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52MNSeptember 2011AUSTAL Graduates 38 Apprentices Austal USA honored graduates of Austal?s cutting-edge four-year appren- ticeship program with a banquet at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama. The grad- uates received their certificates of com- pletion and designation as Department of Labor Class A Journeymen. They were joined by their supervisors, instructors and many of Austal USA?s executive and human resources staff in celebrating this momentous occasion.The graduating class, the largest class tograduate Austal?s Apprenticeship Program, consisted of 8 electrical jour- neymen, 6 fit out journeymen, 10 pipe fitting journeymen, and 13 fabrication journeymen. Austal?s apprenticeship program is certified by the U.S. Department of Labor, Alabama Department of Post Secondary Education, and the Veteran's Administration. It is governed by the Department of Labor Standards of Apprenticeship for the respective trades of Pipefitter, Marine Electrician, Fabricator, and Fit out. www.austaljobs.com PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS mer EBDG personnel in New Orleans expands RESOLVE?s in- house engineering team, creating a new company and wholly owned sub- sidiary RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC. The Group will sup- port RESOLVE?s extensive world- wide operations while continuing toserve both former and new clients as a full-service naval architecture and marine engineering group. RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC provides new design, salvage engi- neering, modifications, feasibilitystudies, stability analyses, forensic engineering, incident response and damage stability plan development among other services to support ship- yards, and vessel owners and opera- tors in the public and private sectors, in the U.S. and worldwide. www.resolvemarine.com W&O Creates Regional Manager Positions W&O, the United States? largest supplier of marine valves, pipe, fit- tings, engineered products, valve automation and data managementsystems, announced today that it hastransformed its corporate structure to better serve its customers and foster continued growth at its North American and European operations. The company has created six regional management positions for a more strategic approach to the mar- ketplace. These positions will provide more direct senior-level leadership in work- ing with its customer base and localmanagement teams. The following individuals have been appointed to these positions:Scott Hendrickson, Northeast Regional Manager Carl Herman, Southeast Regional Manager Debbie Garner, Gulf of Mexico Regional Manager Jim Reynolds, Pacific Southwest Regional Manager Bruce McLachlin, Pacific Northwest Regional Manager Kristof Adam, European Regional Manager. www.wosupply.com MN#9 (50-57):MN 2011 Layouts 9/6/2011 3:54 PM Page 52