Congratulations to the 179 shipbuilders who reached journeymen status between November 2025 and April 2026. Your commitment to learning and growing in your craft makes our yard better and our ships stronger.
HULL
Straightener: Evelyn James
Fab Shop Mechanic (Machine Operator): John Brownfield, Armiah Massey, Paul Norvel
Shipfitter (Combination): Marin Davila, Deon Dixon, Darraniek Graham, Clarence Jacobs, Andrew Lawson, Dianetzy Marquez, Shermaine Miner, Guadalupe Ramos, Luz Ramos-Negron, Rebecca Rucker, Garrison Seal, Donald Wood, Brannin Wright, Michael Ziegler
Structural Welder: Amyrie Belton, Andrew Berkley, Ethan Chaney, Calie Clayton, James Conner, Chelsie Corry, Dante Dennis, Xavier Flores, Gabriel Gratereaux, Jarrett Green, Xavier Hasty, Tynode Hughes, Shativia Jordan, Karyn King, Trenton Lomax, Andrew Luckett, Dylan Maples, Brandon Marshall, Marc Martinez, Charles Meeks, Zachary Morphis, Yonhara Perez-Hernandez, Jordan Robinson, Layne Rockhold, Juan Rombado, Donovan Rouser, Lupita Rubio, Deriek Sanders, David Tanner, Ciara Taylor, Jack Upshaw, Derik Vega-Brito, Jose Velazquez Ayala, Jose Velazquez Santiago, Jamya Young, Franklin Young, Dansel Zaldivar
PIPE
Pipefitter: Gianna Acosta, Walter Anderson, Christopher Ballard, Henry Bloxton, Ian Brown, Mary Cannon, Brandon Cauley, Lemuel Clinton, Ruth Criddle, James DeLoreto, Cristal Guerrero, Rachel Hartney, Evan Hill, Keiyah Johnson-Holcombe, Justin McClain, Keelan Miller, Carlos Nunez-Guillen, Luis Rodriguez, Ruben Roman, Brenjerry Torres, Tyesha Turner, Jovany Velasquez, Manuel Villar-Diaz, Ephraim Washington
Pipefitter (Silver Brazer): Ray Brock, David Cole, Breland Evans, Aldarious Hardy, Evan Hill, Kristimarie Lopez-Torres, Sean Marrese, Morgan Peters, Devin Pigford, Jeremiah Romines, Kourtlyn Smith, Jovany Velasquez
Pipewelder: Johan Bautista, Daniel Black, Christopher Buckley, Mizael de la Cruz-Santana, Caleb Fairley, Christopher Fick, William Leshe, Peter Mercado, Madison Moses
ELECTRICAL
Electrical Specialist Sr: Yashika Boss, Glover Green
Electrician (A): Cordaryl Anderson, Lyman Collins, Jenny Cuello, Aria Evans, Zachary Glaskox, Gregory Hartje, Ebony Houser, Lakisha Smith
Electrician (Combination): Jakendal Arrington, Murray Barlow, James Paul Boyd, Edward Brown, Alejandro Carrillo, Alexander Casiano-Rivera, Harold Cora, Javier Diestra, Kaleb Foster, Katina Green, Hayden Gunther, Micah Jiles, Connor Jones, Yurii Kolisnyk, Anthony Louviere, Brandon May, Britney Norwood, Brian Payton, Fernando Pena, Chase Platz, Damarys Rivera-Espada, Richard Shelton, Marquis Spears, Constonie Talbert, Julian Yambo-Medina
MACHINERY
Outside Machinist: Thomas Armstrong, Tyra Darrington, Hayden Dennis, Jesus Galvan-Andrade, Alton Gardner, Casey Harvey, Tyler Helmbrecht, Samuel Hollenhead, Aiden Jones, Wyatt Seay, Jacob Sheffield, Heather Skipper, Trent Smith, Seth Stork, Omni Wells, Jeshone Yates
Outside Machinist (Combination Special): Tuyet Dinh, Michael Gaudet, Phillip Wells
COATINGS
Painters: Thomas Ballinger, Derrick Brewster, Shandrickal Clements, Jeremy Dent, Robert Gnapp, Brandon Hackworth, Derrick Lindsey, Jaida Moffett, Isaiah Rivet, Carisa Stille, Tameya Summers
JOINER
Joiner (Combination): Kaden Bilbo, Trenton Fairchild, Brandon Johnson, Tyrone Thomas
Pipe Insulator: Yojany de Leon, Jeffrey Marshall, Keith Sims, Christian Smart, Raul Suarez-Valdes
SHEETMETAL
Sheetmetal Mechanic: Darrell Johnson, Brandon Walker
Sheetmetal Mechanic (Comb): Tommy Dortch, Johnr Gaylord, Eric Ward