Objective
Ship Manager for a company engaged in maritime shipbuilding, maintenance and modernization.
Experience
Program Principle Representative 2009 to 2011
Electric Boat, Inc. Groton, Ct.
Manage design/build taskings for the S6G MTS Conversion Program Office. Efforts to date include earlier than planned conversion specification delivery and below budget expenses at 40% of forecast.
Commanding Officer (Operations Director) 2007 to 2009
Naval Intermediate Maintenance Facility Silverdale, Wa.
Directed an integrated and diverse workforce of over 1,500 employees and a $115 million budget in support of all SSBN/SSGN-726(OHIO) class submarine refits, project management teams, engineering and planning, training, TRIPER, and associated capital assets and infrastructure.
Deputy Shipyard Commander (Operations Director) 2005 to 2007
PHNSY & IMF Pearl Harbor, Hi. Directed an integrated and diverse workforce of over 4,700 employees with a budget of $500 million in support of all ship fleet maintenance/alterations, training, and capital assets and infrastructure.
Executive Officer (Ship’s Docking Availability Director)USS Frank Cable (AS-40) 2003 to 2005
Guam
Directed and managed a diverse workforce of 1,200 Officers and Sailors in providing submarine support facilities and an own ship $50m facility upgrade that completed on time and on budget in parallel with submarine CMAVs.
XO/Port Operations Director 2002 to 2003 Naval Station Pearl Harbor PearlHarbor,Hi. Managed a diverse workforce of civilian, military and contractor employees with an operating budget of over $96 million in support of facilities and plant property. Flawlessly completed 2,500 harbor movements and planned a massive pier overhaul exceeding $883million.
Production Manager (Ship Manager) 1998 to 2002
Naval Submarine Support Facility New London, Ct.
Managed over 800 employees with an annual budget of $14 million in support of 18 ships. Successfully integrated private shipyard employees into a traditional military organization and adopted commercial work practices to improve efficiency, customer service and to reduce overhead.
Dock Master and Facility Manager 1996 to 1998
Shippingport (ARDM-4) New London, Ct.
Drydocked SSN-688 class nuclear submarines for maintenance and modernization. Reduced the annual operating budget by $1.6 million dollars by downsizing personnel numbers by 30%.
Various 1982 to 1996
U.S. Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet
Held ashore and afloat project management positions such as Operations, Quality and RadCon Managers in support of fleet maintenance and modernization.
Education
M.A.,Management Navy Corporate Business Course
Webster University Darden School of Business, U.Va.
B.A., Political Science LEAN/SS Greenbelt Training
Columbia College
Naval Nuclear Power Training ISO-9000/9001 Training
Certification
Skils
Operations Management
Reduce a $115 million annual operating budget through facility and technology efficiency. Actively championed a viable LEAN strategy that yielded a 71% reduction in machining process time, the reduction of two positions, and the facility-wide redistribution of $1 million in material inventory monies at the end-of-year.
Resource Management
Integrated production resources (trades) by the realigning nearly 700 bargaining unit employees to a more centralized management process (parent company) while yet maintaining excellent customer service and budget in support of the product line and schedule.
Communication
Implemented organizational restructuring (merger) which resulted in the creation of an annual strategic plan that communicated vision, expectation and end-state. Through just-in-time and long-term training and communication this successful endeavor helped employees meet both customer and corporate expectations.
Project Management
Successfully created a more business like organization utilizing activity based accounting tools and processes. This resulted in a leaner organization that re-distributed scarce resources to the areas that needed them most.
Safety Conscious
Improved employee industrial safety practices. Collaborated with OSHA to increase and transform safety awareness that resulted in a 65% reduction in recordable injuries and recognition as an OSHA VPP Star-Site.