Nick Fuhrman, Director Acting

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Recommendations for GeorgiasAerospace
Innovation Center

• Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce
• August 3, 2006

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Georgia Aerospace Overview

• 2004 Federal Contracts 5.35 Billion
• DoD 3.9 Billion
• 1.67 Billion Air Force
• NASA 33 Million
• 7 million to business
• 26 million to educational and non-profit
• 83,000 aerospace workers
• 530 aerospace and aviation-related companies
• Public Interest
• 2078 subscriptions to Aviation Week Space
  Technology Magazine
• 6000 Military Times Subscriptions

• Georgia is an aerospace state
• Rank 8th in U.S. aerospace employment 83,000
  employees 5.2B Direct Wages
• Multiplier 118.3B total state economic impact

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History
The best way to solve a small problem is to
enlarge it. -Donald Rumsfeld
Aerospace Innovation Center New Start No
membership feesNo meetings Transaction/Partnershi
p Basis Nick Fuhrman
Aerospace Innovation Center Membership
ROI Transaction Model? IP Ownership? Sherry
Giddings
Aerospace Innovation Center Membership
ROI Projects Begun LEAN, CMMI, QVC Mike Hale
Middle Georgia Innovation Center for Aircraft
Lifecycle Support Formation and Concept
2003
2004
2005
2006
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NetworkConcept of Operations
Innovation is network-centric phenomenon,
having no central processor. Innovation does
not occur in a vacuum, and depends on sufficient
people and risk capital. The new Aerospace
Innovation Center is designed to vector people
and capital to leverage the core Applied RD
program, leading to Job retention/creation Comp
any retention/creation Higher Georgia STEM
achievement A more highly desired, better-paid
Georgia workforce
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Georgia Centers of Innovation
The AIC is positioned to interact with other
centers on synergistic technology opportunities
that require a broad perspective and cooperative
leadership
Robotics
Yield Prediction
Avionics
Precision Controls
Food Safety Inspection
LEAN/6sigma
Remote Sensing
FOD MitigationMTCR
Telemedicine
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AIC Directorate
Leadership
Core Functions

• Serve as key aerospace industry resource
• Interface with GCI and state leadership
• Coordinate, Assist and Measure Operating Units
  Projects
• Position Georgia among leading aerospace states

Metrics
Key Partners
Key People
Internal GA GDEcD, GTRI, MERC, UGA, GA-Tech,
Robins ALC, Dobbins RAFB External US Aerospace
States Association, AIA, AIAA, US DoL, US DoD,
NASA, FAA
No. of meaningful new US Aerospace industry
(including USG) interactions and/or transactions
conducted in GA. No. of Projects (among 3
operating units) supported by partnership between
industry, academic, and state resources.
Executive DirectorIndustry Advisory Board
Chair- Industry Advisory Board Members - Key
Technologies Advisory Board Assistant Director -
Research

• Internal
• Represent industry needs to State Government
• Create constant visibility and recognition for
  Aerspace
• Network resources (DTAE, DOL, OneGeorgia, DEcD)
• External
• Market Georgias Aerospace Capabilities, Core
  Competencies
• Target complementary firms for expansion and
  relocation to GA
• Build State-Federal partnerships for RD,
  Procurement

Example Projects
Feed GDEcD a pipeline of potential aerospace
relocations to GA Promote GA to the US Aerospace
industry as a hotbed of innovation and workforce
excellence Negotiate applied RD partnerships
centered at WRAFB and elsewhere, as appropriate,
throughout GA.
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Skills Development and Education
Education
Core Functions

• Capture Federal Aerospace Workforce Development
  Resources in GA
• Represent Aerospace cluster to other statewide
  workforce development programs/initiatives
• Lead technology-specific training partnerships to
  benefit GA aerospace companies
• Be cognizant of and help coordinate delivery of
  K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
  Math) curriculum initiatives throughout GA

Metrics
Key Partners
Key People
Internal GA GDEcD, GA-DoL, GA-DoEd, Middle GA
Technical College External US US DoL, US DoD
No. of workforce development projects owned by
participants in the NADC-led process completion
and satisfaction of criteria No. of individuals
certified/trained/retained due to training
partnerships.
- NADC Initiative Consultant- GA Initiative
Coordinator Cooperative agreement (MOU) with
National Aerospace Development Center and Georgia
Aerospace Innovation Center
Example Projects
Georgia has been chosen by the National Aerospace
Development Center (NADC) to participate in the
National Aerospace Workforce Solutions Initiative
(NAWSI). Under NAWSI, the US Department of Labor
will provide Georgia a full-time initiative
consultant to help Georgia assess and address
workforce and skills development needs in the
aerospace industry.
Organize an aerospace-centric workforce
development task force to interface with general
statewide workforce efforts Complete AICs
promised CMMI training initiative Organize
companies to interface with the school system
leading to a GA aerospace career day and
through a speakers bureau to provide ongoing
school programs Address the Elementary-Middle
School STEM gap
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Applied Research Development
Innovation
Core Functions

• Instigate applied RD partnerships between
  industry and academic resources at Warner Robins
• Be transaction, technology, and business-case
  focused
• Apply state resources to close the business
  case, not merely to attract firms participation

Metrics
Key People
Key Partners
No. of Projects supported by partnership between
industry, academia, and state resources ROI to
participants Federal contract
sought/won/resulted from the transaction
Deputy Director WR Chamber Aerospace Industry
Committee WR Engineering Directorate WR
Technology Insertion Team
Internal GA GTRI, MERC, Batelle, SSAI External
US AFRL, US DOD, NASA, NIST
Example Projects
Simple Investment Criteria 1.) GA funds close
ROI business case 2.) GA funds GA jobs during
the investment period 3.) RD partners commit to
GA for production/operations
Marry companies to state lab resources to solve a
specific technological/process hurdle Identify a
shopping list of high-reward, high-risk
technologies for possible transactions Serve the
common good by achieving individual project
success
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Companies and Capital
Business
Core Functions

• Provide aerospace relocation leads to GDEcD
  serve as a neural node resource of industry
  intelligence
• Assist firms to land DoD and NASA RDTE programs
  in GA
• Identify most desired firms/firm-types that will
  compliment existing aerospace industry capacity
  and pursue strategies to bring them here

Metrics
Key People
Key Partners
of new aerospace companies and/or program
elements that are relocated and/or performed in
GA Increase in GAs Federal Aerospace
Contracts Reduction in of GA-Tech Aerospace
Engineering graduates that leave GA for
employment elsewhere

• Program Director AIC Executive Director
• Possible support from NADC for research and lead
  generation
• Possible Specialist support as needed basis
  from GDEcD Caseworker role

Internal GA HCEDA, GDEcD, GA Office of Military
Affairs, GTRI External US AIA, AIAA, US Chamber
of Commerce

• In addition to federal procurement in Georgia,
  the aerospace industry can be fed by emerging new
  demand for
• Smaller, faster business jets
• New robotic flight applications (UAVs)
• Emerging personal spaceflight enterprises
• Commercial broadband satellite applications
• States that prepare to receive/participate in
  these new enterprises will enjoy industry
  expansion

Example Projects
Promote GA to the US Aerospace industry as a
hotbed of innovation and workforce
excellence Represent GA in aerospace policy
forums Develop a program pursuit network among
GA aerospace companies Business Development
units to combine efforts on large USG programs
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Proposed Organization
Position to be filled by AIC Director for at
least one year
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What we are

• Transparent
• Honest broker
• Well tell you what were doing, with whom, and
  why were doing it
• Industry situational awareness
• C3ISR Minus command control
• A front door to state government
• A back door to federal government
• Teamwork, coordination, support
• Impact-Oriented, Transaction-Focused

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What were not

• Brick and Mortar
• Seeking dues or fees to participate
• In charge of industry
• Only what we do for industry
• Forced to agree on every initiative
• One week we support XYZ, the next week, were
  working with ABC
• Playing favorites
• Going to get there overnight

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Coming Soon

• Workforce Solutions Initiative
• Seeking Industry Leadership
• Aerospace Innovation Center Website
• www.aerospace.georgiainnovation.org
• Send us your news releases, case studies, contact
  information
• Search Committee for Permanent Director
• Seeking Industry Leadership