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Authors Contributors &

Susan Buchanan is a New Or- ship construction at NASSCO and leans-based business writer, spe- Hyundai Heavy Industries, among cializing in energy, maritime mat- others. He is a senior member of ters, agriculture, the environment the Special Committee on Ship

MarineNews and construction. She holds a Operation with ABS and an elect-

December 2017 master’s degree from Cornell Uni- ed member of the NCB.

Volume 28 Number 12 versity in agricultural economics and an undergraduate degree from Randall Luthi is President of the the University of Pennsylvania. National Ocean Industries Asso-

Ewing ciation (NOIA).

Tom Ewing is a freelance writer specializing in energy and environ- Chris Mandalakis has worked mental issues. on a number of unique and groundbreaking projects includ-

Smarty Mathew John is ABS ing a series of hybrid electric

Manager of Industrial Systems, research vessels as an employee

Subsea, Safety and Risk. Mat- of Derecktor Shipyard in Mama- thew John has held leadership roneck, NY and Alternative Ma- roles in R&D, Operations and rine Technologies. He has been

Consulting within ABS, including involved in Amtech’s newbuilding

John Johnson managing Risk-based Services, construction oversight and de- and Offshore & Subsea Risk & sign review for 6 chemical and 4

Reliability Applications. He has an product tankers at HMD in South

MS in Industrial Engineering and Korea, and is currently working a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Amtech as a naval architect from Texas A&M, and a Subsea and design integrator for the

Engineering Certi