1 00:00:03,180 --> 00:00:05,124 Hi , I'm Matt Toronto , Lieutenant 2 00:00:05,124 --> 00:00:07,402 Colonel of the United States Air Force . 3 00:00:07,402 --> 00:00:09,513 Recently retired , uh spent my career 4 00:00:09,513 --> 00:00:11,347 as an aerospace physiologist . I 5 00:00:11,347 --> 00:00:13,569 started initially in the Air Force with 6 00:00:13,569 --> 00:00:15,569 the desire to be an aviator . Later 7 00:00:15,569 --> 00:00:17,624 realizing that there may be more out 8 00:00:17,624 --> 00:00:19,791 there than just flying airplanes . And 9 00:00:19,791 --> 00:00:21,458 so I took some time to make a 10 00:00:21,458 --> 00:00:23,569 calculated pivot into another field , 11 00:00:23,569 --> 00:00:25,791 helping aviators do their job better in 12 00:00:25,791 --> 00:00:28,200 complex spaces . So I was able to 13 00:00:28,209 --> 00:00:30,320 continue to keep one ft in the flying 14 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,450 space , put one ft in the flight 15 00:00:32,459 --> 00:00:35,000 medicine , aerospace medical world and 16 00:00:35,009 --> 00:00:37,610 bridge those two together as time 17 00:00:37,619 --> 00:00:39,841 progressed in my career for the last 20 18 00:00:39,841 --> 00:00:42,630 years , the Air Force in a stroke of 19 00:00:42,639 --> 00:00:45,250 luck sent me to get a graduate degree 20 00:00:45,259 --> 00:00:47,439 in this field called human Systems 21 00:00:47,450 --> 00:00:49,394 integration , which was actually a 22 00:00:49,394 --> 00:00:51,409 really great fit leaving there and 23 00:00:51,419 --> 00:00:53,419 spending some time at the Air Force 24 00:00:53,419 --> 00:00:55,889 research lab recognized the reality 25 00:00:56,020 --> 00:00:58,187 that we continue to struggle to really 26 00:00:58,187 --> 00:00:59,853 understand this interface and 27 00:00:59,853 --> 00:01:01,964 relationship between humans and their 28 00:01:01,964 --> 00:01:04,131 weapon systems and the mission that we 29 00:01:04,131 --> 00:01:07,199 go to do and performance is extremely 30 00:01:07,209 --> 00:01:09,376 complicated . But we spent three years 31 00:01:09,376 --> 00:01:11,487 developing a standardized approach to 32 00:01:11,487 --> 00:01:13,709 really investigating that in a way that 33 00:01:13,709 --> 00:01:15,931 we've never done before . I think we've 34 00:01:15,931 --> 00:01:18,042 cracked some codes in terms of really 35 00:01:18,050 --> 00:01:19,849 bringing some insight into this 36 00:01:19,860 --> 00:01:22,669 interface between our operators and the 37 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,902 technology we're developing to continue 38 00:01:24,902 --> 00:01:28,449 to maintain our competitive edge . So 39 00:01:28,459 --> 00:01:30,181 I'll tell you , I had a really 40 00:01:30,181 --> 00:01:32,015 interesting career and I've been 41 00:01:32,015 --> 00:01:34,181 blessed with a lot of opportunities to 42 00:01:34,181 --> 00:01:36,515 succeed in a lot of obstacles in my way . 43 00:01:36,515 --> 00:01:38,348 And what I found the key to some 44 00:01:38,348 --> 00:01:38,220 success , at least partially 45 00:01:38,230 --> 00:01:40,260 responsible for that is showing to 46 00:01:40,269 --> 00:01:42,269 those obstacles with some amount of 47 00:01:42,269 --> 00:01:44,436 grit to overcome them . And so I think 48 00:01:44,436 --> 00:01:46,436 if I was to preach one thing to the 49 00:01:46,436 --> 00:01:49,069 next generation is to be aggressive and 50 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,650 look for opportunities . 51 00:01:54,769 --> 00:01:57,069 There were those that preceded me in my 52 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,809 line of work and this was my time to 53 00:01:59,819 --> 00:02:03,699 continue to expand our knowledge and to 54 00:02:03,709 --> 00:02:05,653 create the footsteps necessary for 55 00:02:05,653 --> 00:02:07,876 people to follow that guide them in the 56 00:02:07,876 --> 00:02:10,098 right direction . So as we go forward , 57 00:02:10,098 --> 00:02:12,153 it's going to be absolutely critical 58 00:02:12,153 --> 00:02:13,931 that we communicate well and we 59 00:02:13,931 --> 00:02:16,153 continue to push forward and we live in 60 00:02:16,153 --> 00:02:18,153 one of the most exciting ever , not 61 00:02:18,153 --> 00:02:17,785 just in flight . You know , that's 62 00:02:17,794 --> 00:02:20,315 probably more exciting than the 63 00:02:20,324 --> 00:02:22,268 invention of the jet engine . It's 64 00:02:22,268 --> 00:02:24,380 super important that we work together 65 00:02:24,380 --> 00:02:26,335 as a team and continue to do the 66 00:02:26,345 --> 00:02:28,384 nation's work . So exploring those 67 00:02:28,395 --> 00:02:30,964 spaces is not an easy task , but we've 68 00:02:30,975 --> 00:02:33,197 risen to the challenge as a nation over 69 00:02:33,197 --> 00:02:34,864 and over again . And I've got 70 00:02:34,864 --> 00:02:34,794 confidence in those behind us to 71 00:02:34,804 --> 00:02:35,714 continue to do that .