February 2019
THE FORCE BEHIND THE FLEET
Shapingthe
FUTURE Strategic Campaign Plan Rollout
NSWC Panama City Division
Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace
About the Publication
THE FORCE BEHIND THE FLEET
February 2019 | Vol. 7 Issue 2
The Coastal Compass is published monthly by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and is an authorized medium for news of general interest about employees of NSWC PCD and their work. Contents of Coastal Compass are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the Department of Defense or Department of the Navy. The Coastal Compass’ content is provided and prepared by the NSWC PCD Office of Public and Congressional Affairs (Code 1031). For details about submissions, call 230-7400 or email: W_PNMA_NSWCPCD_PAO@navy.mil Download a digital copy at issuu.com/nswcpcd To contact NSWC PCD’s Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline call: 234-4462.
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The February 2019 Coastal Compass theme introduces the NSWC PCD 2018 Strategic Plan Campaign. After months of planning, the Command leadership are excited to reveal the plan to the workforce. Cover photos: U.S. Navy photos by Anthony Powers and Eddie Green
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division is proud to announce the FY19-23 Strategic Campaign Plan. Read about he three objectives on pg.6 and the four Core Values pg.9.
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STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN PLAN ROLLOUT
Foreword by the Commanding Officer I have the extreme honor to unveil Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Strategic Campaign Plan. At the heart of this strategy, you will see our vision capitalizes on the last five years of success, a renewed set of Core Values, and a plan that will serve as the backbone for every business decision we will make as we work to realize our new vision of Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace.
By Capt. Aaron Peters NSWC PCD Commanding Officer
This evolution of our Strategic Campaign Plan is centered on achieving three main strategic goals: Rapidly Deliver Solutions to Ensure Warfighting Dominance, Be the Undisputed Technical Expert Throughout the Littoral Battlespace, and Be Recognized as a Model Organization, with a focus on our refined Core Values of Integrity, Commitment, Courage, and Respect, and a fresh, new commitment to collaboration and customer satisfaction that applies to every employee in every code.
To achieve our vision, we will embrace the Warfare Center One Team approach in developing these solutions, and collaborate across the Warfare Centers, systems commands, and with Fleet operators to deliver technically viable solutions. Concurrently, we will become a model organization that sets the standard for technical and business operations. When we succeed, we will be recognized as an employer of choice known for hiring the best and brightest, where diversity and inclusion is celebrated, and our work is technically superior.
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To expand the advantage for our naval forces, we will become a rapid and agile organization, creating an environment where innovation can flourish, leading to rapid solutions that meet the warfighter’s challenges within the Littoral Battlespace - from seabed to space.
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NSWC PCD has an important role as we support the National Defense Strategy, the Chief of Naval Operation’s Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority and the Naval Sea Systems Command Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage. To manage our work and provide the best products and services to our Fleet customers, sponsors and stakeholders, we will use this plan to guide our work each and every day. This is an exciting time for our people, and this plan gives us an invigorating perspective on our work, and identifies opportunities for our command to succeed in new ways. We are creating new partnerships that will enable us to rapidly prototype technical capabilities like never before in our history, and it’s truly an exciting time. To expand the advantage for our naval forces, we will become a rapid and agile organization, creating an environment where innovation can flourish, leading to rapid solutions that meet the warfighter’s challenges within the Littoral Battlespace - from seabed to space. We will push the boundaries of science and technology, enhance business and engineering capabilities, remove obstacles and barriers to success, and instill a culture of affordable solutions across all our mission areas. This Strategic Campaign Plan also serves as a public commitment to our Fleet customers as we continue to listen to our Sailors and Marines, our sponsors and stakeholders, as well as our academic and industry partners. We will work smarter than ever before to ultimately be known as the undisputed expert throughout the Littoral Battlespace. Take pride when you tell people where you work because together, we will achieve this vision. We are the Warfare Center the Warfighter Needs – We are NSWC Panama City Division.
- Capt. Aaron Peters, USN Commanding Officer 4 | Coastal Compass | NSWC Panama City Division
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Strategic Campaign Plan FY19 - FY23 Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace
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Strategic Campaign Plan
GOALS + Objectives Rapidly Deliver Solutions to Ensure Warfighting Dominance • Decrease Time to Deliver Products/Services • Increase Agility to Meet Emerging Needs • Expand Naval Superiority
Be the Undisputed Technical Expert Throughout the Littoral Battlespace • Establish a Deep Technical Bench • Shape Future Littoral Battlespace Operations • Be Recognized Internationally as the Technical Leader
Be Recognized as a Model Organization • Be the Employer of Choice • Be the Partner of Choice • Be the Collaborator of Choice
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Shaping the FUTURE Strategic Campaign Plan
Expanded Future Statement At NSWC PCD,
we solve warfighter challenges in the littoral battlespace. To expand the advantage for our Naval Forces, we will become a rapid and agile organization, creating an environment where innovation can flourish, leading to rapid solutions that meet the warfighter’s challenges within the Littoral Battlespace. We will push the boundaries of science and technology, enhance business and engineering capabilities, remove obstacles and barriers to success, and instill a culture of affordable solutions across all our mission areas.
We will embrace a One Team approach in developing these solutions, collaborating with partners
across the Naval Research and Development Enterprise, industry, and academia to solve technical issues to meet warfighting challenges. We will be a model organization, setting the standard for technical and business operations. We will accomplish this by continually expanding our technical and business excellence across the organization; by exchanging ideas with our partners, and rapidly implementing those ideas into solutions using state-of-the-art innovative facilities, tools, and processes.
We will be the employer of choice for the “best and brightest� workforce where diversity and inclusion is celebrated and opportunities abound for all. We will be the provider of choice for the customer, relied on for first-time quality at a fair price; exercise our technical authority and engineering agent responsibilities; and be committed to serving the Navy as collaborator of choice, bridging the gap between Fleet needs and the technical community to ensure the best product for the warfighter. We will extend our core expertise to include the entire littoral battlespace, from seabed to space. We will be leaders in unmanned systems, automation, and asymmetric solutions, providing the warfighter with solutions balanced across risk, time, cost, and performance. We will be branded as an organization known for delivering excellence and ensuring warfighting dominance through empowered people who exhibit integrity, commitment, courage, and respect.
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VISION Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace
To be trusted to do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Commitment
Integrity
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To our nation, to our Navy, and to each other; to have passion for our work, to be focused on the warfighter; and to bring, every day, a determination to get the job done.
CORE VALUES Courage
Respect
You are a part of history
To be technically assertive; to be a responsible risk taker; to speak truth to power even when the message is unpopular; to remain steadfast to overcome the challenges that lie ahead.
To create a safe and supportive environment to all; to embrace diversity and teamwork; to treat others as they would like to be treated.
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Strategic Campaign Plan
S T R AT E G I C A N A LY S T
SPOTLIGHT By Kimberly Ten Broeck, NSWC PCD Strategic Analyst
With each new fiscal year (FY) comes new changes. In FY19, I have been selected as Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Strategic Analyst. In this role, I am responsible for the development and assessment of NSWC PCD’s strategic and business plans to ensure workforce shaping, organizational infrastructure, and resource health is aligned with NSWC PCD’s strategies. As you know, this month we released the FY19-23 Strategic Campaign Plan. You may be asking yourself “Why is the strategic plan important?” and “Why does it matter to me?” The FY19-23 Strategic Campaign Plan is important because it establishes a shared vision and direction for the Command over the next five years. It is a compass to direct our technical and business execution, human capital management, and budget allocations.
All members of the organization should be able to trace their function directly to the Strategic Campaign Plan and easily identify how they are contributing or how they can improve the future of NSWC PCD according to the outlined goals. These goals take a long-term perspective and are ambitious, yet achievable. We should not limit ourselves to current processes, capabilities or constraints. Strategic planning drives innovation and improvement within an organization. While our core values and mission are absolute, all else is changeable. In fact, these elements need to be changed to accommodate an ever-changing world. The plan focuses on cultural changes in the organization: increased agility to rapidly deliver solutions to the warfighter, growing our technical expertise to be the undisputed leaders in the Littoral Battlespace, and becoming a model organization. Who wouldn’t want that?
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It is important that we are all in as One Team. Successful strategic plans are characterized by their ability to become a significant part of the lives of all employees. You can’t think your way into a new way of acting, you must act your way into a new way of thinking. - Kimberly Ten Broeck Strategic Analyst, NSWC PCD
It is important that we are all in as One Team. Successful strategic plans are characterized by their ability to become a significant part of the lives of all employees. You can’t think your way into a new way of acting, you must act your way into a new way of thinking. Join the conversation and follow along on our Wiki page as we embark on this strategic journey to ensure warfighting dominance in the littoral battlespace.
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Strategic Campaign Plan We will remain the world’s finest Navy by fighting each and every minute to achieve excellence in everything we do. Our rivals are intent on taking the lead from us— we must pick up the pace and deny them. We cannot be satisfied with achieving minimum standards— we are a Navy focused on being the best we can be, every day. I am counting on you. I am honored and proud to lead the Navy team. - Adm. John M. Richardson, USN Chief of Naval Operations
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What does the Strategic Plan mean to every NSWC PCD employee? The Strategic Plan defines the principles that will enable everyone to be an innovative member of this organization, empowered and driven to excel in everything we do. The core values of integrity, commitment, courage and respect, outlined in the Strategic Plan, will serve to guide the work we do, the way we conduct ourselves and will be reflected in the products, decisions, and services we provide. U.S. Navy photo by Anthony Powers
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Strategic Campaign Plan
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"Why do you believe your goal is important to the overall Strategic Campaign Plan?"
Rapidly Deliver Solutions to Ensure Warfighting Dominance Goal Lead: Sheila Schnoering (SSTM)
As the Champion for Goal #1, I believe this goal is important to the campaign plan and NSWC PCD's future for a number of reasons. The National Defense Strategy and A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority 2.0 both cite an increasing complex global security environment and a shrinking U.S. competitive advantage. Rapid technological advancements, growth of strategic competitors and the growth of non-traditional or non-state actors have created a sense of urgency for us to become more agile and innovative in order to maintain and expand the advantage over our competitors and the global community. NSWC PCD must become that agile organization by ensuring we understand the needs of our warfighters, by pursuing breakthroughs in new technologies, by challenging the barriers of traditional thinking, by focusing our people and resources on the highest priorities, and most importantly, by delivering warfighter capabilities at the speed of relevance! We must also have a culture that will act on the best ideas, regardless of where they come from within the organization. Responsible risk taking, high velocity learning and a culture of innovation and experimentation are all attributes that will help us realize this goal and will be critical to the success of the entire NSWC PCD Strategic Campaign Plan.
Be the Undisputed Technical Expert Throughout the Littoral Battlespace Goal Lead: Dr. Peter Adair (SL)
Goal #2 is in direct alignment with Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage. As a NAVSEA Warfare Center, we exist to help the Navy determine and develop the capabilities it needs. Our strategic goal at PCD is to do this for operational missions within the entire littoral battlespace. Fundamental to the Strategic Campaign Plan, Goal #2 was established so PCD will be positioned to deliver technically superior solutions across the entire littoral warfighting domain, from seabed to space. We want to be recognized as the organization that understands all of the relevant operational missions and will help shape the future of warfighting in the littorals. I believe that through Goal #2, we will have the in-house technical leadership and expertise, along with strategic partnerships, to provide warfighter solutions balanced across risk, time, cost, and performance across the entire littoral battlespace.
Be Recognized as a Model Organization Goal Lead: John Hutton (SSTM)
I consider Strategic Goal #3 to be the very heart of our Strategic Campaign Plan. The objectives of Goal #3 define key attributes of a model and world class organization and achieving these objectives will enhance our support of the warfighter, our primary mission. Model organizations have high employee satisfaction and attract and retain top talent by providing meaningful and challenging work and a positive, diverse, and inclusive work environment. These organizations have state-of-the art facilities, tools, and training. They empower their employees, foster a culture of innovation, and provide good handson work and opportunities for professional growth. Model organizations have high customer satisfaction, providing first-time quality and good value. They have effective and efficient processes and practices. They are agile, innovative, and adaptable to address their customers' needs. They are recognized nationally and internationally for their subject matter expertise and accomplishments. Model organizations are sought out as collaborators and contributors by other organizations. They are reputable, credible and trustworthy. They foster a culture of collaboration, teamwork and promote high velocity learning, seeing problems, swarming to solve those problems, sustaining, and sharing the solutions. As we achieve the objectives, NSWC PCD will be the Warfare Center that the warfighter needs in order to Ensure Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace.
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Black History Month
Diversity Keely Westbrook, Computer Scientist Spotlight
Keely Westbrook, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) computer scientist, earned a Bachelor’s degree in computer science from Alabama A&M University in 2012. In December 2016, Westbrook began his career with NSWC PCD’s Modular Integration Division (Command and Control Branch) as a rotational position supporting the Chief Engineer’s office. After his first year at NSWC PCD, Westbrook transitioned positions to the Information Technology Division. Today, Westbrook supports the web development team in developing and maintaining web applications. Westbrook provides support in granting employees access into the Naval Systems Engineering Resource Center (NSERC) and iNAVSEA SharePoint sites, along with providing technical assistance. Additionally, Westbrook supports Naval Sea System Command’s People’s Integrated Essential Resource (PIER) effort by supporting web assistance and troubleshooting. "I believe life presents us with challenging experiences, teaching that there is no substitute for hard work and dedication, which ultimately leads to success." – Keely Westbrook, Computer Scientist, NSWC PCD
FIAR The Department of Defense completed the first full financial statement audit for Fiscal Year 2018 by an Independent Public Accountant with assistance from the DoD Inspector General. The audit resulted in a Disclaimer of Opinion. The audit is not a onetime event and will occur every year going forward.
Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness
Every step of the way, people every day throughout the U.S. Navy are involved in the data that is produced, entered into systems, reported on, and used to make the decisions that enable the U.S. Navy to achieve its mission.
KEY TAKEAWAYS • • • • •
Remove excess Inventory and OM&S from shelves, implement standard processes, improve accuracy of records, and execute wall-to-wall count Execute 100% count of Real Property assets in FY 2019 Update IT systems and controls and retire legacy systems Consolidate all legacy accounting systems into one system (ERP) by 2021 and modernize ERP Eliminate reimbursable transactions within the same appropriation
Link to the Audit report for additional details: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmo/Documents/18NavyWCF_AFRdraft11-14v2.pdf
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Annual Awards 2018 N AVA L S U R F A C E WA R F A R E C E N T E R
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PANAMA CITY, Florida – Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) held the 2018 Annual Award ceremony and State of the Division address Feb. 6, 2019 to recognize exceptional employees and their achievements during fiscal year 2018.
For a distinguished career while serving in support of NSWC PCD. Robert Biano began his illustrious career at the Naval Coastal Systems Center in 1981. Quickly recognized for his breadth of knowledge and unrelenting hard work, Biano became a valuable asset to the Command. Over the years, he has directed numerous efforts in the development of complex software models, and even today, the systems he launched more than 25 years earlier, are still being used to facilitate decisions concerning multi-billion dollar procurements. Among his many accomplishments, he became one of the first at NSWC PCD to work in the area of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence, due largely to his noted success in leading technical teams. His innate ability to inspire and motivate others was instrumental in managing teams that produced quality products that Robert L. Biano furthered the capabilities of the U. S. Navy. Inducted into Hall of Fame Additionally, he positively impacted the careers of countless scientists and engineers as they tackled some of the most challenging tasks ever attempted by the Command. His unyielding dedication to technical integrity and the principles of sound engineering practice continues to serve as the litmus test for an entire generation of senior engineers and technical leaders. For his commendable service, Biano is recognized as the 2018 Hall of Fame Award recipient.
U.S. Navy Photos by Eddie Green
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Annual Awards 2018 EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT For providing exemplary technical excellence, while serving in support of the NSWC PCD, Mine Warfare Directorate and Warfare Analysis Branch. In 2018, as the laboratory’s lead for the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Gap Analysis, Waymire was responsible for identifying capability gaps for the U.S. Navy’s current and future MCM force. The results of the analysis were used to inform the MCM acquisition community on performance gaps that need to be filled in order to fully support current Fleet Operation Plan requirements. During this period, she applied her technical knowledge with insight and innovation, and expertly leveraged her experience in conducting and analyzing Fleet war games in order to determine relevant operation mission requirements.
Emily C. Waymire
O U T S TA N D I N G O R G A N I Z AT I O N S U P P O R T For exemplary efforts while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Contracts Department. In 2018, as a contract specialist, Charlene Buduo played a significant role in implementing Command initiatives to streamline contracting processes and reduce Procurement Acquisition Lead Time. During this period, she applied her cost analysis and negotiating expertise to successfully award a highly complex, multimillion-dollar follow-on contract for Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis Production Units, saving the Department of the Navy almost 10 million dollars over the life of the contract. Buduo proactively performed many procurement tasks concurrently to provide the mandatory acquisition strategy documentation, the statement of work, the independent government estimate, and the justification to award a sole source contract.
Charlene A. Buduo
O U T S TA N D I N G O R G A N I Z AT I O N S U P P O R T For exceptional efforts while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Property Management Division. As an Inventory Accuracy Officer, Joshua Peters leveraged his expert knowledge in inventory and supply management to establish a first class inventory management program at NSWC PCD. In 2018, he coordinated and led a massive overhaul of inventory that resulted in greatly increasing the physical accuracy of materials, as well as the collection of more than $800K for the Property Service Cost Center. Additionally, Peters took the lead to correct all financial discrepancies involving long term sales orders. This resulted in a clean slate at the end of Fiscal Year 2018. Peters also designed and implemented an inventory spot check program that identified specific issues and led to the development of processes to correct underlying problems inherent in inventory accuracy.
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Annual Awards 2018 C O L L A B O R AT I O N E X C E L L E N C E For outstanding teamwork while serving in support of NSWC PCD. The Pandora team is comprised of dedicated engineers from multiple disciplines across three technical departments conducting research on deployment options for a variety of payloads in a science and technology effort funded by the Office of Naval Research, Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department. Patents are pending for the Automatic Payload Release Mechanism Utilizing Fluid Pressure Change and the Deployable Modular Canister for Underwater Encapsulation of Payloads. The team incorporated novel solutions to overcome engineering challenges presented by autonomous, deep water systems, significantly reducing the cost and complexity of their prototype model.
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NEW PROFESSIONAL EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Jarred M. Kinder
For extraordinary efforts while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Airborne Systems Branch. Jarred came onboard in March 2015 with a maturity level beyond his years. As an Electrical Engineer for the Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) Destructor, he provided a wide variety of support and quickly established himself as a tremendous asset to the team. While serving as the government witness for the AMNS Environmental Qualification Testing, the government and contract team was so impressed by his contributions, they requested he remain onsite throughout the testing. Jarred has continually increased his technical expertise and contributions to the Navy by serving as the AMNS Data Collector during the Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Technical Evaluation on the Littoral Combat Ship; providing integral support contractor procurement and fabrication for an AMNS off-site testing MILVAN, and assisted the prime contractor in investigating root cause of erratic motor movement and electrical spark issues with new battery charges for the AMNS destructors.
NEW PROFESSIONAL EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT For exceptional efforts while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Off-Board Systems Development Branch. Willis Walker provided outstanding engineering and test support to the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Seaframe, Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), and Knifefish projects. His technical capabilities and creative approach led to significant contributions for the LCS Seaframe, including the creation of new procedures as well as the modification of existing ones. As a mechanical engineer skilled in SolidWorks, Walker created many models in support of the LCS Seaframe project. However, his most significant contribution was creating the Independence Ship SolidWorks model to enable virtual fit checks for embark, debark, launch, and recovery. Additionally, he has become an important member of the MCM USV engineering and test team.
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Annual Awards 2018 O U T S TA N D I N G F L E E T S U P P O R T
Underwater Mine Countermeasures Tactics Team*
For superior Fleet-driven efforts while serving in support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Tactics Branch. In 2018, the Underwater Mine Countermeasures (UMCM) Tactics team maximized their potential in the execution of the Commanding Officer’s top priority to support the warfighter. Unparalleled teamwork and cross-training allowed this technically gifted team to answer an ever-increasing demand for support from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community. The team successfully executed five of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Tactics Continuum in Support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Forces, including three mobile training team continuums. Additionally, the team successfully hosted two Expeditionary MCM Company Naval Integration Exercises in Panama City, Florida, and a Certification Exercise in Port Hueneme, California, providing hands-on training and aiding staff in mission analysis and assessment.
O U T S TA N D I N G I N N O VAT I O N
Expeditionary Eye (ExEye) Team
For exceptionally inventive efforts while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Sensing Sciences and Systems Division. The Expeditionary Eye (ExEye) team developed and demonstrated rapid prototype micro-unmanned aerial system (UAS) technology to provide Marine Corps Infantry Fire Team and Squad level elements, affordable, easily deployed, and expendable Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) UASs at the tactical level. The ExEye ISR information gathered not only contributes to the planning phase of any mission, but was designed to be deployed during the execution phase by enabling relay of valuable instride data on terrain, and enemy movements and positions. Within an 8-week design and Rapid Prototyping phase, the ExEye team took an innovative approach to development by integrating Commercial Off-the-Shelf parts and 3-D printing technologies, allowing ExEye to be quickly fielded at minimal costs and placed directly into the hands of warfighters for immediate mission employment.
O U T S TA N D I N G I N N O VAT I O N For supremely creative efforts while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Maritime Mission Systems Division. In 2018, the Fluctuating Altitude Simulation Technology (FAST) team delivered a fully functional aircraft cabin simulator system to the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) to enable and manned testing. The FAST cabin is the first step in identifying, and if possible, mitigating or eliminating environmental factors causing Physiological Events during military aircraft flights. These Physiological Events can result in mild to severe pilot performance degradation, temporary loss of aircraft control, or even aircraft crashes. The FAST team used their life support expertise to meet this urgent need, rapidly developing the technology by pursuing parallel paths and the clever use of existing assets. The FAST team was able to go from refining requirements in November 2017 to delivering a fully functional system to NEDU in May 2018.
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* Individual names for each team listed on page 20
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Annual Awards 2018 O U T S TA N D I N G P R O G R A M S U C C E S S For providing outstanding leadership and program management while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Unmanned Systems Automation and Prototyping Division. In 2018, Dudinsky was responsible for managing several Office of Naval Research (ONR) efforts to include the Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Based Mine Neutralization project and the Pandora project. Under his leadership, the cross Warfare Center Pandora Team rapidly designed, fabricated, and demonstrated undersea encapsulation technology for deploying a variety of payloads. Additionally, the USV Based Mine Neutralization project developed technologies to enable a future expendable mine neutralizer capable of destroying a variety of mine threats while simultaneously reducing the per unit cost.
John D. Dudinsky
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE For providing unparalleled technical knowledge while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Tactical Systems Branch. In 2018, as the Expeditionary Sea Base System Engineer, Reinhardt went above and beyond to ensure the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence integration effort was executed flawlessly. His knowledge on a multitude of subject matters is matched only by his initiative to tackle complicated challenges that directly impact the warfighter. He seamlessly integrated systems that have significantly reduced ownership costs, collaborated on solutions to ensure proper configuration management and sustainment of critical assets, and immersed himself in processes to fully understand requirements and capabilities of the systems he is called on to design or improve.
Kyle S. Reinhardt
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE For providing exceptional technical knowledge while serving in support of NSWC PCD Technology Development and Evaluation Branch. In 2018, Sovel was responsible for the monumental task of leading all Smart Mining technical efforts. As a Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation and Demonstration project, there were many challenges to overcome in order to demonstrate advanced maritime mining capabilities within one year. One such challenge was to implement a new approach to leave design space and trade space open, allowing consideration of different approaches, as well as the acceptance of failure (Fail Fast). James took these challenges head on by utilizing existing tools and processes to attack the multifaceted problem.
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U.S. Navy photos by Eddie Green
Annual Awards 2018 E X E M P L A RY L E A D E R S H I P For providing exceptionally superior leadership while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Mine Warfare Sustainment Division. In 2018, McWilliams served as the Program Manager for the SeaFox program, a mine neutralization unmanned underwater vehicle launched from the MH53 helicopter or from a Mine Countermeasures Ship. McWilliams’s leadership of the large and technically complex SeaFox project has been instrumental in improving both the fleet’s operational readiness and relationships with geographically-diverse stakeholders, both government and industry, including PMS 495, NSWC PCD, NSWC Indian Head, NUWC Newport, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic, 5th Fleet Surface and Airborne Mine Countermeasures Units, prime contractor, and NATO Sea Fox users.
Angela N. McWilliams
O U T S TA N D I N G T E A M A C H I E V E M E N T For superior joint effort while serving in support of NSWC PCD. The Set Based Design Evaluation Tool (SET) Team is recognized for outstanding collaboration and superb software application development in the implementation of SET as the primary analysis tool that supported an innovative accelerated acquisition methodology called the tactics and technology exploration and experimentation method. They designed it to help rapidly inform prototyping investments across the Navy and Marine Corps, and it is being used to help quickly respond to high-priority urgent or emerging operational needs. The first end-to-end exercise implemented SET was the Urban 5th Generation, Advanced Naval Technology Exercise that was held in March 2018 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
Set Based Design Team*
O U T S TA N D I N G T E A M A C H I E V E M E N T For working tirelessly in the planning and execution of the recruitment and hiring of college graduating scientists and engineers in support of NSWC PCD. The Fiscal Year (FY) 18 Hiring team developed an ambitious and aggressive fall and spring recruiting schedule focusing on colleges of engineering and science that offer a wide base of diversity. Each member of the team contributed the time and resources necessary to participate in High Velocity Learning events to define and refine hiring processes and procedures, arrange travel, attend job fairs, interview prospective candidates, select candidates, and provide on-the-spot job offers to selected candidates. The team adopted a can-do attitude, doing whatever it took to meet diversity and hiring goals.
FY18 Hiring Team*
* Individual names for each team listed on page 20
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Annual Awards 2018 DR. DAVID P. SKINNER OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING
Dr. Michael M. Rosenthal
For exceptional scientific solutions while serving in support of NSWC PCD, Unmanned Systems, Automation, and Processing Division. In 2018, in his role as a mathematical statistician, Dr. Rosenthal successfully executed the challenging task of converting key Mine Countermeasures (MCM) risk-based blackbox executables into internally maintained clearbox versions. Clearbox software availability is a critical first step to allow for any future improvements to the MCM risk modules in Minenet Tactical. This tremendous accomplishment was made more difficult by the lack of sufficient blackbox documentation. However, Dr. Rosenthal cleverly devised a tool called a Blackbox Input Output Mediator that simplified the complicated web of input and output dependencies between programs, providing software developers controls that were not previously available.
PAT E N T AWA R D E E S 1. Robert Woodall and Felipe Garcia Portable Shelter 2. Dr. James L. Prater Jr. Methods And Systems for Resolution of Sonar Images 3. Tesfaye G-Michael, Dr. Daniel Sternlicht, Bradley Marchand, James D. Tucker, and Timothy Marston Automated Change Detection for Synthetic Aperture Sonar 4. Chris Bottomy, Marshall Black and Chris Smith Gas Detection Flow Rate Controller 5. Dr. James L. Prater Jr. and Jose Fernandez System for Calculating Placement of a Sonar Array Group photo of this year's inventors recognized for their patent and presented a certificate at the 2018 NSWC PCD Annual Award ceremony on Feb. 6, 2019. Congratulations!
6. Frank Downs Bionic Cochlea Having Piezoelectric Nanowires of an Internal Membrane 7. Robert Conner Minimally Invasive Surface Attachment Apparatus 8. W. Scott Howell and Phillip Gabriel Allen In-Line Rotating Support Assembly for Exhaust Nozzle
*T E A M S PANDORA TEAM John G. Brady IV Lee F. Cofer Jason S. Boxerman Joseph W. Jacquemin Erik Molina Timothy B. Pride Amy L. Laguna Mitch M. Gavrilash Jason J. Price John J. Kady Dr. Kresimir Odorcic Bryan C. Reynoso David H. Wilbanks William P. Porter Joshua L. Roddenberry David J. Jennings
UNDERWATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES TACTICS TEAM Lorene A. Adams Angela A. Anderson Bryon W. Timbs John C. Sebelle Michael A. Crisp Steven S. Meyer EX-EYE TEAM Russell R. Wilson Daniel A. Davidson Brian H. Sauer Richard J. Manley Michael G. Murphy Suzy R. Houser James E. Goodwin Erica C. Davis
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April M. Hirsch Bruce A. Lindl Lt. Elizabeth Janca Lt. Ethan Harvey Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Dill
FAST TEAM Brian W. Toole Dr. John M. Camperman Kirk W. Vanzandt Jacob K. Cornman Jonathan E. Outlaw Nicholas D. Gouletas Anthony P. Bleichner Seungjin Lee Erica C. Davis LCDR Thomas Dill
SET BASED DESIGN TEAM Richard W. Byers George R. Terrell David C. Hamon Kevin R. Barron Cong V. Mai Ryan M. Close FY18 HIRING TEAM Lanshava Booker Kirsten Campbell Pamela Fuhrman Dawn Hilty Kimberly Lawler Ivan Lugo Keith Senn
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs
Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Completes Integration Testing of Unmanned Vehicles SAN DIEGO — The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Module Program successfully completed shipboard integration testing of two unmanned systems on board USS Independence (LCS 2) Jan. 14. The two systems — the Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) and Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) — are part of the Mine Countermeasures Mission Package (MCM MP), which uses a system-of-systems approach to target specific portions of the water column and segments of the MCM detect-to-engage sequence. During these integration events, both the Knifefish and UISS successfully verified the communications link between Independence and the unmanned systems as well as executed multiple launch and recovery evolutions from the ship. These test events mark a critical milestone for the LCS Mission Module Program, having now successfully tested each vehicle in the MCM MP (that is, an MH-60S helicopter, MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, UISS and Knifefish UUV) on board an Independencevariant LCS. In addition to UISS and the Knifefish UUV completing integration tests, the program has certified all the aviation modules for the MCM MP for deployment on Independence-variant ships. These airborne MCM systems provide combatant commanders the ability to rapidly deploy systems that can detect near-surface mines as well as neutralize mines in the water and on the bottom without requiring Sailors in the minefield.
Additionally, the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) system, which is a vertical-take-off unmanned aerial vehicle payload, provides a much-needed beach zone minedetection capability in support of the amphibious assault mission. These tests are a subset of a comprehensive test program that encompasses shore-based system testing to characterize individual systems prior to completing final integration on an LCS. The LCS Mission Module program office will continue to incrementally deliver MCM MP systems to the fleet in advance of the formal MCM MP initial operational test and evaluation events beginning in 2021. PEO USC is affiliated with the Naval Sea Systems Command and provides a single program executive responsible for acquiring and sustaining mission capabilities of the littoral combat ship class, from procurement through fleet employment and sustainment. Caption(s): The Littoral Combat Ship Mission Module Program tests the in-port launch and recovery of the Unmanned Surface Vehicle during integration testing of the Unmanned Influence Sweep System off littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Steen Jensen
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Division STATE of the
By Ed Stewart (SES) Technical Director, NSWC PCD This is the eighth year I have been humbled and honored with the privilege of delivering the NSWC Panama City State of the Division report. For those of you unfamiliar with this address, this is my annual report to the Division that speaks to the health of our organization. We continue to be guided by the Balanced Scorecard construct. It is an industry standard that enables us to assess how well PCD is performing by measuring the five areas of warfighter readiness, customer support and satisfaction, financial, people and processes. A well-functioning organization should be strong in all these areas; the CO and I are proud to declare our Balanced Scorecard approach indicates that we are GREEN overall. Let’s spend a few minutes discussing each of the elements beginning with Warfighter Readiness. WA R F I G H T E R R E A D I N E S S Warfighter Readiness is all about ensuring today’s and tomorrow’s sailors and marines have what they need to bring to the fight and win. It is our mission, it is why we exist, and it is an area that is and always will be a solid GREEN. Last year, I did not go through a list of accomplishments partly because I did not want to leave anyone out, but, realistically,
it was recommended I shorten my message. However, this year I would like to celebrate a few examples of our One Team approach. For those of you who are not familiar with the term One Team; it is a simple but powerful concept that utilizes all aspects of Navy, industry, and academia to deliver the best products and solutions to our warfighters. We are challenged to break down stove pipes and work in collaboration with other Warfare Centers, the Naval Research and Development Enterprise, industry partners, and academia. Here are several success stories of the One Team approach in action: •
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The MIW Directorate hosted a Mine Warfare Summit bringing senior leadership from the Marine Corps Systems Command, Chief of Naval Operations, Office of Naval Research, Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, and the Fleet to outline naval strategic investments to improve future mine countermeasures in support of Joint Forcible Entry Operations. Also, the PCD Set-Based Design Team led systems evaluation of rapid prototype demonstrations and two Advanced Naval Technology Exercises, the Urban 5th Generation Marine Exploration and Experimentation, and the Fight the Naval Force Forward.
There are many more examples of our success through collaboration including many of our award winners today. The bottom line is PCD is GREEN in supporting the warfighter; in today’s Navy through our outstanding fleet support, in tomorrow’s Navy by providing innovative solutions, and in the next generation Navy through research and development. In a couple of weeks, you can read about all of our noteworthy accomplishments in the 2018 PCD Annual Report.
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We are challenged to break down stove pipes and work in collaboration with other Warfare Centers, the Naval Research and Development Enterprise, industry partners, and academia. – Ed Stewart (SES)
Technical Director, NSWC PCD CUSTOMER Let’s move on to the CUSTOMER dimension of our Balanced Scorecard. I continue to receive very positive feedback from all our customers, from OPNAV, the PEOs we serve, ONR and the Fleet. We continued to be technically assertive this year and exercise our Engineering Agent and Technical Authority voice; telling the customer what they needed to hear, which was not always what they wanted to hear. We stayed true to our role as the Navy’s honest broker and trusted agent. For example: •
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Emily Waymire expanded the MCM Capability Gap Analysis across various Areas of Responsibilities highlighting current and future capability gaps. We continued reliability analysis and recommendations regarding the Unmanned Surface Vehicle Influence Sweep System, leading to productive discussions and mitigation strategies. We persistently discussed red risk areas in other critical programs, such as LCAC 100, Shallow Water Combat Submersibles, and Knifefish, keeping issues on the forefront and proposing solutions.
We now have eight Long Term TDY assignments at OPNAV, the Surface Mine Warfare Development Command, and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. Our customers at the Flag and SES level have come to depend on Panama City SMEs being onsite, in their offices, to provide honest and reliable technical judgment.
Our 2018 customer survey noted Overall Customer Satisfaction at 91%; a testimony to PCD’s expertise and dedication to service. FINANCIAL Let’s talk finances. We had another good year, generating a business base of $515M. We met all of our major financial targets: Net Operating Result (NOR), Overhead and Carryover. We ended the year with a $4.7M NOR gain in FY18, which will lower our rates in the out years, and we met our overhead and carry over targets. I appreciate the continued base-wide commitment to accurate accounting for our inventory. We conducted inventories of 1,920 Operating Materials and Supplies (OM&S) items and 2,040 General Equipment items; we established 25 Pre-Expendable Bins, disposed of over 68,000 OM&S and General equipment, and successfully completed an Ernst and Young audit of Floor to Book and Book to Floor. We still have efforts to reduce excess, obsolete, and unserviceable materials, but I am proud of what we accomplished in FY18. Thank you. We face some financial challenges in the coming weeks and months as we work with our Navy Leadership to fund our recovery plan to address Hurricane Michael related damages. The CO and I are committed to putting PCD back together better than before; and we request your patience as we work through this process to make PCD’s future as bright or brighter than the past. And speaking of the future, we successfully executed a $9.5M Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) portfolio, including two high priority rapid prototyping efforts: MK 18 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Launch and Recovery from an MH-60 Helicopter and Smart Mining to meet critical Fleet needs. We developed concepts to expand Mine Countermeasures capabilities to alternate platforms and led the development of Operational Plans and Concepts of Employment for Seabed Warfare. We will continue to stress rapid prototyping along with cross-Division teaming and collaboration in FY19’s NISE execution plan. These collaborations reinforce our commitment to the “One Team Warfare Center” vision where the best of breed ideas and performers are harnessed to advance our Navy’s warfighting capabilities. As a collaborative team across the organization, our Comptroller, Contracts, Corporate Operations, and Production Departments have ensured we remain GREEN in the FINANCIAL area.
PEOPLE Let’s move on to the PEOPLE dimension of the Balanced Scorecard. Overall, we are GREEN in the PEOPLE area. Our technical capabilities are healthy, and we are diligently working to replenish a retiring workforce with a new generation of professionals. In FY18, we hired 173 employees with an end strength of 1460 personnel. Our goal this year is to grow our team to 1,510 members. We just rolled out a Strategic Campaign Plan to be the “Employer of Choice” where diversity and inclusion are pursued and not confined to race, gender, age, or religious preference but apply to multiple disciplines, geographic backgrounds, interests, and skill sets. Last December I attended the second Warfare Center Leadership in a Diverse Environment event. Listening to senior leaders across the services and industry, I realized there are opportunities for improvement at PCD. Diversity and inclusion is not about numbers or meeting quotas; they are essential to warfighting success. Teams with diversity of thought are 20% more innovative, and when we are more diverse, every member of the team feels valued and included thereby resulting in better solutions and products. You are an exceptional and talented workforce who works tirelessly to expand the advantage for the Fleet. With a little more self-awareness and consideration for every team member, we will meet and exceed the challenges of the future. This investment will strengthen an already high caliber, world-class workforce, and will prepare us for the technical challenges of tomorrow. Let’s move on to the last dimension of our Balanced Scorecard: Processes.
In FY18, we hired 173 employees with an end strength of 1460 personnel. Our goal this year is to grow our team to 1,510 members. – Ed Stewart (SES)
Technical Director, NSWC PCD PROCESSES In the past years, we have highlighted technical processes and tools. This year, I will focus on two business operations process improvements. First, a High Velocity Learning event was conducted to define and improve hiring processes and procedures. This revised process includes utilizing a cross warfare center resume data base that facilitates timely review of candidates. Additionally, interviews and job offers can be made on the spot at career
fairs. We have also streamlined the security clearance process with on the spot finger printing. As a result of this HVL, the Hiring Team hired 173 personnel and achieved our strategic goal of 1470 personnel, and increased the diversity in new professionals. Second, each year our command selects Naval Innovative Science and Engineering projects. This year, we adopted systems engineering set-based design methodologies and developed a model to align Warfare Center discretionary investments to focused mission areas. This was also adopted by NSWC and NUWC to select FY18 internal investments. PCD’s model was enhanced to allow all 10 warfare centers to enter their data and be evaluated against the Naval Defense Strategy allowing prioritization of R&D plans to ensure alignment. The One Team investment model was utilized by all WFC Directors to easily evaluate their portfolios to ensure proper balance and sufficient investment in critical areas such as Unmanned Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Model Based Systems Engineering, Live Virtual Constructs, and Cyber. The result was an integrated set of nearly 350 projects totaling more than 110 million, optimized for collaboration opportunities, as well as, adding value to the current and future Fleet. These are a couple of examples in evaluating and improving our corporate processes. We have many more opportunities for improvement; and if we are to meet the CNO’s challenge for us to embed a High Velocity Learning culture across the command, all of us need to continuously evaluate and identify opportunities to improve our corporate processes, as well as our technical processes; and rapidly share and deploy solutions across the One Team Warfare Community. I believe we have reached the point where we can declare this area to be a light green; but well on our way to a solid Green as we embrace the HVL challenge. S TAT E O F T H E D I V I S I O N In summary, the CO and I are proud to report the State of the Division is GREEN in all five dimensions of the Balanced Scorecard. And while our health is good and we are able to declare victory in implementing our strategic plan of the last five years, the time is right for us to develop a new vision; to chart a course for a tomorrow that will be as bright as our past. To that end, we must all bring our best each and every day. continued on next page
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I’m proud to end this year’s assessment with the same story I told last year because the message is even more relevant today. Last year, I had just finished reading a great book from one of my favorite authors, Walter Isaacson. Mr. Isaacson has written a number of biographies of extraordinary innovators over the last few centuries, namely, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs—geniuses whose contributions truly changed the world; and whose capabilities seemingly bordered on the supernatural. Most, if not all, of us could never hope to measure up to the greatness of these great innovators who only come around once every 100 years or so. Mr. Isaacson’s latest book is about Leonardo da Vinci. The author describes Leonardo differently than these other innovators—as someone not touched by lightning, not marvelously divined by heaven, but rather someone whose genius was defined by his own will, his own determination to understand why things work the way they do, and his own persistence to study, in infinite detail, the world around him. Leonardo had almost no schooling and could barely read Latin or do simple math. His genius is the type we can understand, even take lessons from because it was based on skills we can aspire to improve in ourselves, such as curiosity, intense observation, an unbounded imagination, an unmatched work ethic, a keen ability to team with others.
All these qualities combined to give us history’s consummate innovator. Leonardo’s fantastic ideas ranged from theatrical productions to military offensive and defensive weapons, plans to divert rivers, designs for ideal cities, and schemes for flying machines. He was so obsessed with curiosity; he even conducted an extensive study on the tongue of a woodpecker; and, oh by the way, he could also paint. It is extraordinary to think that all of this and more could be accomplished by one man. Here is why I bring up the subject of Leonardo. Technology changes and the speed of our adversaries are currently outpacing our traditional, bureaucratic acquisition processes. Someone mentioned to me recently that bureaucracy is defined as making impossible what was possible. Our CNO is challenging us to find new ways and methods to go faster than ever before. VADM Moore has built an entire strategic campaign plan around expanding our advantage.
Our CNO is challenging us to find new ways and methods to go faster than ever before. VADM Moore has built an entire strategic campaign plan around expanding our advantage. – Ed Stewart (SES)
Technical Director, NSWC PCD
the mission, and inspired by the warfighter. Perhaps it is asking too much for us to be a Franklin, an Einstein, or even a Steve Jobs; but, if we can harness some of the qualities of Leonardo (qualities seen in many of this year’s winners): obsessive curiosity, intense observation, strong work ethic, teaming ability, boundless imagination, perhaps we can channel our inner da Vinci, and use that to focus all our future energy on rapidly deploying enhanced capabilities to our warfighters so that they are never in a fair fight.
We have spent the last five years implementing a strategic plan focused on building a strong foundation based on technical excellence. We need to put that investment to work. To be the Model Organization we aspire to be, as defined in our new Strategic Campaign Plan, we each must remain actively engaged, dedicated to
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Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Systems Subject Matter Expert for SEA 05M
As the new MCM Technical Warrant Holder, Grant will be responsible for setting MCM technical standards, as well as ensuring effective and efficient system engineering associated with MCM Mission Systems. He will also provide stewardship over the engineering and technical capabilities of our MCM workforce.
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STEMinar MARCH 6, 2019
Where: NSWC Panama City Division When: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The STEMinar will showcase NSWC PCD's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach effort. The event is a chance for all NSWC PCD employees, as well as other tenant command personnel, to ask questions and get plugged in! The event will feature a meet and greet for new engineers and a way to chat with current STEM outreach team members. The event will feature displays and demonstrations for FIRST Lego League, SeaPerch, Scientist@School, STEM in a Box, and many more!
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Valentine's Day
PCD Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival Feb. 16-17 Time: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Aaron Bessant Park
President's Day Federal Holiday
Get Fit in February Fun Run/Walk Time: 7 a.m. Location: MWR Fitness Center
East Coast Swing Dance Classes
Time: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Location: Long Glass Conference Center For more information, contact: 235-5901
St. Andrews Mardi Gras Feb. 22-23 St. Andrews Mardi Gras Location: Historic St. Andrews
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Dodgeball Tournament Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: MWR Gym
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Andrew Blair Timothy Carson John Robideau Stephen Crowley Rosabelle Davenport Daniel Davidson Kevin Fowler Robert Gibson Randolph Hetzel Angela "Nicole" Mcwilliams Mark Scheer David Slusser James Sovel Keith Hartless
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By Susan H. Lawson, NSWC PCD Public Affairs
The NREIP internship was a highly positive and invaluable experience for me. The program allowed me to develop and hone practical skills that are directly relevant to the type of work I would eventually be doing, and have an opportunity to work with seasoned engineers and acclimate to the professional setting. - Harryel (Harry) Philippeaux, Mechanical Engineer
PANAMA CITY, Florida – Harryel (Harry) Philippeaux, a mechanical engineer, prior Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) program student, and Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) intern, joined the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) Science and Technology Department Unmanned Systems Technology Division in January 2018. Philippeaux’s current role includes: rapid prototyping of hardware components for autonomous vehicles via computer-aided design modeling and 3D printing, software development for low-level vehicle systems, and magnetics testing and sensor integration. Philippeaux interned during summer 2017 at NSWC PCD and earned a Master of Science in Ocean Engineering from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in 2017. “Being able to connect with Harry through the NEEC program and then the NREIP internship is exactly what both programs were intended to do,” said Rex Lawrence, NSWC PCD unmanned systems technology branch head. “Harry gained insight into the types of engineering work and technologies we are developing, to ensure this was the career he wanted. It allowed him to gain experience in those areas so when he did arrive, he was productive and knowledgeable with our work walking in the door on day one.” “Upon starting my full-time position with NSWC PCD, my prior experiences with NREIP and NEEC allowed me to feel comfortable in the workplace and gave me a solid foundation of knowledge that I could immediately apply to my projects,” said Philippeaux. Philippeaux began working under the NEEC banner in graduate school through a partnership between NSWC PCD and FAU for an ongoing project titled 'Adaptive Sensing in Challenging Underwater Environments.’ This project involves multiple Ocean Engineering students at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
“The Navy is incredibly fortunate in this case, we gained an extremely motivated five-star employee who is well on his way to becoming one of our most capable, innovative engineers,” said Lawrence. As a Master of Science student at FAU in the NEEC program, Philippeaux designed a custom sensor payload and wrote software for real-time implementation of anomaly localization. Philippeaux integrated the payload, which consisted of a fluxgate magnetometer, compass, and pc-104 computer, into one of the Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit unmanned underwater vehicles and conduct some preliminary testing. “The NREIP program is great for helping us identify talented, hardworking people for future employment with NSWC PCD,” said Jim Perkins, NSWC PCD computer scientist. “Over the past eight years I have mentored a group of four to seven interns for 10 weeks each summer and Harry Philippeaux was one of the standouts. Through the NEEC program, Philippeaux broadened his understanding of complex and relevant engineering endeavors in the underwater environment. “The NREIP internship was a highly positive and invaluable experience for me,” Philippeaux said. “The program allowed me to develop and hone practical skills that are directly relevant to the type of work I would eventually be doing, and have an opportunity to work with seasoned engineers and acclimate to the professional setting.” U.S. Navy photos by Eddie Green
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Navy Inspires Future Generations through
STEM Outreach by Katherine Mapp, NSWC PCD Public Affairs
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida – Civil service and military personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and Navy Experimental Diving Unit devoted their time to students at Girls Inc. Jan. 30, 2019 to demonstrate a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) positions held at the local Navy base. Approximately 45 students, ranging from elementary to middle school age, divided into groups and experienced hands-on displays and activities mentored by scientists and engineers from various STEM disciplines. According to Paige George, NSWC PCD STEM outreach programs manager, interacting with students beginning at the elementary and middle school level is critical. George said as the need for STEM graduates increases every year, the students enrolling in STEM related major’s decreases. “We need qualified scientists and engineers to fulfill the mission of supporting the warfighter of the future. It is up to us to get young people excited about STEM at an early age to set them on a path of earning a degree in STEM,” said George. “Events such as this give young people the opportunity to meet professionals in the various fields of the Department of Defense [DoD] so they can see the exciting work that awaits them if they decide to pursue a STEM education.” NSWC PCD Mechanical Engineer Allie Williams, who presented diving and life support demonstrations, said her goal is to motivate and inspire students to pursue any career they desire. “It is important to encourage any young girl or boy that they can grow up to do anything they want, and there is no limit on what they can achieve. I think some girls feel more intimidated or at a disadvantage when interested in a STEM field, and I’d like to change that perception,” said Williams. “I’d never want anyone to feel like some things aren’t possible for them. There is always a way.” Myranda Chapman, NSWC PCD scientist, felt compelled to serve at this event to demonstrate the importance of math. “Math is often a subject that is negatively viewed. Showing that there are fun, important, and relatable ways to use math is a great positive influence on the student’s perspectives, especially the younger girls,” said Chapman. “These girls are still developing perceptions on how they feel about learning subjects in general, so this is the perfect opportunity to show them that math can be both enjoyable and beneficial. It is my hope that after this event, I will have opened at least one student’s mind to the fun of math.”
"As a female engineer, I feel it is my duty to get more girls interested in the areas of STEM. Many children may come from different backgrounds and think college may be out of the picture for them. I come from a similar background and want to show them anything is Chapman designed a princess versus villains possible." wargame exercise for the event to show students
training techniques Fleet users implement through their decision making process, as well as understanding the significance of the Fleet receiving this training.
- Nicole Waters NSWC PCD Engineer
Nicole Waters, NSWC PCD engineer and test director presented the STEM aspect of test and evaluation, while showcasing a remotely operated vehicle. Waters believes STEM events are important to become involved in to make a great impact for future generations. “As a female engineer, I feel it is my duty to get more girls interested in the areas of STEM. Many children may come from different backgrounds and think college may be out of the picture for them. I come from a similar background and want to show them anything is possible,” said Waters. “We need to reach out into our community and empower students to get involved in STEM. As DoD employees, these students are the future of our command and we want to ensure the best and brightest help protect our Navy for generations to come.” U.S. Navy photos by Katherine Mapp February 2019 | 27
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