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When Heidi Landen Greene, President, C-Job Houston, left ABS to take the top spot at C-Job Houston a year ago, the mission was clear: help grow the of? ce from a sales outpost for the Dutch-headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering ? rm and offer more engineering support, services and design. With Maritime Reporter TV she discusses the mission, the markets, success to date and opportunities ahead.

By Greg Trauthwein hen Heidi Landen Greene ? rst stumbled across After building a strong foundation at Webb, Greene went on

Webb Institute in a college directory, she had to a long career at the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS),

Wno idea that the decision to apply would chart where she honed her expertise in classi? cation and safety. But the course of a career in naval architecture and maritime engi- like many professionals during the pandemic, she reevaluated neering. Today, as President of C-Job Houston, she is leading her trajectory and pursued an MBA at Rice University. That the U.S. growth story of a Dutch-headquartered naval archi- new skill set, paired with her engineering background, led her tecture and marine engineering ? rm that is increasingly active to C-Job, where she saw the chance to blend business leader- across the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond. ship with technical impact. “C-Job is an incredibly entrepre- neurial place,” she explains. “It was the perfect combination

From Webb to Houston of running a business while applying my technical roots.”

Like many in the ? eld, Greene’s career began with a knack

C-Job by the Numbers for math and science, but it was the uniqueness of Webb In- stitute: small class sizes, full scholarships, annual internships, Founded in The Netherlands, C-Job has built a reputation and a waterfront campus, that made her take the leap. “It was for forward-thinking vessel design and environmental innova- one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” Greene says, noting tion. The company today employs about 200 people across the way Webb combined rigorous academics with hands-on eight of? ces in six countries, delivering 182 projects last year industry experience. alone, with a cumulative 80,000 engineering hours dedicated 16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • October 2025

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