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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

McGee Parrott Noone Blackburn Cox Monroe

Marine Transportation from the U.S. Maritime Security Advisory Commit-

Chesapeake Hires New

Merchant Marine Academy. tee this month. Monroe was cited for

Director of Design and “notable services that have assisted

Engineering greatly in furthering the aims and

Cox Named VP at BMT

Chesapeake Shipbuilding announced that Steven McGee, P.E. has joined BMT Designers & Planners has functions of the U.S. Coast Guard.” named Rick Cox Vice President of Monroe is a senior port and maritime the ? rm as Director of Design and En- gineering at Chesapeake Shipbuilding. Business Development. Rick brings consultant and provides seminars in senior-level experience, knowledge professional development for senior

With more than 20 years of engineer- port executives.

ing and maritime experience, McGee and contacts. He has managed multi- will oversee all aspects of vessel design. million-dollar programs for military,

Mathey Dearman Names civilian and commercial customers,

McGee holds a bachelor’s degree in na- and has advised U.S. Government

Account Manager val architecture and marine engineer- ing and a master’s of science in naval representatives operating in locations Mathey Dearman has announced the addition of Mike Brace as Key Ac- architecture and marine engineering as throughout the world.

count Manager. Mike brings over 20 well as aerospace engineering.

Noone is President of years of sales and operational experi- ence, with strong relationship building

TOTE Maritime Alaska

Bollinger Promotes

TOTE Maritime Alaska announced skills necessary for successful customer

Blackburn

Bollinger Shipyards announced the that Michael Noone assumed the service and ensuring client satisfac- role of President on January 1, 2016. tion and growth. Formerly with Miller promotion of Brent Blackburn to Di- rector of Engineering. Blackburn has Noone joined TOTE Maritime Electric, he is an AWS Certi? ed Weld- over 16 years of experience in the U.S. Alaska as Chief Operating Of? cer in ing Inspector, and an AWS Certi? ed

Welding Sales Representative. shipbuilding and maritime industry. August 2013, bringing 28 years of ex-

He joined Bollinger in 2004 and rose perience in the shipping and logistics

Jones Joins steadily through the engineering and ? eld. Noone received his bachelor’s degree from Wagner College and is a

Metro Group Maritime technical design departments. past Steering Committee Member at Formerly with Safmarine, a unit of the Retail Industry Leaders Associa-

Maersk Line, Christopher Jones has

Foss Maritime Welcomes tion (RILA).

joined Metro Group Maritime. Jones

New COO has spent the last decade working in

John Parrott joins the Foss execu- the steamship industry. He brings

Monroe Receives Coast tive team as Chief Operating Of? cer industry-speci? c knowledge from his

Guard Commandant Award (COO). Parrott comes to Foss from last three positions held during the sister company, TOTE Maritime Capt. Jeffrey Monroe of the Mac-

Donnell Group has been awarded last 10 years: Accounts Receivables

Alaska, where he has served as Presi- the Meritorious Public Service Award Specialist, Account Manager and dent for 16 years. After 10 years sail- ing aboard a wide range of vessels in and Medal by the Commandant of Customer Relations Specialist. Metro trade routes around the world, Parrott the U.S. Coast Guard. Capt. Monroe Group Maritime is a commercial re- began at TOTE Maritime in 1992 was presented the award at his ? nal ceivable management, debt recovery and consulting company focused on meeting as Chairman of the Secre- as the Chief Mate of the SS North- ern Lights. Parrott has a BS degree in tary of Homeland Security’s National the maritime industry.

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