Sharon Joyner Callahan Production Engineer III Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) Newport News, VA Sharon Joyner Callahan has firsthand knowledge of and proven accomplishments in evaluating, developing, and implementing engineering methodologies, production processes, planning, operations, and providing senior management with the information necessary for strategic and tactical business decisions. She also has extensive and broad technical expertise in Engineering and Project Management to design, construct, analyze, and maintain safe, efficient, cost-effective, and reliable Research and Industrial Facilities. Sharon leads major production engineering studies of processes and resources involved in the design, construction, and management of Company projects. Functioning in a lead capacity, she serves as a focal point between Engineering, Maintenance, the Trades, Planning, Sourcing, Finance, and other cross functional organizations to develop and facilitate the effective application of best practices and manufacturing process improvements. Typically assigned complex, ill-defined technical problems, Sharon provides the technical guidance and support to management in evaluating the feasibility and economics of proposed work, and assists in the production of a concept and design that integrates consistence, technical design, and production requirements. She leads, coordinates, and directs multiple discipline teams and support personnel. She identifies and develops strategies to improve throughput and optimize the use of resources. Determining the feasibility and/or potential impact of new projects, equipment, processes, and technologies, Sharon assesses various construction scenarios and schedule changes. She develops and utilizes computer simulation, process mapping, and other statistical and engineering methods to evaluate/validate projects, build sequencing, and processes. Key Projects include: Maintenance Planning Improvement Process (MPIP). Teaming with Consultants DeWolff, Boberg, and Associates (DBA), and Facilities Division Management to evaluate the Maintenance Planning Process for NNS' Facilities Division 100 Million (M) Annual Spend. Implementing a Management Operating System (MOS) that will save NNS millions annually. Developed the MPIP Presentation for the Executive Vice President of NNS Operations. Maintenance, Repair, and Operating (MRO) Expense Material Improvement Process. Teamed with Industry's proven expert Industrial Systems Associates (ISA), the management of Sourcing, Finance, Maintenance, Facilities Planning, and Shared Data Environment (SDE) to evaluate the MRO Process for NNS' Facilities Division 10M Annual Spend. Developed Crane Assessment Study and Crane Program Spending Analysis for NNS' 550 acre Facility (including 700+ cranes ranging from _ Ton up to 900 Metric Tons) that was implemented into NNS' 5 Year Capital Budget and Overall Company Strategic Plan. Developed Crane Strategic Plan Presentation for Vice President of Waterfront Operations and the Navy, Crane Procurement Process Presentation for Navy Crane Center Executives, and presented "Cranes at Newport News Shipbuilding" Exhibition for Open House 1995. Sharon has served as a team member on the Facilities Strategic Plan Development Team, Facilities Division's Communication Team, Facilities Division's Conditional Assessment Team, and Crane Engineering & Maintenance Department's Process Improvement Team. As a Project Engineer, Sharon worked in the Facilities Engineering Division at NNS and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. In those capacities, she managed all phases and aspects of Capital and Maintenance Projects from identification of need to implementation, provided cost estimates, engineering design in accordance with National Consensus Codes and NNS/NASA Directives. Sharon approved, reviewed, and prepared procurement documents for equipment/services, selected and obtained Consulting Engineering Firms' Services, supervised construction projects as NNS Representative to Contractors and NNS Trades, and performed Inservice Inspection of Ground Based Pressure Systems, stress, fatigue, flexibility and finite element analyses. As an instructor, she developed and taught Codes, Specification, and Standards Course which Qualified Engineering Technicians for Level I & II NDT Visual Inspectors, and the Facilities' Lifting and Handling Equipment Refresher Course. Sharon is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Crane Structural Inspection Course. Key Projects included: Transferred 30-Ton Cranes including rigging and landing foundation design. Purchased $.4M Rubber -Tired Gantry Crane. Supported team effort for $1M emergency Structural Repair of derailed 900 Metric Ton "Goliath" Crane essential to Carrier Construction. Led $1M Repair to Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. Sharon completed the Dual Degree Engineering Program in May of 1984 earning a BS in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, and a BS from Hampton University, Hampton, VA. Sharon is a member of the National Technical Association (NTA) and Women in Technology International (WITI). In 1998, she was selected by NTA as one of the top 50 minority women in the Sciences, Engineering, and Technologies. She also received two NNS' Certificates of Appreciation: Crane Moves (1995) and Crane Overhauls (1994). Sharon is committed to community service and has served as the fundraising chairperson for Habitat for Humanities "Lily's Pads", a mentor and speaker at numerous educational institutions, and a judge at Newport News Public Schools' All-City Science and Math Fair. Sharon enjoys research and is the author of six books on genealogy and is a noted family historian for several families.