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The Electrical Community of Practice (E-CoP), one of the industrial CoPs across the four public shipyards, recently held its annual corporate face-to-face meeting in Downtown Norfolk – the first time the group met in person since 2018. Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) hosted the event, with Electrical Department (Code 950) Advanced Platform Director and ECoP Lead Michael Davenport and his team leading the charge with preparations alongside CACI.
“The E-CoP is made up of representatives from Codes 950, 2330 (Control Engineering), 270 (Electrical Engineering) and 290 (Combat Systems) across all four public shipyards as well as NAVSEA04T (Naval Sea Systems Command) to bringing electrical work improvements to the forefront and innovate the way we do business,” said Davenport. The team hosts monthly phone calls to discuss the goings-on at each shipyard and share ideas that can be utilized or built on at each base. The team also hosts their annual meeting in-person; however, due to budget constraints in 2019 and COVID guidance in 2020-2021, the team had to meet virtually instead. “It was a bit of a struggle these last couple of years due to limited teleconferencing options before Flankspeed and being able to hold this extensive event virtually – plus we really missed out on being able to speak with our counterparts face-to-face and build those relationships to better ourselves as a team. So when we were able to get the clear to host our event in-person this year, we were so excited to get started!”
More than 80 individuals from the four public shipyards and NAVSEA04T came together for this event, each bringing their own expertise to the table and sharing the latest tooling they had developed to improve the quality of jobs across their waterfronts, including the Advanced Mobile Universal Electrical Tester (AMUET) and other technologies from across the enterprise. In addition, representatives from the Electrical Safety Working Group, Fiber Optics Knowledge Sharing Network, and Motor Generator Working Group shared updates from their teams on priorities as well as big wins from the year. Small breakout sessions were held for the different codes, providing those teams across all yards the opportunity to have conversations on issues to overcome, how their counterparts have handled similar issues in the past, and brainstorming ideas that could be used across the corporation. Tours were also given to the team to the Code 950 shop facilities as well as onboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to showcase where the hard work from the team at NNSY was being implemented.
At the start of the event, NAVSEA04T provided a view from the bridge, explaining NAVSEA’s mission and vision. They also went into detail on the Code 100.TO (Transformation Office) standup and how the E-CoP plays into Naval Sustainment System – Shipyards (NSS-SY) – the Navy’s efforts in transforming operations and productivity across the public shipyards. “We discussed how all the industrial CoPs falls under the nine pillars, including the Inside Shop, Waterfront, Shipyard Resources, and Infrastructure pillars – and that we have an avenue to go to when we’re in need of assistance,” said Davenport. “NAVSEA wants us to continue to innovate, and bring new ideas to the forefront. They’re ready and willing to support us in any way they can.”
One of the biggest highlights for the team were the guest speakers, NNSY’s Code 300 Operations Officer Cmdr. Lawrence Brandon, Code 2300 Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department Manager Jeremy Largey and Code 900 Production Resources Officer Cmdr. Frank Gasperetti. Cmdr. Brandon shared how important the E-CoP was to the Navy and crucial in the preparations for the Ford Class. He elaborated on global security realities and how important the work done by the E-CoP was to national security. Cmdr. Gasperetti and Largey then closed out the meeting, challenging the team to continue forward, pursue innovation and technology that will excite the workforce and make all the shipyards more efficient, and to reach out to them should they ever need assistance.
“The entire event – from the speakers to just having those one-on-one conversations with our counterparts was a wonderful experience and helped us better come together as one team,” said NNSY Code 950 ESOC Lead Roy Turner. “Building these relationships with our team across the shipyards, especially because many of us hadn’t had the chance in previous years to meet one another really helps build that trust and open doors for coming up with solutions together. I’m excited for the future of our E-CoP.”
Though the event is over, the E-CoP continues forward, ready to bring the latest and greatest technologies in electrical work to the corporation. Interested in learning more about the E-CoP? The team meets via Microsoft Teams every second Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. Reach out to Davenport at Michael.g.davenport.civ@us.navy.mil to learn more.
| Date Taken: | 09.09.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 09.09.2022 14:04 |
| Story ID: | 428917 |
| Location: | PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US |
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