KAREN M. WILSON

DATE: 06/2015

LABOR CATEGORY: Engineering Technician

WORK SUMMARY: Ms. Wilson has over 30 years experience in structural ship repair, maintenance and design. Experienced in various tasks that include fabrication, removal/installation/modification, engineering design support, and blueprint reading. She also has experience in technical report writing, record keeping, quality assurance reviews of inspection plans, material preplanning, coordinating, and procurement. Experienced in design development using the latest version of AutoCAD where she developed drawings from ship check sketches, as-built drawings and various other military standards and references, as well as NAVSEA standard items. She is also experienced in drafting and development for structural arrangements, C&A (compartment and access) and PID (paint, insulation and deck covering).

EDUCATION: Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, VA, 06/1978 Tidewater Community College, 1983 Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation Apprenticeship, 04/1985

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES: Apprentice School Graduate (Virginia State Certificate) 04/1/1985

OSHA Course #7615 10 hour maritime Training (expires 11/21/2018)

CLEARANCE: SECRET (Active)

QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE:Gryphon Technologies, LC (06/2015-Present)

Engineering Technician (Arrangements)

CSC (Computer Science Corp.) 10/2014-06/2015Junior EngineerSenior Auto CAD designer in support of LCS 5 and LCS 6 wheelbooks for ships force.

BMT (British Maritime Technology) 09/2014-10/2014Senior DesignerStructural AutoCAD design in support of LHA-8 for longitudinal strength analysis reporting for the U.S. Coast Guard. This was a 3 week temporary assignment.

EBDG (Elliott Bay Design Group) 01/2014-03/2014Auto Cadd Technician

Systems design at EBDG (Elliott Bay Design Group) in support of new concept design for LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrying ATB (articulated tug & barge).

DNC Of Mobile 01/2013-05/2013Engineering Technician

AutoCAD and NAVISWorks 2D and 3D in support of checking the model for a dredge. She also trained in ship constructor modeling, nesting and assembly drawings.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group 10/2012-01/2013Engineering Technician

AutoCAD in support of Harvey Gulf supply vessel at Eastern Shipbuilding Group where she was assigned to develop the drawing for the HIPAP (high precision acoustic positioning system). She also worked on the heli-deck and assisted in the drawing development of HVAC drawings.

Marinette Marine Corp. 02/2011-07/2011AutoCadd Technician

Hull outfitting design support for LCS-5 at Marinette Marine Corp where she developed the drawings for all hull thermal, fire and acoustic insulation and details.

Bath Iron Works 02/2010-07/2010Engineering Technician

AutoCAD design in support of DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer in Brunswick, Maine where she was responsible for the hull damping drawing for all machinery rafts, A/C plants and other foundations that required the damping tile, calculating all materials, including constraining plates, studs and adhesive for all foundations requiring the tiles using MIL STD 4017.

NGNN/AMSEC 02/2008-03/2009Engineering Technician

AutoCAD design in support of LHA-6 and new observation-instrumentation ship TAGM-25.

CDI Marine Corp. 11/2006-07/2007Designer

AutoCAD design in support of LHA-6 while at CDI Marine in support of NNSY Codes 252 and 254 for updating all of the Mylar’s.

Serco 08/2005-08/2006

Performed AutoCAD design work for shop fabrication projects while at SERCO in support of west coast naval vessels which included USS Okane (DDG 77) (S/A DDG-51-00373K) AN/WSC-6, SHF foundations & structural modifications for SPAWAR San Diego, USS Milius

(DDG 69) (S/A DDG-51-00331K) TDRF foundations and structural modifications. Modified electrical drawings for San Diego office and supported site surveys for both shipboard and shore site engineering design efforts.

SAIC/AMSEC 03/2002-04/2005Structural Designer

Performed AutoCAD design work on projects for the U.S. Navy in support of AIT installation teams at AMSEC. Projects included NETWORK SERVERS, BME, SVDS, VMS, SABDS, NSSMS, SEATEL, WIRELESS LAN, 6TV, DIGITAL HELM AND COMMUNICATION CENTER installations and arrangements on aircraft carriers that included CV-63, CVN-65, CVN-67, CVN-69, CVN-71, CVN-72. CVN-73. CVN-74 and CVN-76.

Newport New Shipbuilding Corp. 01/2001-03/2002Designer

Performed AutoCAD design at Northrop Grumman on various projects for aircraft carriers projects which included millennium heads, PID for millennium heads and catapult modifications. Carriers worked on were CVN-65, CVN-68, CVN-69 and CVN-76.

CDI Marine Corp. 06-1998-09/2000Designer

AutoCAD designer at CDI Marine in support of NNSY Codes 252 & 254 where she was responsible for C&As, arrangement drawings, PIDs, and met J BHD modifications as well as removal, installation, and modification drawings. Supported development of planning yard standards for drawing development.

Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. 09/1986-12/1997Shipfitter/Q.A. Inspector

As a 1st class shipfitter at NORSHIPCO, she was responsible for repair and new fabrication of various ships structural components as well as tack welding. Performed various structural jobs on naval vessels, tankers and cruise ships that included shell 05plating, overhead, deck, and bulkhead longitudinals, bulkhead inserts, watertight door installations, hatches, and scuttles. This work was performed in accordance with NAVSEA standard items and work specifications as well as other MIL STDs and references.As a QA Inspector at NORSHIPCO, she performed tests, tank inspections, and final close inspections, certified critical coating inspections for critical coated areas such as ship’s hull and various tanks. Inspections also included hydro inspections on piping and blue contact inspections on valves. Ships worked on for the U.S. Navy included AOE, LHA, LPD, CCG, DDG, FFG, BB, PC and LST.

Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. 07/1981-05/1985Apprenticeship

As an apprentice shipfitter at NORSHIPCO, she received hands on training as well as academic requirements for the position. Became Coast Guard certified for proficiency in tack welding and also went to school for oxy/acetylene burning. Became familiar with most industrial hand and power tools as well as overhead cranes. Became a certified forklift driver and self propelled man lift operator. She was also responsible for layout and installation of various structural plates and shapes as well as development of sketches to support the removal and installations. She was also trained in tank safety and respirator safety requirements. She attended the Apprentice School where she took courses in introduction to shipbuilding, calculations and formulas, naval architecture, physics, chemistry, trigonometry, geometry, board drafting blueprint reading, technical report writing and layout and development. She became proficient in the trade and graduated from the Apprenticeship School as a 1st class mechanic with journeyman’s license.