Curtis Conkey

NETC

Curtis Conkey, from NAVAIR, Orlando, is the Lead Engineer for the Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) Experimentation Lab. The lab is funded through NETC’s N9 Learning Strategies Division. The lab’s primary charter is to experiment with the appropriate application of gaming technology to US Navy training curriculum. The current focus is on Open Source Solutions, primarily the development of the Delta3D Simulation and Gaming engine with the MOVES Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School. He has prior experience in conventional simulation systems having worked with OnBoard Team Training applications for the Next Generation Virginia class submarine. Prior to his Navy career, Curtis completed 20 years with AT&T / Lucent Bell Laboratories where he managed the creation of next generation networking solutions for high profile customers. Curtis has a Bachelors Degree in Electronics Engineering, a Masters Degree in Computer Science (emphasis Computer Graphics) and is currently a Doctoral Student in Modeling and Simulation at the University of Central Florida.