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In terms of human resources – the backbone of any successful manufacturing operation – the retention of today’s key employees 61 to power tomorrow’s work environment will arguably determine the pecking order for future backlogs. career pro? le 24 Parker Harrison | staf? ng@ihcmerwede.com43 Royal IHC |

Crowley’s VP of Procurement discusses her winding path to a career in maritime.

recruitment@damen.com 44 Damen Shipyards |

By Joseph Keefe insights 45 N-KOM | commercial@nkom.com.qa 56 Contract Labor |

A ‘win-win’ for employers and skilled trades.

46 NASSCO | amanda.thomas@nassco.com

By Eric Peters 47 Austal USA www.austal.com software solutions | 58 The New Generation | 48 Vigor Industrial |

Career development means company info@vigor.net support for the new generation mariner.

By Murray Goldberg 49 International Ship | shipyard labor jaslanian@internationalship.com Repair & Maint. 61 The Balancing Act |

A means for shipyards to decrease labor-relat- 50 Metal Shark | sales@metailsharkboats.com ed costs while meeting production challenges.

By Joseph Keefe www.bollinger.com 51 Bollinger | 8 | Editor’s Note www.buildyourcareer.com 52 Ingalls Shipbuilding 9 | The List | 54 | Statistics 64 | Advertiser’s Index 4 Maritime Professional 3Q 2015I I 1-17 Q3 MP2015.indd 4 9/18/2015 3:07:34 PM