Brandi Smith has actually been called program supervisor of the Columbia- course submarine program,Newport News Shipbuilding (HII picture)
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that Brandi Smith has actually been called program supervisor of the Columbia- course submarine program at the firm’s Newport News Shipbuilding department.
In this brand-new duty, Smith will certainly be in charge of leading the firm’s building tasks for the UNITED STATE Navy’s brand-new course of ballistic-missile submarines, in addition to keeping solid connections with General Dynamics Electric Boat and also Navy clients.
Newport News is a significant professional and also shipbuilding companion in the Columbia- course program and also is doing advancement building tasks under an agreement the shipyard obtained fromElectric Boat The Columbia- course will certainly change the fleet of Ohio- course ballistic projectile submarines.
Smith started her job at Newport News in 2002 as a designer in the provider overhaul program. She has actually held settings of boosting duty throughout her job, consisting of acting supervisor of building design for the Ford- course, design lead for Integrated Digital Shipbuilding (iDS), and also most lately supervisor of quality assurance in charge of all nuclear, non-nuclear, and also non-destructive screening (NDT) assessors.
Smith will certainly report to Jason Ward, Newport News vice head of state for Columbia- course submarine building.
“Brandi brings demonstrated leadership skills required to sustain the momentum achieved in our Columbia-class program,” Ward claimed. “We look forward to her joining our team.”
Smith holds a Bachelor of Science level in mechanical design from North Carolina State University and also a Master of Business Administration level from the College of William & & Mary.
