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Christopher M. Waaler, VP, Engineering,

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works “General Dynamics Bath Iron Works’ cooperative participation in the NSRP program is driven by a respect for the complexity of designing and building ships and the recognition that each shipyard benefts from working col- lectively. Big shipyards can learn from smaller yards and vice versa. NSRP projects provide a lower risk opportunity to initiate new technologies with new shipbuilding concepts and tools that we may not have been aware of to improve our shipbuilding effciency.”

Alex Romanczuk, Engineering Director,

BAE Systems Ship Repair “NSRP brings value to BAE Systems shipyards in a variety of ways: introduction of break- through technologies, implementation of man- ufacturing best practices and processes, and innovation of welding technology and coating and preservation methods and techniques.

NSRP brings together the entire U.S. shipbuild- ing and repair industries through government and industry collaboration in an open forum for dialogue and knowledge cooperation.”

Tom Perrine, VP of Engineering, Austal USA “Our participation in NSRP projects has led to the incorporation of various processes and technologies into today’s work at our shipyard.

Several projects have resulted in improvements to our ShipConstructor 3D product model by augmenting our use of the application in the design of the LCS and EPF programs, to in- clude the implementation of ShipConstructor’s

Electrical module to support design work. In addition, we also implemented Cloudis’ cable management application, CMPIC. These two projects were an outgrowth from working on several NSRP projects with SSI USA, where collaboration led to internal investigation of new technologies. NSRP projects, like

Buck Younger, CTO, VT Halter Marine, Inc.

Dynamic Change Awareness, also provide “The NSRP is vital to our industry and the funding collaborative opportunities that help yards provided serves in our national interest. NSRP is the discover where process changes can lead to only organization that brings together 11 shipyards to improvements. Other recent projects for collaborate in these investments for new technology

Austal USA include: ShipConstructor Module development. With the diverse platforms we build

Lift and Turn, Advance Mobile Universal and deliver, Halter Marine has a need for technical

Electrical Testing (AMUET) Platform, Laser expertise and best practices across the full spectrum

Scanning. NSRP provides a forum in which of our customer base for programs such as the U.S. collaboration across a broad spectrum of

Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter to the commer- shipbuilders can occur. It is a clearing house cial vessel Q-LNG 4000, the nation’s frst offshore for fnding tomorrow’s solutions for today’s

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