Captain Nicholas T. Walker was promoted to Captain May 1, 2025. He also completed Navy Postgrad program in Monterrey, Calif.

Sean Battles is the youngest Chief Engineer in NOAA history. He is the Chief on the NOAA ship FairWeather, home port: Ketchikan, Alaska. Also, Kristen Gier ’20 is his IAE.

Korey DeBoth has started a new position as Dynamic Positioning Operator at Transocean.

Lily Cook was recently featured in the MDI Islander, a newspaper based in Bar Harbor, Maine. Cook currently works as a 2nd mate onboard the HOS WOODLAND. Her work on the multiple purpose supply vessel includes a wide scope of tasks. “Different companies charter our boat for different jobs,” she explained. “One job could be taking thrusters off of a drill ship with our crane, another job could be a “FLOTEL” job (floating hotel), which is when we house contractors and send them up the oil and wind assets with our heave compensated gangway.” She shared her great appreciation for the maritime work that surrounded her upbringing. “I don’t think people realize how large the maritime industry is. It surrounds MDI,” Cook said. “The cruise ships, the private charter boats, the harbor pilots, the whale watch boats and the ferries — all of those people had to sit through some pretty extensive testing.”

Andrew Haining is paving the way as the first participant in Cianbro’s Asset Management Leadership Development Program (AMLDP), which provides hands-on learning, mentorship, and real-world experience for participants, who gain essential knowledge in asset evaluation, maintenance, and optimization.