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Jackie Hudson
Project Manager. Technology, Energy, and Corporate Services Team. Business Development
804-545-5719
JHudson@YesVirginia.org
- Employs 11,700 people in the private sector
- Government and military Mod-Sim employment is estimated
at 2,900 people
- Consists of 198 companies with 259 locations
- Ranks second in the nation for U.S. Department of Defense Prime Contracts ($38.9 billion in FY 2009)
- Has a direct economic output of $1.8 billion
- Central location on the Atlantic Coast provides interstate
and rail access to the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest
- Access to international markets provided by the Port
of Hampton Roads and Washington-Dulles International Airport
Virginia’s Modeling and Simulation Industry employs 11,700 people. The top two Mod-Sim regions by employment are Northern Virginia (6,300) and Hampton Roads (5,200). These two regions account for 98% of all Mod-Sim Industry employment in Virginia. These numbers are for private sector employment in Virginia’s Mod-Sim Industry. Federal government and military Mod-Sim employment is estimated at 2,900. The economic output of Virginia’s Mod-Sim Industry is $1.8 billion. Mod-Sim supports an additional $1.6 billion in economic activity in Virginia.
Virginia is home to 198 Mod-Sim companies with 256 locations. The top two regions for the Mod-Sim Industry are Hampton Roads (139) and Northern Virginia (107). These two regions comprise 94% of Virginia’s Mod-Sim companies.
Virginia
has 190 companies applying Mod-Sim technology to diverse industries such as defense, health care, aerospace, transportation, and entertainment.
Major
Mod-Sim Companies in Virginia |
Alion
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Allied Technology
Group |
Axiom |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
CACI |
Computer Sciences Corp. |
Cubic |
Electronic Arts |
General Dynamics |
L-3 Communications |
LMI |
Lockheed Martin |
MITRE |
Northrop Grumman |
Professional Software
Engineering |
Rockwell Collins |
Raytheon |
SAIC |
Serco |
Sparta |
In the past five years, 18 Mod-Sim projects have announced almost 1,300 new jobs and investments of $48 million.
Recent
major announcements include: |
Cyberdome Technology |
MASA Group Inc. |
MYMIC LLC |
Northrop Grumman |
PROSOFT |
Science Systems and Applications |
| Selected
Modeling & Simulation Occupations |
Virginia
Employment |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
3,580 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
1,580 |
| Computer programmers |
11,280 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
31,770 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
28,830 |
| Computer support specialists |
18,840 |
| Computer systems analysts |
35,030 |
| Database administrators |
4,720 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
6,300 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
4,020 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
1,720 |
| Electrical engineers |
7,890 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
1,140 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
5,160 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
18,460 |
Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia developed the world’s first doctorate program for Mod-Sim and also offers Mod-Sim programs for master’s and bachelor’s degrees. George Mason University offers a B.S. in Computer Game Design. Other Virginia universities involved in Mod-Sim include:
- Christopher Newport University
- Hampton University
- James Madison University
- Norfolk State University
- The College of William and Mary
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
The
Virginia Community College System provides education and training programs for Virginians and Virginia businesses.
Tidewater Community College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree program in modeling and simulation. The two-year program includes cooperative education experiences with Mod-Sim companies so students can gain real-world skills.
Other technical degree programs at Virginia’s community colleges include
- CAD/CAM
- Computer Sciences/Information Technology/Management Information Systems
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
- Industrial Electronics
- Industrial Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Virginia is home to numerous R&D facilities which support modeling and simulation, including:
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Defense Modeling and Simulation Office
- Emergency Management Training, Analysis and Simulation Center
- Joint Training, Analysis, and Simulation Center
- NASA Langley Research Center
- National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation
- National Crash Analysis Center
- Old Dominion University's Langley Full Scale Wind Tunnel
- The Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center
- Virginia Tech Modeling and Simulation Center for Collaborative Technologies
Virginia receives the second highest amount of U.S. Department of Defense Prime Contracts ($29.3 billion) behind California. The number of military bases and government offices in Virginia shows the importance of the federal government to Virginia. Over 16,000 people exit the U.S. military from bases in Virginia each year.
- The Pentagon
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
- Defense Technical Information Center
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Eustis
- Fort Lee
- Joint War Fighting Center
- Joint Battle Center
- Langley Air Force Base
- Military Transportation Management Command - Transportation Engineering Agency
- National Ground Intelligence Center
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Naval Air Station, Oceana
- Naval Sea Systems Command
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren
- Navy Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force
- Norfolk Naval Base
- Office of Naval Research
- Quantico
- Space and Naval Warfare Center
- U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
- U.S. Joint Forces Command
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