Simulation & Training Systems, Inc. (STS) is an advanced technology company that provides training, simulation and custom software applications for government, military and commercial customers. Our team provides a wide range of products and services such as web-based training for Intelligent Transportation Systems, virtual maintenance training for aircraft, performance support tools for portable calibration devices, and web-based interstate sign management tools.
The STS team's principal NAICS codes include the following:
541511 Custom Computer Design Services
611420 Computer Training
541511 Custom Computer Design Services
611430 Professional and Management Development Training
Small Business Status
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
The STS team's corporate values include the following:
To honor all of our commitments
To always operate in an ethical manner
To ensure customer satisfaction
To reward innovation and high performance
To promote both individual and company growth
Requirements
Our team’s agile and highly responsive business model allows us to tailor our support to quickly meet evolving requirements from both government and commercial customers. When producing training and simulation products, STS uses a number of different development tools and commercial gaming engines to produce the appropriate levels of fidelity and performance.
Corporate Overview
Simulation & Training Systems, Inc. (STS) is an advanced technology company that provides training, simulation and custom software applications for government, military, and commercial customers. Headquartered in Orlando, FL. STS is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
The STS team believes that both understanding and partnering with our customers are critical to producing successful results. Our team’s agile and highly responsive business model allows us to tailor our support to quickly meet evolving requirements from both government and commercial customers. STS’ corporate culture is based on rewarding innovation, commitment and thought leadership.
Chris Addison
Chris Addison has over 20 years of experience in the simulation and training industry. Former industry positions include President & CEO of Harrington Group, Vice President - Corporate Development for Jardon and Howard Technologies (JHT), Vice President - Training Systems Division, Advanced Engineering and Research Associates (AERA), Program Manager for the Navy’s E-6B Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) program and the Army’s Force XXI Battle Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program, plus Program Director for the ExxonMobil and Georgia Power training projects.
While on active duty as a Naval Aviator, Mr. Addison established the Office of Training Technology for the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon where he coordinated the technical and investment policy related to training technology. Other shore and sea-based Navy assignments included Assistant Deputy Commander for Program Support at the Naval Air Systems Command (Washington, DC), Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (Orlando, FL), Deputy Program Manager for the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft (Washington, DC), Director of Test and Evaluation at the Naval Air Systems Command (Washington, DC), and Commanding Officer of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron FIFTEEN.
Mr. Addison has a B.S in Naval Science (Engineering) from the United States Naval Academy, an M.S. in Systems Acquisition Management from the Naval Post Graduate School and an M.A. in National Security & Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
Designated as a DAWIA Level III Program Manager, Mr. Addison is a graduate of the Program Manager’s Course at the Defense Systems Management College as well as executive training courses at the Duke University School of Business and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Frank Mignone
While attending the University of Central Florida for Aerospace Engineering, Frank Mignone worked with Florida Space Institute and NASA on the pre-planning for future manned missions to Mars. Working directly with Dr. Nadine Barlow, Mr. Mignone helped author documents to assist engineers in designing ground support equipment capable of proper function in extraterrestrial environments, specifically those of the Moon and Mars.
Over the next several years, Mr. Mignone continued to author articles and sections for educational textbooks for the Gale Group. During this time, his previous experience with Engineering CAD led to the experimentation with using 3D art techniques to modify existing games as simulations.
Identifying the need for additional skill sets to continue this pursuit, Mr. Mignone enrolled in the computer animation degree program at Full Sail University. In 2008, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation. In addition to graduating valedictorian, Mr. Mignone was awarded course director awards for Traditional Art, Character Design and Creation, Game Art Creation, Visual Effects, Compositing and Scene Finishing and Demo Reel Creation.
Following graduation, Mr. Mignone gained employment at the Harrington Group as a 3D artist and compositor, handling 3D asset creation, tracking, scene integration and compositing. Mr. Mignone created a wide array of art assets from characters and weapons in a serious games (Cryengine, Unity 3D) to vehicles and animations for Virtual Maintenance Trainers.
After a year and a half, Mr. Mignone progressed from a 3D artist creating the materials to Vice President of Simulation and Training, solely responsible for the design, creation and implementation of all simulation projects. Under his direction, HGI created a wide assortment of programs from Virtual Maintenance Trainers and Medical Simulations to Mobile apps and CG training movies.
After joining STS, Mr. Mignone assumed responsibilities for the design and production of all training and simulation projects such as the HondaJet Virtual Maintenance Training System, the Falcon 7X Virtual Maintenance Training System, the M1A2 Training Project, the CC-115 Training Project, and the Specialized Reconnaissance Assault Transport System (SRATS) Virtual Maintenance Training Project.
Dr. Bob Wright
Dr. Bob Wright holds a Doctorate in Health Services Administration plus Master's degrees in Communicative Disorders and Health Care Administration. He is a Registered Nurse and practiced audiology in the Army Medical Department from 1982 to 1989.
During his career in nursing, Dr. Wright created the design for a joint therapy team to work effectively with stroke and brain injured patients. This became the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center (B.I.R.C.) at Orlando Health and is the most sophisticated center of its kind in the South.
In his Army career that spanned more than 26 years, then SFC Wright served as a Green Beret medic on Operational A Detachments with the 3rd, 6th and 20th Special Forces Groups. Following his commissioning as a Distinguished Military Graduate, he held a number of positions and commands in the Army Medical Department (AMMED). He was selected by the AMMED to represent the Army on the Department of Defense Tricare Demonstration Team. This program has gone on to provide world-class services for U.S. military personnel and their families.
Following his Army career, Dr. Wright served in several commercial healthcare contracting positions ranging from implementing Tricare in North Texas to developing the community based outpatient clinic programs for HealthNet Federal Services, Aliron International and the Department of Veterans Affairs. In that capacity, he managed a number of Veterans Administration clinics and contracts that ranged from Littleton, NH to Las Vegas, NV.
Dr. Wright then transitioned into the application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and led the Threshold Center for Autism for eight years. In this capacity, he coordinated the care for both residential patients and out-patients as well as training hundreds of employees on the principles of ABA and performance management. After departing Threshold, Dr. Wright founded Behavioral Education and Research Services, Inc. (BEARS) to expand the science of ABA and performance management into various fields such as aircraft maintenance training, driving training, security and the healthcare fields.
Dr. Wright received his formal ABA training with Dr. Jose Martinez-Diaz at the Florida Institute of Technology and was trained in performance management by Dr. Aubrey Daniels. Dr. Wright has successfully managed both sides of U.S. Government contracts working with and for the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Medical Department, U.S. Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs.