Ship Production Panels

NSRP Panel Officers

Business Processes Panel
Provides a public forum for discussing all principal business processes - from initial business strategy development through post-delivery customer service - required to rapidly and effectively respond to the marketplace.

Panel Chair: Ken Clarke - Newport News Shipbuilding
Vice-Chair: Pat Roberts - ShipConstructor

Electrical Technologies Panel

Provides a public forum for discussing and investigating all electrical issues as they relate to the current and future shipbuilding/ship repair industry and its customers. The Electrical Technologies Panel, established in 2009, is the newest NSRP panel.

Panel Chair: Gary Zimak - Newport News Shipbuilding
Vice-Chair: Erik Bjorkner - Ingalls Shipbuilding

Environmental Panel

Discussing environmental compliance issues as they relate to the shipbuilding/repair industry and its customers.

Panel Chair: Pat Killeen - Signal
Vice-Chair: Brian McVey - Ingalls Shipbuilding

Information Technologies Panel

Discussing the underlying systems infrastructure required to support the other initiatives, with emphasis being given to the tools that reduce principal business processes - from initial business strategy development through post-delivery customer service - required to rapidly and effectively respond to the marketplace.

Panel Chair: Dr. Burton Gischner - Electric Boat
Vice-Chair: Gerald Radack - PiLog USA

Planning, Production Processes & Facilities Panel

Discussing the principal manufacturing process, equipment, planning, and other activities used to transform purchased materials (e.g., raw steel plates, structural shapes, components) and systems into completed products.

Panel Chair: Tonya Boney - Ingalls Shipbuilding
Vice-Chair: Ken Fast - Electric Boat

Risk Management Panel

Discussing the functions of providing and maintaining a physical plant capable of assembling, modifying and repairing ships in an efficient, safe, controllable and ecologically acceptable manner and, in doing so, reduce work-related injuries/illnesses and their associated costs.

Panel Chair: Jack Shea - Electric Boat
Workers Compensation Committee Co-Chair: Angella Thompson - Vigor Shipyard
Workers Compensation Committee Co-Chair: Louise Holleran - NASSCO
Safety & Health Committee Co-Chair: Yaniv Zagagi - BAE Systems
Safety & Health Committee Co-Chair: Laura Mathisen - Bath Iron Works

Ship Design & Material Technologies Panel

Discussing the parametric design rules, metrics, detail design, and materials standards, engineering data, and advanced product designs and materials to support the rapid and efficient development of the next generation of high performance ships.

Panel Chair: Dave Wood - Ingalls Shipbuilding
Vice-Chair: John Malone - Consultant

Surface Preparation & Coatings Panel

Discussing specifications, receipt inspection of materials, preparation for coating, application of coatings, personnel protection, and clean-up and environmental compliance, as they relate to the shipbuilding/repair industry and its customers.

Panel Chair: Steve Cogswell - BAE Systems
Vice-Chair: Judie Blakey - NASSCO

Welding Technology Panel

Discussing methods and processes to improve the technology of welding, cutting, forming and burning as it pertains to and is applied to the shipbuilding/repair industry and its customers.

Panel Chair: Lee Kvidahl - Ingalls Shipbuilding
Vice-Chair: Mike Sullivan - NASSCO

Workforce Development Panel

Discussing issues, approaches, resources and programs to meet the needs of people and organizations. The Panel ensures that technologies implemented from NSRP and Panel projects consider the required supporting areas of Education & Training, Tech-Transfer, Organizational Change and Human Resources.

Panel Chair: Mark McCoy - NASSCO
Vice-Chair: Dave Bennett - Newport News Shipbuilding

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