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Career spotlights

Michelle Gahagan

Marine Engineer

"Marine engineering is a great challenge; the thing about solving that challenge is that you feel like the absolute smartest person in the room. "

Nick Eremic

Naval Architect/Ship Design Manager

"One of the most positive aspects of my career as a naval architect is getting a variety of work [day-to-day]. "

John McCosker

Senior Ocean Engineer

"One of the most fulfilling things [about my job] is watching an object you designed go down to the deepest part of the ocean and come back up in one piece. "

William H. Cowardin, Jr.

Assistant Vice President – Platform Solutions Group

"I have had six jobs in my career. Five of the six were because of SNAME connections. "

Craig Gundry

General Manager – Fassmer Technical Projects

"In an industry where hard work, long hours, and too few “thank yous” are the norm, SNAME has consistently been a source of increased personal energy for me… "

David Hansch

Chair, Panel SD-1 (Weights Engineering)

"Free access makes it a natural that SNAME’s technical library is always my starting point for important research. "