What’s next Choctaw?Nathan Sparks, CEcD

Executive Director

October 29, 2018

www.florida-edc.org

Your Future – Things to Consider!

• What are you passionate about and is there a

market for it?

• Will there be a market for what you want to do

in the future?

• What educational path will get you there?

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Annual Local Earning$

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Current Unemployment Rates

As of Sept 2018

National Unemployment Rates

by Educational Attainment

SO… WHAT’S , AND

WHERE WILL THE JOBS BE IN

THE FUTURE?

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*Project(s) in this sector have

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Number of Jobs Per Sector

Projects October 2018

Emerging In-Demand Roles

• Software and Application Developers

• Ecommerce and Social Media Specialists

• Customer Service Workers

The Future of Jobs Report 2018

World Economic Forum

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Tim McDonald

Secretary/Treasurer,

Director of Business Excellence

• Founded July 1987

• Woman-Owned Small Business

• 155 Employee, Multi-Shift Operation

• Specialties include Precision Machining, Custom Machining, CNC Machining, and Precision CNC Machining

• Diverse customer base in Aerospace, Commercial, Defense and Medical Industries

Company Overview

Two State-of-the-

Art Local Facilities

65,000 SF Main

Facility located in

Fort Walton Beach

on Jet Drive

42,000 SF Metal

Finishing Division

located in the Fort

Walton Beach

Commerce &

Technology Park

on Anchors Street

Our Facilities

• CNC Machinist

• Program Manager

• Estimator / Planner

• Sheet Metal Fabricator

• Maintenance Supervisor

• Quality Assurance Inspector

• CMM Operator

• Aerospace Painters

Types of Careers We Offer

• High School Diploma/GED

• No experience required for Apprenticeship

• Experienced Machinists > 5 years

• Basic math skills

What do we look for in our employees?

Matt Zimmermann

CEO

• Software Engineering Company

– Founded in 2014 by seven programmers

– Currently employees 54 individuals

– Ramping up to 100 employees by end of 2020

• Develops military game-based training

Company Overview

• 13,000 SF of Class ‘A’ Office Space

• Located in the FWB Commerce & Technology Park

• Silicon Valley Work Environment

Our New Facility

• Software Engineering Manager

• Software Engineering

– Backend Development

– Frontend Development

– Specializations

• Software Test Engineer

– Manual Testing

– Automated Testing

– DevOps

Types of Careers We Offer

• Entry Level Positions

– Software Engineer Intern

– Software Test Engineer Intern

– Content Developer

• Required Prereqs

– Experience with technology

– Exposure to programming

– Two year degree (optional)

What do we look for in our employees?