2010-12-02

The SNAME Chesapeake Section December meeting will be Thursday, December 02 2010 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. Our guest speaker is Mr. Glen Grogan. He will be giving a presentation on Performing Detailed Design Reviews of a U.S. Navy Surface Combatant within an Integrated Data Environment.

Please make reservations or cancellations by COB Monday, Nov 29, on the Section’s Events Meetings page (when available) or by email to snamecsmeetings@gmail.com. When making a reservation please indicate your membership status, dinner selection, and whether or not you are a foreign national.          

ABSTRACT:  Performing Detailed Design Reviews of a U.S. Navy Surface Combatant within an Integrated Data Environment.

Between November 2006 and March 2009, the U.S. Navy's first ZUMWALT class Guided Missile Destroyer, DDG 1000, underwent Detailed Design. According to a Government Accountability Office shipbuilding study in 2005, late changes to a ship's design is recognized as the primary factor contributing to increasing ship construction costs. Therefore a strict Detailed Design review process was implemented for DDG 1000 that included improved Computer Aided Design tools and more efficient communication methods than previous ship Detailed Design efforts. The actual benefit of the design reviews of the ZUMWALT Class will not truly be known until after the Lead Ship has been commissioned, however, the design reviews, along with the unprecedented involvement by stakeholders via an Integrated Data Environment, have already proved to be an effective means for reducing the probability that setbacks will be encountered at the waterfront.

AUTHOR BIOS:

GLEN GROGAN          
Mr. Grogan is a graduate from the University of New Orleans with a B.S. in Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering. Following graduation, he held a variety of positions as a Naval Architect for Alion Science & Technology. After completing a rotation on the Gulf Coast working on the NOAA Fisheries Research Vessel and the NOAA SWATH Coastal Mapping Vessel, he was assigned as the on-site representative for the construction of NY City’s Department of Environmental Protection Transport. Mr. Grogan was then transitioned to the DDG 1000 program where he handled a variety of issues for the Program Office and the NAVSEA SDMs, and later served as the Detailed Design Integration Manager. While serving as the Detailed Design Integration Manager, he became a government civilian employee at NSWCCD, while maintaining the same position on the Program, and serving over 3 years on the program. Mr. Grogan is currently the SDM for the in-service TICONDEROGA (CG 47) Class Cruisers and is pursuing his M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.

JASON BORTHEN      
Mr. Borthen is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Ocean Engineering and Mathematics minor. Mr. Borthen is an employee of Alion Science & Technology, where he has served as a Naval Architect on the DDG 1000 program for over 3 years. Prior to joining Alion, he worked in the Marine Composites Division of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems using FEA to investigate the structural integrity of multiple ship design projects. He is currently pursuing a M.S. in Mathematics and Statistics from Georgetown University.

AGENDA
1730 - 1800, Check-in with cash bar
1800, Dinner and presentation

DINNER SELECTION:

Choice of: New York Sirloin or Vegetarian dish

*served with house salad, oven roasted potatoes, fresh vegetables, bread rolls, coffee, hot tea, and water *

*Cash or checks payable to “SNAME Chesapeake” will be collected at the door*

LOCATION
Army Navy Country Club

Cocktail Porch Room

1700 Army Navy Drive           
Arlington, VA 22202

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Thank you!