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Case Study
Going Critical
Building a ship requires close coordination across many trades. Rob demonstrated the ablilty to pull trade teams together to safely close gaps in schedules.
During his tenure at the shipyard, he recognized the many hazards of working in heavy industry. Rob's passion for safety as first priority was forged as he led a clean up project following a fatal incident. He found ways to recognize team members demonstating safe work practices and drove a zero tolerance for unsafe behaviors.
Rob progressed from a design engineer to managing trades to Shift Test Engineer (STE). He qualified S8G and S6G with Naval Reactors. Rob led precore testing, initial start ups of Naval reactors, and retrofit projects. He led an offsite power train testing program. He completed his shipbuilding career with no injuries on his watches and was always ahead of schedule on projects.
The Problem
Shipyards are dangerous environments for people to work in
Trade work was not properly scheduled causing delays
Our Solutions
Safety must be a part of every day, from toolbox talks, to meetings. Carrots work much better than sticks to drive behavior changes.
Work schedules must be fllexible and knowledge of the processes is critical to schedule work effectively. Effectively managing sub project timelines is critical. Most important keeping communication open and timely is the only way to ensure all stakeholders know the score.