Start Here Grow Here | Harron Wise, Product Training Manager

Product Training Manager Harron Wise left the military in 1984, unsure about the next chapter in his life. With his mother, grandmother and aunts all having worked at Ingalls, it seemed like a natural next step.

Start here. Grow here. | Job Sanon

From Mississippi to Japan, Job Sanon’s career with Ingalls Shipbuilding has grown into a global endeavor spanning various departments and job roles. Currently, he is working in Sasebo, Japan, as an on-site technical representative (OSTR) for the Fleet Sustainment Engineering department.

Start here. Grow here. | Cynthia Griffin, general superintendent, Paint

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the passing of longtime shipbuilder Cynthia Griffin, who died on September 11, 2023.

Start here. Grow here. | Tommy Cauthen, manager, Industrial Engineering

For more than four decades, Tommy Cauthen, manager, Industrial Engineering, has been inspired by the important work we all do.

Start here. Grow here. | Jose Paniagua

Start here. Grow here. | Gwen Wilkerson, director, Procurement Support

Gwen Wilkerson, director, Procurement Support, first hired on at Ingalls in 1981 as a junior stenographer and as a third-generation shipbuilder. After working at the shipyard for a few years, she made the decision to get her college degree, attending night classes for two years.

Start here. Grow here. │ Hector Maldonado, electrical general foreman

Start here. Grow here. | Stories from shipbuilders growing their careers at Ingalls

Start here. Grow here. It’s what many shipbuilders at Ingalls have done over the last eight decades, honing their skills and advancing to positions of leadership. With more than 500 job titles to choose from, you can build your own journey. The possibilities are limitless. Here are just a few of the shipbuilders who are growing their careers at Ingalls.

Start here. Grow here. | Cindy Quigley, Information Technology Director

Cindy Quigley, Information Technology Director, began her journey at Ingalls more than 15 years ago when she came to work here as a contractor. It didn’t take her long to realize that Ingalls was where she wanted to be long-term.

Start here. Grow here. | Joey Ockman, General Ship Superintendent

Advancing to positions of leadership within Ingalls Shipbuilding is something any shipbuilder can do as long they never stop learning on the job.

Start here. Grow here. | Kim Sykes, Director of Independent Performance Assurance

With more than 500 job titles to choose from, you can build your own journey. The possibilities are limitless. “Baptized by fire.”

Start here. Grow here. | Lars Rundberg, General Ship Superintendent

Growing up around the Navy, working on ships was a natural choice for general ship superintendent Lars Rundberg.

Start here. Grow here. | Willie Fairley, director, Construction Services & Ship Completion

A moment of clarity after four years of college led to a life-changing decision for Willie Fairley, director, Construction Services and Completion.

Start here. Grow here. | Damita Caldwell, Training Director, Operations Workforce

Start Here. Grow Here.

Start here. Grow here. | Charles Larue, Director, Quality Inspection

Start Here. Grow Here.