The VR/AR Association Central Florida Chapter appoints Kevin Mikalsen, Central Florida Tech Grove Manager, to its Board of Advisors
Kevin Mikalsen was recently appointed as the Central Florida Tech Grove Manager to lead the development of industry’s only innovation hub specifically oriented to support our national defense partners focused on Modeling, Simulation, Training & Human Performance.
The Tech Grove is used as both a physical and virtual platform to increase collaboration and drive innovation within the defense organizations situated in Research Park with non-traditional solution providers and innovators. Tech Grove sponsors include the Naval Air Warfare Center Training System’s Division (NAWCTSD), US Army PEO STRI, US Marine Corps PM TRASYS, the US Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation, Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology, Space Force Modeling & Simulation Office, and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation.
According to John Cunningham Chapter President, “the newly formed Tech Grove will be an important hub for collaboration within our defense and government industry and our plan is for the VRARA to be a key partner to help connect the Tech Grove ecosystem to the global VRARA ecosystem and accelerate innovation and economic development. I am especially pleased to have Kevin on our Board to help provide strategic direction to VRARA.
Kevin Mikalsen adds “I am looking forward to building the capabilities of the Tech Grove and to leverage the VR/AR Association to identify new technologies and capabilities through their global ecosystem that will help our partners and customers. We also anticipate using Tech Grove’s physical and virtual facilities to support future collaboration and capability demonstrations and events sponsored by the VRARA”.
