HII - Key Persons
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Senior Advisor to the Chair and Executive Director of Client Relations, Dla Piper
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- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive TEAM
- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT and PRESIDENT, MISSION TECHNOLOGIES
Andy Green is executive vice president of HII and president of HII's Mission Technologies division. Named to this position in 2016, he is responsible for HII's national security solutions in the areas of C5ISR, big data, unmanned systems, electronic warfare, space, advanced modeling and simulation, fleet sustainment and nuclear services.
Green previously served as corporate vice president of strategy and corporate development and as vice president, component manufacturing, where he directed the manufacture of major components used in the construction of aircraft carriers and submarines. He joined HII in 2011 as corporate vice president of investor relations, where he was responsible for the company's relationships with Wall Street analysts and shareholders.
Before joining HII, Green served as vice president of investor relations at Celanese Corp. and was a managing director of High Yield capital markets at Wells Fargo, where he covered the defense and aerospace industry.
Prior to attending graduate school, Green was a manufacturing plant engineer at Eaton Corp. He also qualified as a nuclear engineer and strategic weapons system officer in the U.S. Navy, having served aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Tecumseh (SSBN 628) and as an instructor for junior officers.
He holds a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from Duke University.
Green serves on the board of directors of Titan Acquisition Holdings, The Entwistle Co. and the Professional Services Council. He is a four-time recipient of the Washington 100 Award and was named as one of WashingtonExec's Top 35 Executives to Watch in 2022.
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT and CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Senior Vice President, Business Management, and Chief Financial Officer at HII 's Mission Technologies
Ashutosh Gokhale is the senior vice president, business management, and chief financial officer at HII's Mission Technologies division. Named to this position in June 2021, is responsible for the division's business management functions, including accounting, financial reporting and planning, analysis, rates and budgets, and program cost control.
Before joining HII, Gokhale worked at Maximus, Inc., serving in various leadership positions in finance, accounting and pricing. Most recently, he served as SVP and CFO of Maximus' Federal Services division. He previously worked as director of financial planning and reporting at EMCOR Facilities Services and as manager of financial planning and analysis at US Airways.
Gokhale is a CPA with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Amravati University in India, a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Major General, U.S. Army ( Ret. ) and Ceo of Minact Inc.
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Ingalls Shipbuilding As an Associate
- VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY and ENGINEERING
- Vice President, Quality and Engineering for Ingalls Shipbuilding
Brian Blanchette is vice president, Quality and Engineering for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. In this role, Brian is responsible for the formulation, management and oversight of the division's quality program, research & development, ship design engineering, integrated logistics support (ILS) and planning yard programs.
Prior to this position, Brian held positions in business development supporting multiple international programs, served as technical lead for Ingalls LCS proposal offering, as ship design manager for various platforms, and as ship program manager for Ralph Johnson (DDG 114).
Brian joined Ingalls Shipbuilding as an associate naval architect with Research & Development in 1996 and has served in a number of diverse roles over his 25 year career at Ingalls. Most recently, he served as director of Technical & Design Engineering, responsible for his team's execution of DDG Flight III, LHA 8 and LPD 28, 29 and 30 design efforts as well as supporting resolution of technical issues across all ship classes during construction.
Brian earned a bachelor of science in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan. In 2015, he attended the Center for Corporate Education program through The College of William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business.
In 2019, Brian was recognized as a Forever Young award recipient by Coast Young Professionals.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive TEAM
- Executive Vice President of Communications
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- Chief Legal Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive TEAM
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- Chief Information Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive TEAM
Chris Soong is executive vice president and chief information officer at HII. Named to this position in March 2023, Soong oversees all aspects of information technology, inclusive of enterprise infrastructure, collaboration solutions, application development and data analytics. With 25+ years of experience in the IT industry, he has repeatedly driven rapid growth and success for technology-driven corporations.
Soong previously served as chief information officer for HII's Mission Technologies business division and senior vice president and chief information officer at Alion Science and Technology. He also held executive-level positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Sprint, where he served on the merger integration team of Sprint and Nextel, a two-year, $35 billion acquisition.
Soong holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. He has a Leadership Certificate from the University of Maryland and participated in the CIO Institute at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Soong received the Corporate "CIO of the Year" ORBIE award in 2020 and has been recognized as "Ones to Watch" by CIO Magazine and "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business" by Asian American Business Development Center. He founded the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) and served as president. He volunteers with Lungevity, the National Capital Area chapter of the March of Dimes and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). He also volunteers as a mentor for the Center for Technology Management at Columbia University and as an Alumni Board member to the College of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech.
Job Titles:
- Captain
- Counsel
- GENERAL COUNSEL
- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
- Senior Vice President and General Counsel at HII 's Mission Technologies
Christian Ortego is senior vice president and general counsel at HII's Mission Technologies division. He is responsible for providing legal advice and counsel to senior management and across all of Mission Technologies' business groups.
Ortego joined HII in 2013 and has served as counsel to the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division in various capacities. Prior to joining HII, he worked in private practice and at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He is an active member of the Commonwealth of Virginia and State of Colorado Bars and the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Ortego is a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve and has served in a variety of command and non-command positions on active duty and in the reserves, including onboard USS Gettysburg (CG 64) and USS Doyle (FFG 39) and a 2011 mobilization to Baghdad, Iraq.
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- Vice President, Investor Relations
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Member of the Executive TEAM
- President
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- Director of Public Affairs
- Media Contacts
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- Director, Investor Relations
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
- Vice President, Operations at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Donny Dorsey is vice president, Operations at Ingalls Shipbuilding. In this role, Donny and his team are responsible for all manufacturing operations across the Ingalls portfolio of ships. Donny will work collaboratively with our union partners, continuing the Ingalls legacy of strong execution, and will focus on strategic innovation and transformation as we look to the future.
Donny previously served in Program Management with a focus on the DDG 51 class where he and his team managed the installation, test, and activation of multiple complex ship systems, including the Aegis combat suite on DDG 114, 117, 119, 121, and 123. Most recently, Donny served as Ship Program Manager for all DDG waterfront efforts. Donny joined Ingalls in 2000 as a robotic operations technician and spent a portion of his career focused on the Gulfport Composite Operations for LPD/DDG 1000 serving as quality manager, operations director and then site director.
Donny earned a bachelor's of science in Management from Nicholls State University and an MBA in Project Management from Capella University. He is a graduate of the Gulf Coast Business Council's Masters Program and is an avid volunteer for the Cub and Boy Scouts of Mobile, Alabama.
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- President of Unmanned Systems for HII 's Mission Technologies
- PRESIDENT, UNMANNED SYSTEMS
Duane Fotheringham is the president of unmanned systems for HII's Mission Technologies division.
Fotheringham previously served as president and chairman of the board of Hydroid, which was acquired by HII in March of 2020. Hydroid was a field-proven technology leader in advanced marine robotics, specifically autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The company designed and manufactured state-of-the-art solutions for use in a number of applications, including marine research, commercial and defense. He joined Hydroid in 2008 as the vice president of operations and was responsible for the research and development, engineering and manufacturing of the REMUS line of AUVs.
Fotheringham began his career in the U.S. Navy, serving as a submarine officer aboard the HII-built USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716). He then spent more than a decade with Kongsberg Underwater Technology, where he managed the company's underwater surveillance business and held hydroacoustics, hydrography, underwater positioning, fisheries acoustics and underwater vehicle responsibilities.
He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Washington State University and an MBA from the City University of Seattle, as well as executive education from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Member of the Executive TEAM
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- VICE PRESIDENT, INFRASTRUCTURE & SUSTAINABILITY
- Vice President, Infrastructure & Sustainability at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Eric Crooker is vice president, Infrastructure & Sustainability at Ingalls Shipbuilding. In this role, Eric and his team are responsible for integrating existing elements of safety, security, facilities and maintenance with the related care and protection of Ingalls employees and the shipbuilding community. This will enable enterprise risk management across the entire Ingalls portfolio, as well as the development and execution of comprehensive mitigation strategies to position Ingalls for the future. Additionally, Eric's team will support the evolving environmental, social and governance expectations of businesses going forward.
Eric began his career with HII in 2012 and served as senior counsel for the Ingalls Shipbuilding division and chief counsel for Continental Maritime San Diego. During his tenure in the law department, Eric advised the corporation on a variety of issues related to its Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding contracts, the Shipyard of the Future initiative and the acquisition of large capital assets. In 2017, Eric was promoted to director of contract administration at Ingalls. Most recently, Eric served as vice president of Contracts and Pricing, where he was responsible for contract award and administration, estimating and pricing, and export/import licensing and compliance.
A second generation shipbuilder, Eric has a bachelor's in Economics and an advanced degree from Tulane University. Prior to joining HII, Eric had a career in the private sector, working in corporate law, compliance, emergency preparedness and crisis management.
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- Member of the Executive TEAM
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY and DEVELOPMENT
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Vice President and General Counsel of GE Healthcare & Former 21st General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- President of the C5ISR
- PRESIDENT, C5ISR
Garry Schwartz is the president of the C5ISR business group in HII's Mission Technologies division. Named to this position in August 2021, he is responsible for all aspects of the business group's daily operations.
Schwartz previously served as president of Mission Technologies' Defense and Federal Solutions and Mission Driven Innovative Solutions business groups. He joined HII in 2017 as a subsidiary vice president and general manager responsible for training and simulation, cyber, and engineering.
Prior to joining HII, Schwartz was a vice president and operations manager with Alion Science and Technology. He was also a vice president and division manager with SAIC, where he led a portfolio of domestic and international programs supporting a broad array of defense and federal customers. He also served as a director and program manager on major defense acquisition programs.
Schwartz retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004 with more than 21 years of service as an officer and former enlisted Marine. During his military tenure, his occupational specialties included artillery, joint specialty officer, operations analyst and cryptographic technician. He served combat tours in Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He also served tours at U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Navy Central Command and Combined Force Maritime Component Command.
Schwartz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School.
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Vice President, Program Management for Ingalls Shipbuilding
George Nungesser is vice president, Program Management for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. In this role, George and his team have profit and loss responsibility for all elements of program execution, and serve as the principal liaisons to the customer for all platforms in the Ingalls portfolio. The Program Management team also has the responsibility for capture of new business within existing product lines at Ingalls.
George is a second-generation Ingalls Shipbuilder. George began his career at Ingalls in 1988 as an industrial engineer. He has served as DDG 51 program manager since 2007. Under his leadership, Ingalls has delivered eight destroyers to the Navy and returned two overhauled ships to the fleet. Previously, he served as director of Follow Yard Services.
He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and an MBA from The University of Southern Mississippi.
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- President of the LVC Solutions
- PRESIDENT, LVC SOLUTIONS
Glenn Goodman is the president of the LVC Solutions business group in HII's Mission Technologies division. Named to this position in August 2021, he is responsible for all aspects of the business group's daily operations, including the strategic growth and expansion of HII's integrated LVC training solutions to an extended customer set within the Department of Defense.
Goodman previously served as the senior vice president and general manager of the integrated LVC Solutions Group at Alion Science and
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- President of the Cyber, Electronic Warfare
- PRESIDENT, CYBER, ELECTRONIC WARFARE and SPACE
Grant Hagen is the president of the Cyber, Electronic Warfare and Space business group in HII's Mission Technologies division. Named to this position in November 2021, he is responsible for leading a wide range of cyber, spectrum and space capabilities.
Hagen previously served as Mission Technologies' senior vice president of business operations and was responsible for facilities, quality, and merger and acquisition integration, including the acquisitions of Alion Science & Technology, Hydroid and Spatial Integrated Systems' autonomy business. He was also instrumental in the development and construction of HII's Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence.
Prior to joining Mission Technologies, Hagen served in a number of director-level positions at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division. He began his career at Newport News as a submarine hull engineer on the Seawolf program and held various roles with the company in waterfront engineering, business management and aircraft carrier programs.
Hagen also served in various leadership positions for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, including director of programs and business development.
Hagen holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Arkansas State University and an MBA from the College of William and Mary. He has attended executive education programs at Carnegie Mellon University, Penn State University, and William and Mary, and he holds project management professional credentials from the Project Management Institute. He has served on U.S. Northern Command private sector panels and participated in the North American Aerospace Defense Command/NORTHCOM Civic Leader Program. He serves on the board of trustees for the Muscarelle Museum of Art.
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Director, State and Local Government Affairs
- Director, State and Local Government Affairs for Ingalls Shipbuilding
Jack Norris is director, State and Local Government Affairs for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. In this role, Jack is responsible for leading and supporting the Company's relationships with state, local and regional governmental entities, its interface with community-based organizations, and its partnerships with regional business committees, councils and economic/community development organizations. He also supports HII Corporate-level government affairs programs.
Jack has 20 years of experience in managing federal and state public policy and government affairs initiatives. Prior to joining Ingalls Shipbuilding, he was Senior Program Manager with Covington Civil and Environmental, LLC and served as the firm's team lead supporting the State of Mississippi's RESTORE Act coastal restoration program management activities.
Previously, Jack served as President of the Gulf Coast Business Council, a regional non-profit corporation which represents top business executives on issues and projects important to the economy of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Jack also served in the office of Governor Haley Barbour as Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Recovery and Renewal, coordinating Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts for the Governor's Office. Prior to joining the Governor's Office, Jack served on the staff of former Senator Trent Lott in Washington DC for eight years as Projects Director and Legislative Assistant.
Jack was recognized by The Sun Herald as one of South Mississippi's Outstanding Community Leaders. He is a graduate of Leadership Gulf Coast and has served on multiple boards and commissions; including, the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport Board of Commissioners, the Southern Rail Commission and the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Foundation Board (PGA TOUR Champions event).
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Communications
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- Member of the Executive TEAM
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT and PRESIDENT, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER AFFAIRS, INGALLS PORTFOLIO
Jim is responsible for customer relations efforts for Ingalls Shipbuilding programs with the Department of Defense, Navy, Coast Guard and other governmental agencies.
Prior to joining HII, Jim served as vice president of Naval Requirements and Capabilities at Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies. In this role, Jim led the overall Naval Requirements and Capabilities efforts supporting the Raytheon Missiles & Defense Naval Power mission area. He was responsible for supporting the company's strategic relationships and messaging with senior U.S. Navy Department leadership as well as allies and international partners across the globe.
Jim retired from the U.S. Navy after 34 years of service. A career Navy surface warfare officer, he has extensive leadership experience in international military operations, Joint Staff and interagency defense policy development, Navy staff operations and strategy and legislative branch processes. He served as the Department of the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs in Washington, D.C., providing oversight, direction and execution of all congressional legislative functions and strategy for the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations.
At sea, he served aboard numerous frigates and destroyers on both U.S. coasts as well as Yokosuka, Japan including USS Meyerkord (FF 1058), USS Conolly (DD 979), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and commanded USS Thach (FFG 43). He also commanded Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 made up of seven frigates and destroyers serving as sea combat commander for the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom.
Ashore, he was assigned to the Joint Staff (J5 Directorate) as an Asia Pacific political-military planner and was selected as a 2002 U.S. Fellow to the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. He served as the executive assistant to the commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet in San Diego, CA and as chief of staff and Maritime Operations Center (MOC) director to the commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain. He also served as director, Navy Senate liaison in the Office of Legislative Affairs.
His flag officer tours include deputy commander, Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet (Manama, Bahrain), commander, Carrier Strike Group 1(San Diego, CA), deputy chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3N5B), and most recently as the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs.
Loeblein holds a bachelor's in applied science from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master's in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a master's degree in national security and strategic study studies from the Naval War College. He is also a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Seminar XXI program.
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Retired President and Ceo of Centrus Energy Corp.
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Deputy Chief Counsel and Director of Compliance and Privacy, Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Vice President, Chief Counsel
- Vice President, Chief Counsel, Ingalls Shipbuilding
Julie Gresham is Deputy Chief Counsel and Director of Compliance and Privacy at HII, Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
Prior to joining HII, Julie was in private practice on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she was a partner at the Brunini Law Firm where she focused her practice on commercial litigation. In addition to her legal practice, before joining HII, Julie also worked as a communication consultant with Communication Counsel of America, Inc. based out of Dallas, Texas. Through her work with CCA, Julie prepared witnesses for Congressional hearings and worked with companies to develop crisis communication plans. She worked with utility companies in various states preparing witnesses for rate-increase cases pending before the Public Service Commission or the respective state's equivalent governmental authority. Julie also worked with clients to strengthen their interpersonal communication skills, including their nonverbal communication.
Julie is the Immediate Past Chair of the Association of Corporate Council's Compliance and Ethics Network. In 2016, she was recognized by ACC as one of ACC's international "Top 10 30-Somethings." Julie has been recognized by "Best Lawyers in America" in the field of Commercial Litigation and Construction Litigation and by "Super Lawyers" for Business Litigation. She is Past President and Secretary of The Mississippi Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and currently serves on the Mississippi Bar Association's Litigation Executive Committee.
Julie has always been an active member of her community. She is Chair of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. She is a past President of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of Leadership Mississippi and Leadership Gulf Coast. Julie is actively involved in the American Red Cross where she served as Chair of the Southeast Mississippi Board of Directors for several years. She is also President-Elect of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Foundation Board of Directions and President of the University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Association.
Julie received her B.A. in Speech Communication, Highest Honors, from the University of Southern Mississippi. She received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal.
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- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive TEAM
- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- President
- Executive Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Executive Vice President of Huntington Ingalls Industries
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, HII PRESIDENT, INGALLS SHIPBUILDING
Kari Wilkinson is executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding. Named to this position in April 2021, she is responsible for all programs and operations at Ingalls, including the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault and surface combatant ship programs and the U.S. Coast Guard's National Security Cutter program.
Wilkinson most recently served as the vice president of Program Management at Ingalls where she had profit and loss responsibility for all elements of program execution and served as the principal liaison to the Navy and Coast Guard for all platforms in the Ingalls portfolio.
Wilkinson began her career with Ingalls as an associate naval architect in 1996. Since then, she has supported major shipbuilding production events and milestones from positions in Engineering, has worked closely with Business Development on requirements and preliminary ship designs for both domestic and international customers, and also coordinated the prioritization of equipment and processes in Operations during the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort. In 2007, she moved into the Program Office as a ship program manager within the San Antonio-class LPD program.
Originally from Jenison, Michigan, Wilkinson earned a bachelor of science in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Temple University.
Wilkinson serves on the Boards of Directors for the Gulf Coast Business Council, Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Mississippi Economic Council and Mississippi Power.
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT and CFO
- Vice President, Business Management and Chief Financial Officer for Ingalls Shipbuilding
Keith Munn is vice president, Business Management and Chief Financial Officer for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. In this role, Keith is responsible for all financial, contracts, estimating and pricing, finance and business management functions, as well as Information Technology functionality and services at Ingalls.
Before being selected for this position, Keith served as Director, Business Management and was responsible for business management functions, including profit and loss, financial forecasting and planning, contract negotiations and earned value and budget management throughout the design and construction for all programs.
Keith began his career with HII in 1998 as a Program Financial Analyst for the DDG 51 Program. From 2002-2005, Keith assumed the position of Finance/EVMS for the Coast Guard Program. He also served briefly served as LPD Program Contract Manager in 2006. In 2007, Keith returned to the DDG 51 Program as Business Manager and earned a Program Excellence Award in March 2010.
In June 2010, Keith assumed the title of Business Manager for the LPD Program. In this role, he led the negotiations for LPD 26, LPD 27, LPD 28 and earned a Program Excellence Award and President's Award. In his current position, Keith has overseen the negotiations for the following contracts: LPD 29, LPD 30, DDG 51, DDG 62 Repair, NSC 8, NSC 9 and NSC 10.
Prior to joining HII, Keith served in multiple roles in the casino industry for several years. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1994.
Munn serves on the Mississippi Economic Council Public Education Forum of Mississippi Board of Directors.
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Vice President, Integrated Communications & Stakeholder Engagement
Nastasi is a Past Chair of the Winter Board of Regents, Past Board of Trustee Executive Committee Member, faculty member and Past Chair of the Curriculum Committee for Institute for Organization Management, a program of the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Nastasi served as a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 from 2014-2016.
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- Chairman of the Board
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Executive Chair and Former CEO of Entergy Corporation
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Human Resources
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- President, Nuclear and Environmental Services
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- Member of the Executive TEAM
- Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Vice President
- Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1986 As a Planner
- VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL PLANNING and PROCESS EXCELLENCE
Premo Sabbatini is vice president, Central Planning and Process Excellence at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Premo is responsible for all planning, scheduling and process improvement activities at Ingalls
Premo joined Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1986 as a planner for the USS Spruance (DD 963) overhaul. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in both central planning and program management organizations, to include manager of planning and scheduling, director of planning and scheduling, and deputy program manager for USS America (LHA 6).
Prior to his current position, Premo was Program Manager for the LHA class. In this role, he was responsible for the successful accomplishment of programs with formal authority, responsibility and accountability for planning and controlling program cost, schedule, and technical performance, and for accomplishing all requirements specified in the contract. He served as the company's representative responsible for customer interface, integration and coordination of all functional disciplines and processes necessary to execute the contract.
As an active member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast community, he supports Ingalls Day of Caring activities, the United Way, Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and in 2020 assumed the role as the Executive Sponsor to the American Cancer Society.
Premo holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Southern Mississippi and an MBA in operations management from American Intercontinental University. He and his wife, Michele, reside in Gulfport, Mississippi.
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Contracts
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- Member of the Mission Technologies Leadership Team
- President, Fleet Sustainment
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Vice President, Supply Chain
- VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Scott G. Weldon is Vice President, Supply Chain Management, at Ingalls Shipbuilding. In this position since May 2018, Scott provides leadership to Ingalls Supply Chain Management functions, including strategic sourcing, operational procurement, inventory control and material warehousing.
Scott began his shipbuilding career in 1998 and has held leadership positions in Supply Chain, Business Management and Finance. He served a majority of his career as Business Manager on multiple Navy and commercial programs, including LHA/LHD amphibious assault ships, DDG Kidd-class destroyers and Polar Tanker programs. Scott has also served as Director of Finance and Manager of Accounting with Finance. Most recently, he served as the Chief Procurement Officer responsible for Strategic and Operational Procurement. Scott has assisted the Ingalls Apprentice Program as an adjunct professor in technical/occupational mathematics. He was designated Instructor of the Year for 2017.
Scott earned both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Accounting, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. Scott holds certification as a Certified Professional in Supply Management from the Institute of Supply Management. In 2016, he completed the Gulf Coast Business Council's Master's Program.
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- Business Consultant
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- FInancial Expert / Chairperson / Member
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Vice President, Contracts & Pricing
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- Member of the Executive TEAM
- Executive Vice President, Government and Customer Relations
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- Member of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Leadership Team
- Vice President, Human Resources
- VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION
Susan Jacobs is vice president, Human Resources & Administration (HR&A) for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. In this role, Jacobs is responsible for leading all aspects of the human resources function related to the attraction, development and retention of the workforce. Areas of responsibility include talent acquisition, labor and employee relations, compensation & benefits, learning & development, and diversity & inclusion.
Jacobs joined HII in 2007, serving as director of human resources and administration for Ingalls Shipbuilding and vice president of human resources and administration for Newport News Shipbuilding, located in Newport News, Va.
Prior to joining HII, Jacobs worked in the human resources industry since 1986 in various positions of increasing responsibility including senior director of human resources at L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC.
She earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1984 and an MBA in marketing emphasis from the University of Southern Mississippi. Jacobs is also a graduate of Leadership Mississippi and the Gulf Coast Business Council Master's Program. She currently holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources and Senior Certified Professional certifications from the Society for Human Resource Management. In the community, Jacobs serves on the board of directors for Riverside Lifelong Health, LEAD Virginia, Hampton Roads Chamber, and the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive TEAM
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- Chief Technology Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Executive TEAM
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Retired Chairman, President and Ceo of the Brink 's Company
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Founder and Ceo of Mac Energy Advisors, LLC
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Tegna