Seaworthy
Systems Executive Staff
CHRISTOPHER
J. CIKANOVICH
President
Mr. Cikanovich
was appointed President – Seaworthy Systems, Inc. in January 2009.
Chris joined Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc. in 2004 as the Vice President of
Marketing & Business Development for the Americas. In this position, Chris
was responsible for growing the company’s business with the Department of
Defense, U.S. Navy and major naval marine contractors within the US, Canada
and South America.
Chris has over 20 years of experience in the defense and aerospace business.
His span of experience covers all aspects of business, from Marine Systems;
Electronic Warfare; Intelligence Systems; Information Security; Systems
Integration; Radar Systems and International Programs to Pilot on the F-16
Radar test program.
Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Chris was Vice President for Government Programs
at Schlumberger’s Information Technology group.
Previously, he was with Lockheed Martin holding management positions in several
organizations of Lockheed Martin. In addition to several domestic assignments,
he held the position of Vice President for Lockheed Martin in Taiwan.
Chris started his own company specializing in providing support services to
major corporations for fleet vehicles. The company was sold when he was recalled
to Active Duty for Desert Storm. Chris was a Naval Officer and Navy Pilot flying
tactical aircraft from the decks of aircraft carriers.
Chris is a commercial pilot, avid sailor, skier and all around outdoorsman.
He graduated from the US Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree with
majors in Engineering and Business. He is married and has two grown children.
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WILLIAM
A. WOOD
Executive Vice President; Naval Architecture
Mr.
Wood is responsible for the conduct and management of Seaworthy's naval
architecture, ship design, and structural design and related vibration
analysis programs. He holds BSE and MSE degrees in naval architecture
and marine engineering from the University of Michigan. He has served
in various engineering and design capacities, including chief naval architect
of Bethlehem Steel's Shipbuilding Division. He is a recognized industry
expert in the area of structural design and related finite element analysis,
propeller/engine induced structural vibration analysis, ship collision
and grounding analysis, damage assessment, tanker design, shipbuilding
methods and cargo handling, and has authored numerous papers on these
topics. An active member of SNAME since 1966, he is past Chairman of Panel
HS-7, Vibration, and the Baltimore sub-section.
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WILLIAM
C. VAN WORMER
Vice President; Engineering
Mr. Van Wormer is
the marine engineering manager and is responsible for the day-to-day supervision
and management of Seaworthy’s work in support of MSC’s MRE
and SMART ship inspection programs. His specific areas of experience include
the performance of power plant and auxiliary machinery and systems performance
evaluations, efficiency analyses, determination of specific fuel consumption,
and material condition assessments. Mr. Van Wormer is a USCG licensed
engineering officer and a graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
He holds a BS degree in mechanical/marine engineering and an MS in business
administration, and his professional career includes service as an engineering
officer, a commercial ship owner’s representative as well as a utility
plant manager for a 137-acre, 23-building facility.
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MATTHEW
F. WINKLER
Vice President; Fuels and Combustion
Mr.
Winkler is responsible for advanced technology programs associated with
fuels, lubes, fuel systems,combustion, and emission controls. He has developed
progressive approaches to fuel treatment,combustion optimization, combustion
deposit reduction, corrosion control, and fuel savings for diesel engines,
boilers, and gas turbines. He has developed numerous technical briefs
and appeared as an expert witness in the fuels, engine failure, and other
related areas. Formerly, he was employed by Pratt & Whitney as a fuels
specialist, and is a past corporate representative for ISO (worldwide
fuel specifications). He has authored more than forty technical papers
over the past 35 years, many dealing with diesel engines and diesel support
systems. He is a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (New
York) and has done post graduate work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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CHRISTOPHER
W. MARINO
Vice President
Mr. Marino is a senior
USCG licensed engineering officer and a graduate of SUNY Maritime College
at Fort Schuyler. As assistant branch manager of the Washington D.C. office,
Mr. Marino is responsible for its day-to-day operations and for the quality
of all deliverables. He has coordinated the development, supervision,
management, installation and support of over 175 shipboard computerized
maintenance systems since joining Seaworthy in 1985. He has conducted
shipboard maintenance and equipment evaluation surveys. Previously, Mr.
Marino sailed for various US flag shipping companies and has acted as
owner's representative during shipyard periods.
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CARY
M. ROBERTS
Vice President; Information Technology
Mr. Roberts has overall responsibility for Seaworthy's information systems.
All software development programs for both government and commercial clients
are managed by Mr. Roberts. He has played a key leadership role in the
design, development, implementation and support of major maintenance management
systems software for the Military Sealift Command and the Maritime Administration.
Mr. Roberts is a US Coast Guard engineer and has served in senior engineering
positions for both MSC and commercial shipping companies. He is a graduate
of Maine Maritime Academy and has done graduate work in Software Systems
Engineering at George Mason University.
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DANIEL
T. NORTON
Assistant Vice President
Mr.
Norton is a USCG licensed engineering officer and a graduate of Maine
Maritime Academy. He holds a BS degree in marine engineering and is a
licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Virginia. In addition to
his work in the area of marine propulsion plant test, evaluation, and
performance analysis, Mr. Norton is responsible for the day-to-day supervision
and management of Seaworthy's work in support of MSC's MRE and SMART ship
inspection programs. Specific areas of experience include new construction
plan review and on-site supervision, and propulsion shaft design and alignment.
In addition to his time at sea, Mr. Norton's professional career includes
service as a Port Engineer for the US Navy as well as for various commercial
ship owners.
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DONALD
A. RICCIUTI
Assistant Vice President; Engineering
Mr. Ricciuti has
accumulated over 26 years of experience in the practice of marine and electrical
engineering. He has been involved in numerous reflagging, conversion and
repair programs, and his specific areas of experience include machinery
arrangements, pump design, piping design, electrical load analysis, electrical
and controls design, and generator sizing and installations. He has been
heavily involved in environmental engineering pertaining to emissions reductions,
both marine and industrial, and has been the project manager on many of
Seaworthy’s HPWI and fog system installations. Mr. Ricciuti is a USCG
licensed engineering officer and a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy. He holds a BS degree in marine engineering and is a Registered
Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, in the State of Connecticut.
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MIKE
MILAS
Controller
Mr. Milas. Updating Profile.
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