The Major Initiatives are led by Team Leads and Assistant Leads, who:

  • are from NSRP member yards
  • are nominated by the Executive Control Board
  • provide technical oversight on projects aligned with their Major Initiatives
  • provide input and recommendations on key elements of the Program.

BUSINESS PROCESSES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Business Processes Lead: Jeff Schaedig – General Dynamics NASSCO
Information Technologies Lead: Mark Debbink-  Newport News Shipbuilding

INFRASTRUCTURE & SUPPORT

Lead (Safety): Stewart Moore – General Dynamics Electric Boat
Assistant Lead (Workforce): Ryan Lee – Austal USA

SHIP DESIGN & MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Lead: David Rice- Newport News Shipbuilding
Assistant Lead: Daniel Sfiligoi – General Dynamics NASSCO

SHIP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

Lead: Gary Zimak- Newport News Shipbuilding
Assistant Lead: Kirk Daniels – General Dynamics Electric Boat

MAJOR INITIATIVE TEAM LEADS-AT-LARGE

The Major Initiative Team Leads-at-Large were included to broaden the “bench strength” of the Major Initiative Leadership. All MITLs-at-Large meet the same criteria as the other MITLs and fulfill similar responsibilities but are not assigned a specific Major Initiative.

Steve Cogswell – BAE Systems-Southeast Shipyards

Tony Ardito–  Austal USA

John Walks – Ingalls Shipbuilding

Mark Poitras – Bath Iron Works

Shawn Wilkerson – Ingalls Shipbuilding

* To obtain email addresses for extended team members, please send all requests to NSRP.