JOHN “CHIP” CALLAN \u201988 knows ships, business, and people.<\/p>\n
Callan sailed briefly in the commercial fleet after graduating, but decided to steer his career ashore. He worked his way up to increasing levels of responsibility in the U.S. Navy fleet maintenance and modernization defense industry for 24 years, internationally and stateside. During this time, he called Washington, D.C., Norfolk, San Diego, and Sasebo, Japan home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose were exciting times,\u201d he says, \u201cbeing able to move on-site for six or seven months and meet interesting people and learn from different practices and customs.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2012, Callan and his wife, Michelle, by this time both successful industry veterans, started Invictus Associates\u2014he as COO and Michelle as Owner\u2014headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The company specializes in providing senior- and mid-level maintenance management to both commercial and government customers. The company has a track record of achievement in technical marine engineering, life cycle reviews, program management, ship operations, new construction, and vessel repair experience in the commercial maritime and naval government sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe bring demonstrated experience in estimating, planning, and execution of validated maintenance and modernization requirements for in-service U.S. Navy surface ships, both internationally and stateside,\u201d says Callan.<\/p>\n
Current projects range across the globe, from ship system and shipyard technical oversight in Norfolk to maintenance management in Bahrain.<\/p>\n
Key to the company\u2019s success is its team of professionals. \u201cWe are approximately a 50\/50 split between recently graduated engineers and retired government service and military personnel,\u201d says Callan. \u201cThis is a great combination to leverage and increase peer learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe collaboration between our recent grads (three of whom are MMA alumni) with their classroom experiences and comfort with IT systems,\u201d says Callan, \u201cand our salted individuals who have operated and maintained ships for 20 or more years, leads to a quick understanding of responsibilities, best practices, and communication skills.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team is tight, and they look out for one another in their daily responsibilities on the waterfronts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Callan attributes his base skills to his education at MMA. \u201cIt taught me how to interact and understand multiple viewpoints directly and to develop sound recommendations for all stakeholders.\u201d Photo: Michelle Callan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JOHN “CHIP” CALLAN \u201988 knows ships, business, and people.<\/p>\n Callan sailed briefly in the commercial fleet after graduating, but decided to steer his career ashore. He worked his way up to increasing levels of responsibility in the U.S. Navy fleet maintenance and modernization defense industry for 24 years, internationally and stateside. During this time, he called Washington, D.C., Norfolk, San Diego, and Sasebo, Japan home.<\/p>\n \u201cThose were exciting times,\u201d he says, \u201cbeing able to move on-site for six or seven months and meet interesting people and learn from different practices and customs.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2012, Callan and his wife, Michelle, by this time both successful industry veterans, started Invictus Associates\u2014he as COO and Michelle as Owner\u2014headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The company specializes in providing senior- and mid-level maintenance management to both commercial and government customers. The company has a track record of achievement in technical marine engineering, life cycle reviews, program management, ship operations, new construction, and vessel repair experience in the commercial maritime and naval government sector.<\/p>\n \u201cWe bring demonstrated experience in estimating, planning, and execution of validated maintenance and modernization requirements for in-service U.S. Navy surface ships, both internationally and stateside,\u201d says Callan.<\/p>\n
\nStanding watch on the TS State of Maine<\/em> was the beginning.\u2588<\/span><\/p>\n