2016
New England Defense Summit
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER H HARTFORD, CT
Discover What the Future Holds for the Region’s
Aerospace and Defense Industry
RADE Overview
Sponsored by
The defense industry is a major contributor
to the economy of New England as a region
and individually to each of its states. As such,
understanding the impact of Department of
Defense budget and policy/program priority
shifts becomes critical in order to strategically
plan for assisting communities, businesses and
workers, supporting adjustment and diversification
programs, and aligning regional assets to take
advantage of future opportunities that will fortify
and diversify the sector.
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he State of Connecticut – Department of
Economic and Community Development
The Regional Aerospace and Defense Exchange
(RADE) is developing the necessary strategies to
support the New England aerospace and defense
supply chain and ensure continuity and retention
of the skilled talent base. With Connecticut
serving as the central “hub” for coordination and
dissemination of information, RADE will enhance
the region’s capacity to assist local communities
with economic diversification and workforce
development by aligning the resources of state,
regional, and local organizations.
• New Hampshire Department of Resources
and Economic Development
Ultimately, RADE seeks to fortify and diversify the
sector, creating a critical regional aerospace and
defense asset for key stakeholders throughout
New England.
State Partners
• Maine Department of Economic
and Community Development
• MassDevelopment
• Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
• Vermont Agency of Commerce
and Community Development
The RADE Summit is presented by the Connecticut
Department of Economic and Community
Development (“DECD”) with funding from the
Office of Economic Adjustment, Department of
Defense under an award to the State of Connecticut
referenced as (DIA) FAIN: HQ00051310118. Any
content presented or published does not necessarily
reflect the views of the Office of Economic
Adjustment or the U.S. Department of Defense.
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2016 New England Defense Summit Agenda
7:30 – 8:00
Registration/Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10
elcome: New England’s Innovative Aerospace and Defense Strategies
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Forging a new innovative economic development objective in support of New England’s aerospace and defense sector.
Speaker: C
ommissioner Catherine Smith
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
8:10 - 8:20
The Importance of the Defense Sector to the State and Region
Speaker: B
ob Ross, Executive Director
Connecticut Office of Military Affairs
8:20 – 9:15General Session: Building a Stronger Regional Economy Through Data Modeling
Using an interactive platform that measures the impact of Department of Defense investments and
presents supply chain relationships gives policy makers the power to forecast future trends and plan for
changes in the marketplace. The RADE Economic Modeling Platform is a web-based, graphical tool for
analyzing and assessing the dependency of the region on DoD spending, providing valuable data that
can support economic development efforts for business attraction, retention and expansion.
Presenters: C
hristine Chmura, Ph.D.
CEO & Chief Economist
Chmura Economics & Analytics
9:15 – 9:30
Break
9:30 – 12:00
Breakout Sessions (Session One: 9:30 to 10:45, Session Two: 10:45 to 12:00)
usan Palisano
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Director, Education & Workforce Development
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
A Regional Collaboration and Exchange: The New England Cluster Advantage
The RADE initiative and its’ Virtual Industry Commons are providing the backbone to catalyze
collaboration among state partners and lay the foundation for a collective regional voice. The New
England states’ combined OEA efforts in workforce development, supply chain asset mapping,
international trade, export compliance, diversification strategies, marketing, and commercialization will
help grow the region’s defense-related economy.
Moderator: C
ommissioner Jeffrey J. Rose
New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development
Presenters: R
ichard Pearson
RADE Workforce & Economic Development Consultant
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
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2016 New England Defense Summit Agenda
Presenters: Terrance J. Meehan
(continued) OEA Grant Administrator
State of Maine, DECD
J ohn C. Beatty Sr.
Executive Director of the Military
Asset and Security Strategy Task Force
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
John Riendeau
Director, Business Development,
Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Nathaniel Nelson
International Trade Officer, Office
of International Commerce
State of New Hampshire Division
of Economic Development
Technology Innovation: From R&D to Commercialization
New England’s defense manufacturers will need to embrace innovative strategies to retain and gain
competitive advantages through their existing markets and/or through the ability to diversify into
commercial markets. This requires a supply chain that is flexible, agile, and ready to implement new
technologies, materials, and processes to increase production capacity and capabilities.
Moderator: D
r. Martin Romitti, Senior Fellow
Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness
Presenters: D
arryl Sargent
Vice President of National Security
& Space Programs
Draper
lliot Ginsberg
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President & CEO
Connecticut Center for
Advanced Technology Inc.
Joe Marino
Chief Executive Officer
Rite Solutions
David Olchowski
President & General Manager
GKN Aerospace Engine Systems
GKN Aerospace Services Structures
Corp
12:00
Luncheon
12:30 – 1:30
Keynote Address: Observations and Insights on New England’s Defense Sector Introduction: C
atherine Smith, Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Speaker:
ierre Chao
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Founding Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Managing Partner, Enlightenment Capital
Mr. Chao brings over three decades of management consulting, investment banking and policy
expertise in the aerospace and defense industry. Throughout his career he has been a trusted advisor
to senior corporate, government and financial decision makers on key strategic issues — from major
investments to mergers and acquisitions to strategic and policy choices. Mr. Chao will share his
observations, insights and projections on New England’s defense sector.
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Presenter Biographies
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Pierre Chao
CO-FOUNDER OF ENLIGHTENMENT CAPITAL AND RENAISSANCE STRATEGIC ADVISORS
Pierre Chao brings over three decades of management consulting, investment banking and policy expertise in the aerospace & defense
industry. Throughout his career he has been a trusted advisor to senior corporate, government and financial decision makers on key
strategic issues, from major investments to mergers and acquisitions to strategic and policy choices. As well as being a Managing
Partner and co-founder of Renaissance Strategic Advisors, he is also a co-founder and Managing Partner of Enlightenment Capital and
a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
His distinguished career has included many senior analyst and advisor positions at some of the nation’s major financial institutions, including Credit Suisse First
Boston, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Smith Barney, and Prudential-Bache Capital Funding. He served as director at JSA International, a Boston/Paris-based
management-consulting firm that focused on aerospace & defense, and was a co-founder of JSA Research. Pierre was ranked the number-one aerospace &
defense analyst by corporations in the 1998-2000 Reuters polls, the number-one analyst in the 1995-99 Greenwich Associates polls, and appeared on the
Wall Street Journal All-Star list. In 2000, Pierre was appointed to the Presidential Commission on Offsets in International Trade. He is a guest lecturer at the
National Defense University and the Defense Acquisition University, was appointed by the Secretary of Defense to the Defense Business Board, and served on
multiple Defense Science Board task forces.
Catherine Smith
COMMISSIONER, CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Catherine Smith was appointed Commissioner
of the Connecticut Department of Economic and
Community Development in April 2011. She is
responsible for attracting and retaining businesses
and jobs, revitalizing neighborhoods and communities, and fostering
appropriate development in Connecticut’s towns and cities. Since
taking the position, Commissioner Smith has spearheaded programs
to generate economic activity and expand business across Connecticut.
She orchestrated the creation of the Small Business Express program
and the Manufacturing Innovation Fund, as well as securing funding
for the Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund. She also coordinated
the agreements that brought Jackson Laboratory to the state and recommitted UTC to Connecticut. Smith has been a frequent speaker at
industry conferences and in the media and has been recognized by U.S.
Banker magazine’s “Top 25 Most Powerful Nonbank Women in Finance.”
Bob T. Ross
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF
MILITARY AFFAIRS
Bob Ross is an advisor to the Governor and
legislature on defense industry issues and the
primary liaison to the Connecticut congressional
delegation on military and defense matters. He
coordinates statewide efforts to protect and promote Connecticut military
bases and defense industries. He also represents the state to enhance
the quality of life for service members and military families residing in or
deploying from Connecticut.
Bob is a retired naval officer who piloted aircraft carriers and guided missile
cruisers before directing public affairs for the United States Sixth Fleet,
encompassing naval operations ashore and at sea in the Mediterranean,
Europe and North Africa. He also served as a Pentagon spokesman and
was Director of Community and Media Relations for the Atlantic Fleet,
coordinating public affairs for over 250 ships homeported at 13 major
naval bases.
Bob is a Board Member of the National Association of Defense
Communities, Trustee of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern
Connecticut, former Commissioner on the Connecticut Maritime
Commission, and a recipient of the University of Connecticut’s
Distinguished Alumni award for continued commitment and excellence in
public administration.
Christine Chmura, Ph. D
CEO & CHIEF ECONOMIST
CHMURA ECONOMICS & ANALYTICS
A thought-leader on labor market data, Chris is a
nationally recognized speaker among site selectors,
economic developers, private firms, workforce
practitioners, and educators. She has served
as a keynote speaker for national and international conferences, is a
member of the “Blue Chip Financial Forecasters,” is a quoted source
on regional and national economic trends in the media throughout the
nation, and is a former board member of the National Association of
Business Economists.
Since founding Chmura Economics & Analytics in 1998, Chris and her
team of experts have continued to innovate data solutions, such as
JobsEQ, LaborEQ, Zonyx, and FedSpendTOP, that help answer critical client
questions across the public and private sectors.
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Susan H. Palisano
DIRECTOR, EDUCATION & WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INC
Susan served as Director of Education & Workforce
Development at the Connecticut Center for
Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) since 2005. She heads a unit that
implements innovative programs to develop and support today’s and
tomorrow’s vital STEM workforce. With over 24 years of experience in
both public- and private-sector information technology, education, and
training, Susan has an extensive background in policy, leadership and
consensus building, strategic planning, research and analysis, and grants.
Susan serves on Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty’s STEM Workforce
Advisory Board, and sits on The Manufacturing Institute’s Education
Council. She was project manager at CCAT for Phase I and Phase II
State of Connecticut OEA grant initiatives, and a recent presenter at the
Association of Defense Communities 2016 Summit and the National
Aerospace and Defense Workforce Summit.
MODERATOR
Jeffrey J. Rose
COMMISSIONER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT
OF RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Jeffrey Rose has been the Commissioner of the
New Hampshire Department of Resources and
Economic Development (DRED) for almost three years, after his unanimous
confirmation. Jeff is responsible for the Division of Forests and Lands, the
Division of Parks and Recreation, the Division of Travel and Tourism, and
the Division of Economic Development.
Prior to DRED, Jeff worked nine years for BAE Systems in a variety of
government relations and public affairs roles. He combines this experience
with eight years in the public sector, where he served in leadership roles
for several members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation. Jeff
serves his community on a variety of boards and advisory councils.
Richard Pearson
RADE WORKFORCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTANT, CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INC
Rich is engaged in the RADE cluster initiative,
working with each state partner to develop
collaborative opportunities. He is recognized for his broad scope of work
in strategic management consulting with senior government officials and
non-profit executives, and his ability to conceptualize, design, plan and
manage complex projects and build consensus among diverse interests.
Rich has considerable expertise in workforce and economic development,
and the challenges facing aerospace and defense. He was a consultant
on the first Connecticut grant with the Town of East Hartford and
brings those connections to the RADE project. Rich also supports RADE’s
workforce development-related tasks.
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John Riendeau
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
RI COMMERCE CORPORATION
John Riendeau has been the Director of Business
Development since 2011, and with the Corporation
since 1988. He administers, plans, coordinates,
and supervises activities pertaining to large business development and
business attraction efforts; federal grant writing and management; export
development; and research efforts.
John led the BRAC 2005, 1995, 1993, and 1991 processes, coordinating
the State’s response with businesses and the RI Congressional Delegation.
He secured and managed three DoD ONR grant projects totaling $5M in
collaboration with RI Businesses and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center;
three DHS Port Security projects totaling $2.8M; and currently manages a
MARAD Port project totaling $21M. He is also on the board for the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA).
John C. Beatty
LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RET.), U.S. ARMY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MILITARY ASSET
AND SECURITY STRATEGY TASK FORCE,
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
A Boston native, John graduated from the U.S.
Military Academy and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Field Artillery.
During his 23 years of service, he led commanding units in Germany
and Kosovo, and deployed twice to the Middle East. John’s operational
assignments included tours with the 1st Infantry Division, commanding a
cannon artillery battery, conducting missions in support of NATO troops
in Kosovo, with the 10th Mountain Division, where he led platoon
operations in Haiti, and in Iraq with the 1st Battalion Sixth Field Artillery.
In 2008, John was the Deputy Director for the Governance, Reconstruction
and Economic Development Cell for Multi-National Division-Baghdad. As
the Inspector General for the Maine National Guard, John provided policy
advice and counsel to three Adjutant Generals, while serving soldiers,
airmen, and civilians of the Maine National Guard and Department of
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
Nathaniel Nelson
INTERNATIONAL TRADE OFFICER, OFFICE
OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE, STATE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Nathaniel’s experience as a consultant with Booz
Allen Hamilton, supporting the U.S. Federal Government and international
partners in Washington, D.C., led him to his present position. His focus
is to support New Hampshire’s aerospace and defense sectors, mostly
through OIC’s involvement with the New Hampshire Aerospace and
Defense Export Consortium. He is project lead for the development and
implementation of DoD grants and associated programs to assist New
Hampshire aerospace and defense companies, and an Adjunct Professor at
Rivier University for the Homeland and International Security Program.
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MODERATOR
Martin Romitti, Ph. D
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR REGIONAL
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Dr. Romitti is a Senior Fellow with the Center for
Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) in
Virginia. He specializes in developing regional economic growth and
diversification strategies; organizing and overseeing economic data
collection and analysis efforts; and managing research projects that
evaluate the effectiveness of significant federal resource investments. He
also assesses business incentive programs; conducts economic impact
analysis; and studies industry clusters, supply chains, high-growth
companies, innovation and key supporting assets. Marty is a member of
the CREC and EntreWorks, providing technical assistance to OEA’s Defense
Industry Adjustment (DIA) program and its grantees to effectively support
defense-dependent communities, workers, and businesses.
Prior to CREC, Marty served as the Director of Economic and Public Policy
Research at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, was past
chair of the Labor Market Institute and served on the Board of Directors
for the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER).
Darryl Sargent
VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SECURITY AND SPACE
PROGRAMS, DRAPER
Darryl Sargent is Vice President of National Security
& Space Programs for Draper, responsible for
developing and executing the business and strategic
plans in Defense Systems, Space Systems, and Special Programs. He has
led the development of guidance, navigation, control and avionics systems
for a wide variety of manned, unmanned and autonomous systems for
NASA, DoD, and industry. Previously, Darryl was Director of Space Systems
at Draper, responsible for the capture and management of all of Draper’s
space programs. Major efforts included Crew Exploration Vehicle, Crew
Launch Vehicle, Space Shuttle, Space Station, small explorer class space
science missions, and military space missions. He has also developed
system concepts and technology for NASA’s space exploration initiatives.
Darryl joined Draper in 1979 and has held key management positions in
both the programs and engineering organizations. Early in his career, he
developed and tested the Space Shuttle’s on-orbit flight control system,
and was the program manager for Draper’s efforts on Space Shuttle,
Space Station, X-33, X-34, X-38, the Kistler Launch Vehicle, HS-601,
HS-702, XSS-11, and Orbital Express and other space protection missions.
He recently supported a Defense Science Board Task force on Nuclear
Treaty Monitoring and Verification.
Joe Marino
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RITE-SOLUTIONS
Joe has 35 years of experience in technical, financial,
and programmatic administration management
of both large and small defense and commercial
programs. Joe co-founded Rite-Solutions in 2000
with Jim Lavoie (Rite-Solutions Chairman of the Board). The mission of
the company is, “Innovate Every Day.” Rite has been recognized in the
Hartford Courant, New York Times and Newsweek International. Rite was
also highlighted in a CNBC five-part special on the Business of Innovation.
Stanford University has incorporated Rite’s creative and innovative
leadership and organizational processes into one of their business cases.
Joe is responsible for strategic direction and critical relationships. Prior to
co-founding Rite-Solutions, Joe had a long and successful career with
Analysis & Technology (A&T), a high technology firm in North Stonington,
CT and prior to A&T, he was an electrical engineer at Electric Boat.
Elliot Ginsberg
PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY INC
Prior to his present position as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Connecticut Center for
Advanced Technology, Inc., Elliot served Congressman John B. Larson as
his Chief of Staff from 1998 – 2007. This followed Elliot’s teaching nonprofit and human services administration at the University of Connecticut
School of Social Work. His previous work experience entailed serving as
a Family Support Magistrate for the Superior Court of Connecticut from
1991 to 1997. At the start of Connecticut Governor William O’Neill’s
second term, Elliot was appointed Commissioner of the Department of
Human Resources where he managed the statewide human services
department for six years. In 1979 he became the Executive Director to
the statewide training and advocacy organization of the legal services
programs in Connecticut. After law school, Elliot took a position as a
Senior Manager of Connecticut Legal Services (1973-1979).
David Olchowski
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, GKN
AEROSPACE ENGINE SYSTEMS, GKN AEROSPACE
SERVICES STRUCTURES CORP
David has served as President and General Manager
since June of 2014. As President of a Tier-1 supplier,
he is responsible for managing the company’s rapid growth while
improving quality, overall profitability and operational excellence. He has
led initiatives to enable disruptive technology innovation in composites
manufacturing, which enables the company’s expansion planned in 2017.
David has over 28 years of experience including Engineering, Operations,
Program Management, LEAN, Supply Chain, and General Management.
Prior to GKN, David was Vice President of Operations, and then General
Manager at Ultra Electronics in Wallingford, CT. David started his career
as a manufacturing engineer at Pratt & Whitney and progressed through
roles of increasing responsibility in Operations and Engineering. Ultimately
spending a total of 17 years at UTC, David worked at both Hamilton
Sundstrand and UTC Fire & Security in Supply Chain, Operations and LEAN
roles before joining Ultra Electronics.
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The RADE Economic Modeling Platform
Developed and supported by Chmura Economics &
Analytics, one of the nation’s leading providers of
economic research and applied solutions, the RADE
Economic Modeling Platform is a unique online tool that
provides predictive analytical economic modeling of the
influence of DoD spending changes across New England’s
aerospace and defense supply chain. Alternative
scenarios reflect both differing mixes and magnitudes of
DoD spending as well as different scheduling for these
spending changes over a five-year period. This datadriven knowledge will enable policymakers to assess and
analyze the dependency of the region on DoD spending
via contract awards, allowing appropriate time and
planning for workforce development and diversification
strategies.
• measures the direct, indirect, and induced impacts for
changes in DoD expenditures in support of contractors;
• populates a data bank with analytical modeling
capacity at the regional, state and county level to
facilitate continuing economic impact analyses
relative to changing DoD budgetary conditions and
expenditure policies; and
• provides a graphical representation of the
interconnectivity between defense contractors,
subcontractor relationships, and the net values of
subcontracts flowing in and out of New England.
Where does the data come from? All available DoD
prime and sub-prime contract data is derived from
USASpending.gov. Chmura conducted an independent
survey of the prime contractors and sub-contractors
identified by primes for more comprehensive supply
chain data. Additional contract award data was obtained
via media announcements and identified by state
stakeholders.
How can the data be viewed? Data can be viewed by
state, county or metro area. Future enhancements will
include the ability to view data by region as well as by
state Workforce Investment Area.
The RADE Economic Modeling Platform:
• identifies the scope and nature of DoD economic
activities in New England that are related to contract
awards and their corresponding personnel and
business linkages;
How can I use this tool? The data presented in the
platform provides a unique opportunity to plan for
potential occupation impacts, including: workforce
transition skills; mitigation strategies to minimize loss of
jobs; design and deployment of programs and services
for dislocated workers; and development of marketing
opportunities to maximize firm attraction.
Analysis of the data will also assist stakeholders in
generating business plans for startups and entrepreneurs,
increasing industry diversification opportunities,
influencing state, regional and national policy, and
identify firms for business retention and expansion.
• installs a DoD economic impact supply chain model
to quantify the vulnerability of DoD activities to future
reductions in spending from program cutbacks/
eliminations or reconfigurations;
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Consensus.
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Partnerships.
Project Profile: Regional Aerospace & Defense Exchange (RADE)
Specifically, RADE will:
• Add two new state partners (New Hampshire and
Vermont) to the existing regional partnerships of
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine.
• Augment the existing economic modeling platform
to include New Hampshire and Vermont data;
improve data visualization; and expand sub­prime data
collection.
Point of Contact:
Carmen Molina-Rios, Community Development
Specialist, Department of Economic and Community
Development
860-270-8234; [email protected]
Regional Background
The aerospace and defense (A&D) sector is a major
contributor to New England’s economy as a region, as
well as individually to each of its states. However, across
the region, there is a deep need to understand the range
and capacity of the A&D industry amid potential shifts in
defense contracting throughout each state.
Project Overview
DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment issued a Defense
Industry Adjustment grant to assist the Regional
Aerospace and Defense Exchange (RADE) in developing
an organizational model that will foster cooperation
among key stakeholders and enhance the capacity of
the region to assist local communities with economic
diversification and workforce development. RADE will
develop the necessary strategies to support the New
England A&D supply chain and ensure continuity and
retention of its skilled talent base.
• Expand the RADE Workforce Toolkit to include partner
states’ best practice models, programs, and services.
• Pilot a Strategic Workforce Planning process for
defense manufacturers to position their companies for
growth to meet the demand for their products.
• Design and execute a New England RADE Conference
that will galvanize public and private A&D stakeholders
to promote the region’s defense sector.
• Evaluate the RADE initiatives to determine
effectiveness and impact.
Additionally, under this grant Connecticut will establish
an Innovation Technology Center (ITC) to address the
needs of defense manufacturers to retain and gain
competitive advantages through their existing market or
the ability to diversity into commercial markets via process
innovations and technologies.
Projected Outcomes
RADE seeks to fortify and diversify the sector, creating
a robust regional aerospace and defense community
informed by accurate and timely data collection and
analysis, dissemination of resources, and best practice
models. The community is based on collaboration among
key partners such as government, academia, and the
private sector, and effective communication among
stakeholders including employers, colleges, and industry.
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Project Profile: Maine
communities, businesses, and workers that may be
affected by reductions in DoD spending.
The project focuses on a two-year supply chain study and
new opportunities program to:
• Identify and assess the level of defense dependency
among the business community;
• Identify key at-risk businesses and industry sectors;
Point of Contact:
Denise Garland, Deputy Commissioner, Department
of Economic and Community Development
207-624-9800; [email protected]
Regional Background
The Maine economy is highly dependent on defense
spending with two major shipyards, numerous defense
industry suppliers and support businesses, as well as
National Guard and reserve components. With the
drawdown of U.S. military forces, major cuts in defense
spending and the effects of sequestration, many if not
most of these defense related entities are at risk.
As of May 2015, there were 20,615 at-risk employees
at defense dependent firms in Maine, which represents
41 percent of all manufacturing jobs within the state.
With major cuts in defense spending impending, defense
suppliers are becoming aware of the vulnerability of their
positions. To alleviate these potential effects, a sustainable
plan of business diversification and workforce training
needs to be implemented.
Project Overview
In 2015, DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment provided
a Defense Industry Adjustment grant to the Maine
Department of Economic and Community Development
(DECD) to enhance its capacity to assist Maine
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•Establish a comprehensive statewide strategy to
identify new market opportunities for these businesses
and sectors, which leverage the skilled workforce in
Maine, core competencies of the business community,
and other competitive advantages within the state;
and
•Design and implement a workforce training program
to retrain displaced defense industry workers and
enhance the workforce of the defense industry.
Working concurrently with this plan, Maine’s DECD will
also be pursuing other opportunities in the aerospace
and maritime sectors through a pilot program with the
Regional Aerospace Defense Exchange (RADE). RADE
was established to support the regional aerospace
and defense community through a centralized data
collection platform, providing resources, best practice
models and an effective communication platform among
manufacturing community stakeholders who are focused
on the defense and aerospace markets.
Projected Outcomes
As a result, DECD will have a comprehensive analysis of
the state’s defense industry. This analysis, along with its
concurrent partnership with RADE, will allow the DECD
to better implement tools and strategies to insulate the
business community, their employees, and the regional
economy as a whole from the effects of future reductions
in federal defense spending.
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Project Profile: Defense Industry Transformation
project in Massachusetts plans to research and
evaluate its current market base and map its potential
for expanded opportunities outside of the defense
industry. The study will identify methods to create new
employment opportunities and include:
• Conducting a thorough assessment of the existing
defense-related economic base.
• Conducting asset mapping for the defense industry.
Point of Contact:
Anne Pierce, Grants Manager, Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency
• Focusing on the potential for expanding technology
transfer and identifying methods to accelerate the
commercialization of defense-­related products.
978-784-2935; [email protected]
• Identifying potential for new applications of defenserelated products and expanding the customer base of
the defense industry.
Regional Background
• Integrating and coordinating response efforts with
other defense-impacted areas where practicable.
For Massachusetts, the defense sector is a $13.9 billion
industry employing over 130,000 people. There are over
2,500 businesses tied to the Department of Defense
and Homeland Security through 17,042 contracts.
However, with a decline in defense industry spending,
Massachusetts faced a $13 million spending cut in Fiscal
Year 2014, including an $8 million reduction in Army
spending and $5 million reduction in Air Force spending.
These cuts will have a catastrophic effect not only for the
defense sector, but for the Commonwealth’s economy as
a whole.
Project Overview
To mitigate the adverse effects of defense spending cuts
and sequestration on the Commonwealth’s economy,
the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MDFA)
received a Defense Industry Adjustment grant from DoD’s
Office of Economic Adjustment.
• F ormulating recommendations and an implementation
strategy.
The study will be conducted in two distinct phases.
Phase I, Setting the Stage for Action, will address the
assessment and economic diversification approach, while
Phase II, Taking Action, will address the implementation
strategy and sustainability.
Projected Outcomes
Through enhanced coordination between the state and
localities, MDFA will look to mitigate the effect of the
anticipated loss of jobs as a result of DoD budget cuts;
support local adjustment and diversification initiatives,
which seek to lessen the impact on supply-chain
downstream defense companies in Massachusetts; and
provide business planning and market exploration services
to defense contractors and subcontractors.
In order to plan for the impacts of the decrease in
defense spending, the Defense Industry Transformation
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Project Overview
The DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment issued
a Defense Industry Adjustment grant to the New
Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic
Development to assist with the implementation of a
variety of NHEDC programs. The grant will assist with:
• Market Research: assisting companies with
understanding their target markets for products.
Point of Contact:
Tina Kasim, Program Manager, Office of International
Commerce, Division of Economic Development, New
Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic
Development
603-271-8444; [email protected]
Regional Background
Aerospace and defense are among the fastest growing
sectors in New Hampshire. With more than 350
aerospace and defense companies employing 36,000
people, New Hampshire is committed to and dependent
on the success of these industries. However, despite
innovations and commitment, businesses continue to
face challenges and uncertainties due to fluctuations in
defense spending. Small businesses that employ less than
50 employees dominate the state’s employers and as
such, these companies need assistance in understanding
opportunities to expand into new and emerging markets
outside of aerospace and defense.
• International Trade Summits: statewide and regional
New England events that focus on networking and
information exchange across stakeholders in the
aerospace and defense markets.
• Marketing: development of a marketing strategy
for the statewide promotion of the aerospace and
defense industry.
• Export Compliance: assist with training and
consultation for companies needing to address export
compliance issues.
• Commercialization Training: provide training and
consultation to companies looking to expand their
products to commercial markets.
Projected Outcomes
The grant will help the NHEDC expand to meet the
growing demands of New Hampshire businesses.
Projected outcomes include helping aerospace and
defense companies diversify and grow operations,
markets, and employees.
The need for a collective response to business
challenges led to the development of the New Hampshire
Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium (NHEDC).
The Consortium focuses on helping businesses in the
global marketplace.
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Additionally, STEAMengine will collect and analyze data
and create linkages with resources that will serve defense
manufacturers and communities in limiting the impact
of defense-related spending cuts and identifying new
opportunities for economic diversification.
Projected Outcomes
Point of Contact:
John Riendeau, Senior Project Manager-Client Services,
Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
401-278-9162; [email protected]
Regional Background
Many Rhode Island defense manufacturers provide parts,
components, and subassemblies for defense related
systems, ranging from communications to weapons
to vessels. With a considerable number of defense
companies in Rhode Island, state leaders are working
with Connecticut and Massachusetts to create an
economic model to extract defense related data points
necessary for policy decisions. Additionally, Rhode Island
looks to assist defense companies in diversifying their
products to meet the realities of today’s economy.
Project Overview
DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment issued a Defense
Industry Adjustment grant for the STEAMengine Defense
Industry Economic Diversification initiative. This initiative
will help Rhode Island develop a Design Readiness
Assessment (DRA) program that allows defense­
manufacturing companies to pursue an accelerated
program of market transformation through intensive
use of industrial design, engineering, and innovation.
Rhode Island expects that this effort will inform,
strengthen, and support local adjustment and
diversification initiatives and will stimulate better
cooperation between regional, statewide, and local
efforts in anticipation of defense procurement reductions.
Specific deliverables for the project include:
• A database and reports that illustrate weaknesses
within the defense company ecosystem with
recommendations on how to focus the efforts
described in the other tasks.
• Creation of a fully operational DRA program and
model for ongoing sustainability of services.
• An innovation strategy that will guide future actions
and investments related to defense technology
innovation. The strategy will be summarized in the
form of a PowerPoint presentation and a more
detailed report will be available as a companion piece.
• A set of design, engineering, and innovation
curriculum for use by Rhode Island and regional
stakeholders that can also be made available to
defense manufacturers throughout the country.
• Development and publication (via web) of a
directory of all equipment that is available for use
by defense contractors.
• The development of a short and long-range space
usage plan.
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contracts. The funds from this grant will be used to
enhance the capacity of Vermont, and its businesses,
workers, industries, and communities to respond to
defense-related downsizing activities.
Under the grant, the Vermont Agency of Commerce &
Community Development has designed a program to:
• Assess the impact of the defense industry in Vermont,
which will help to determine where to deploy
resources for new initiatives, identify at-risk companies
and also bring other economic development partners
into the strategy.
Point of Contact:
Kiersten Bourgeios, Senior Project Manager, Vermont
Agency of Commerce & Community Development
802-793-4899; [email protected]
Regional Background
In 2013, Vermont defense companies provided $400
million in goods and services to the defense sector.
Almost all of these purchases were for manufactured
goods supporting approximately 3,000 Vermont workers.
These purchases represent more than 4 percent of
the manufacturing sector in the state and a similar
percentage of the manufacturing workforce. Vermont
has been reliant on defense spending, and has struggled
to find and pursue new opportunities that can continue
to enhance and cultivate its regional economy. Yet, with
defense spending decreasing in the state, there have
been widespread plant closures and layoffs and now
timing is critical.
Project Overview
In October 2015, DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment
issued a Defense Industry Adjustment grant to
the Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community
Development to support new opportunities for
companies throughout the state that rely on DoD
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•Understand assets and workforce development needs
by developing an analysis of the state workforce
and a plan for identifying skills development and
training needs. This includes developing training plans
for companies looking to expand offerings to new
industries.
•Enhance business-to-business and export
opportunities for defense, by leveraging Vermont’s
geographic proximity to Quebec and the unique
opportunities this offers for increased cross-border
trade and export initiatives.
Projected Outcomes
As a result of this grant, the Vermont Agency of
Commerce & Community Development aims to:
• Engage defense companies to participate in statewide
efforts for developing new market opportunities;
• Enhance employment through this initiative by
5-10 percent;
• Increase sales created or retained for participating
companies by 5 percent.
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The New England Aerospace & Defense Cluster
RADE is creating an organizational infrastructure for the New England defense industry to gain a better
understanding of the sector and the consequences of Department of Defense spending decisions. This cluster
will support the creation of a thriving, robust regional aerospace and defense community, informed by
accurate and timely data collection and analysis, dissemination of resources, and establishment of best practice
models. The community is founded on regional collaboration among key partners in government, academia
and the private sector, and effective communication among stakeholders including employers, colleges, and
workers. This network of state partners will work together to develop consensus on the strategic and tactical
actions necessary to maintain and grow the aerospace and defense industry in the region. RADE activities will
focus on connecting large and small firms, regional economic organizations, investors, government entities,
businesses and university researchers to navigate funding, procurement and supply chain opportunities, and
capitalize on shared strengths.
rade-commons.org
The RADE Industry Commons
The RADE Commons is a web-based portal designed to facilitate collaboration by providing a critical
community resource for sharing information, technologies, and workforce resources to enhance productivity
and build a foundation for regional economic growth.
To grow the aerospace and defense sector in the New England region, research and development,
engineering, and manufacturing capabilities must collectively join forces to sustain innovation. An innovation
infrastructure like a “Virtual Industrial Commons” has the ability to enhance regional productivity through
sharing of information, technologies, and workforce resources.
The concept of “The Commons” harkens back to New England’s history as shared town lands provided a
benefit to the entire community. Industrial Commons takes this concept further by establishing a common
gathering place that fosters collaboration and supports the sharing of knowledge and capabilities within a
sector or region. In the same way, The RADE Industry Commons does not belong to any one person, group or
entity, but has been established as a benefit to be shared by all in our aerospace and defense community. It
functions as a virtual presence to facilitate networking and communication for the New England aerospace
and defense sector, providing a critical resource that will build a foundation for regional economic growth.
The Commons is a repository for resources and tools and serves as a platform for regional collaboration
among partners and stakeholders across the states. In addition, it will act as an access point for the Economic
Modeling Platform as well as those applications being developed by OEA partner states.
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