Seaworthy Systems Executive Staff

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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