Management in Electronic-Based
Systems
 Virtual Aircraft and Spacecraft Integration
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DATA INTENSIVE AND
ADVANCED COMPUTING (HPC)
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Capabilities in Data Intensive
and Advanced Computing
 Network Performance Analysis
 Analysis of Storage Access
(Including SQL-based Data)
 Evaluation of Parallel File
Systems
 Acquisition Planning &
Evaluation
 Cloud Service Evaluation
 Architecture and Resource
Management
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Cloud Computing
 Evaluation, Development and Deployment of Cloud
Computing Solutions – Government and Industry
 Evaluation of Space/Power/Cooling Requirements
Relative to Classic Enterprise Data Centers
 International Power/Cooling Studies with IDC
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Case Study: Assessment of SOCC
 Challenges
 Power & Cooling Strategies
 Space Utilization
 Solution
SOCC = State of Ohio
Computer Center
 Detailed Analysis of Tenants &
Space/Power/Cooling Use
 Assessment of Future
Requirements
 Recommendations for SOCC
Upgrades
 Assessed Deployment of
Enterprise Cloud Service
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Case Study: Power & Cooling Study
 Jointly conducted with IDC
 Key Needs Validated
 HPC Critical to Maintain US
Competitiveness in S&T
 Energy Efficiency Critical to
Growth of HPC Data Centers
 USA Needs Capability to Test
Power & Cooling Technologies
 Govt/Industry/Academic
Partnership Required to
Research, Develop & Deploy
More Efficient Power/Cooling
Systems
 Govt Must Take Leadership
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DICE Virtual Testing Network
How DICE
Evaluates
Storage and File
Management
Technologies
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USA40 Net: From Springfield to
Nationwide Access
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DICE-SCinet Sandbox at SC10
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EDUCATION AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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Our Mission in Education &
Workforce Development
 Bridging the Gap Between Education,
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Industry and Government
Faculty Education & Development
Workforce Development
Planning & Consulting Internships
Co-Op Programs
STEM Programs
Seminars and Projects
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People and Skill Sets
 30 Personnel Onsite in Springfield
 Skills in Modeling and Simulation,
Advanced and Parallel Computing,
Very Large Data Storage and
Retrieval Technologies
 Subject Matter Expertise in Physics,
Chemistry and Computer Science
and Engineering
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Project Examples
 Currently Testing a Top Tier Network
Switch Company Pre-release Product
for Function and Performance
 Same Company Wants to Work with
Avetec to Perform STAC/Vault
Benchmarks Used by Low-latency
Trading Applications
 Nirvana Software Function and
Security Validation
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Summary
 Avetec has Unique Skill Sets
Applicable to both HPC and
Enterprise IT
 Avetec is Conveniently Located near
WPAFB and in the Dayton-Columbus
Technology Corridor
 Avetec is Actively Seeking Business
Partners in Advanced Computing, IT,
M&S, and Education
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