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“Improving Competitiveness in a Global Economy”

“Improving Competitiveness in a Global Economy”. Strategic Partnership Overview. Workforce Enhancement New Technology and Products. Mission. Provide transformational improvements in advanced manufacturing technologies Reduce cost Improve quality Reduce time to market

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“Improving Competitiveness in a Global Economy”

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  1. “Improving Competitiveness in a Global Economy”

  2. Strategic Partnership Overview Workforce Enhancement New Technology and Products

  3. Mission • Provide transformational improvements in advanced manufacturing technologies • Reduce cost • Improve quality • Reduce time to market • Bridge the gap between fundamental research and commercialization • Accelerate technology into markets • Demonstrate technology on real problems • Foster collaboration among diverse industry sectors • Directed Research for the exclusive proprietary benefit of an individual member • Generic Research for the benefit of all member companies • Lower the cost of research and development for member companies • Shared facilities and personnel • Shared pre-competitive research • Train the next generation of technology leaders • Provide market ready experience to students • Connect industry with students

  4. A global Center of Excellence in advanced manufacturing Creating new technologies Enabling new products Fostering collaboration across industry sectors A foundational component of the larger vision for an Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Zone (AMIZ) in Virginia Expanding research capability Workforce training Economic development engine CCAM growth in 10 years to: 49 full-time resident PhD-level research staff members 35 graduate research assistants resident at CCAM 35 undergraduate interns resident at CCAM More than 30 Industry Members Sustainable and diversified research portfolio from industry and federal sources totaling more than $16 million per year Vision Transportation Shipbuilding Energy Aerospace Electronics Automotive Defense

  5. Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Zone UNIVERSITY OWNED & OPERATED UNIVERSITY LED COMMUNITY COLLEGE LED INDUSTRY OWNED AND OPERATED

  6. Membership Recruiting Initial Organizing Members Canon Virginia Chromalloy Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Rolls-Royce North America Sandvik Coromant Siemens Product Lifecycle Software University of Virginia Virginia Tech Aerojet First Tier 2 Member

  7. CCAM Workforce Development Goals Develop and implement an industry-guided workforce development plan Work with industry to assess regional job opportunities to focus training Work with industry to define needed curricula Work with K-12, Community Colleges, and Universities to deliver programs Create a workforce training center hub with linkages to existing workforce development centers Coordinate and collaborate with existing initiatives Link efforts with industry needs, goals, and training Provide internship opportunities to students Develop a pipeline of trained workers in STEM fields K-12 initiatives Mobile learning labs Motivate interest in advanced manufacturing at all levels Become an economic development magnet to create jobs Multiple and diverse industry segments Suppliers to existing companies Growth of existing companies

  8. CCAM Workforce Development Goals • Transferrable Skills • Dynamic Curriculum • Affordable Options

  9. Key Business Plan Milestones Conduct Research Projects 2012 2010 2011 QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3 QTR 4 QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3 QTR 4 QTR 1 QTR 2 OIM Marketing Tier 1 / Tier 2 Marketing Hire Marketing Firm Air Show 5 OIMs Committed Membership Fees Paid University Day Building Design Building Construction CCAM Opens CCAM Groundbreaking Begin Executive Director Search Hire Executive Director Research Roadmap Created Business Plan Created CCAM Corporation Created

  10. Expansion Plans Additional Research Facility Additional acreage available Additional Research Wing Career Center High Bay Expansion

  11. Executive Director Start date was March 4, 2011 Previous Experience Vice President and Executive Director, Virginia BioTechnology Research Park, 2000—present Vice President, Biomedical Startup Center, 1998—2000 President and CEO, Gyneconcepts, Inc., 1996—1998 President and CEO, Medisorb Technologies International, 1993—1996 Various engineering and management positions, DuPont, 1972—1993 Education B.S. in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech MBA from Xavier University David R. Lohr

  12. Questions and Contacts Barry W. Johnson Associate Dean University of Virginia bwj@virginia.edu Donald J. Leo Associate Dean Virginia Tech donleo@vt.edu David R. Lohr President and Executive Director CCAM David.Lohr@ccam-va.com

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