Brian Blanchette is the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Quality and Engineering for Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII, where he oversees the formulation, management, and oversight of the division’s quality program, research & development, ship design engineering, integrated logistics support (ILS), and planning yard programs.
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Brian began his career at Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1996 as an associate naval architect with Research & Development. Over his 28-year tenure, he has held a range of positions in Engineering, Program Management, and Business Development, where he supported multiple international programs, served as the technical lead for Ingalls’ LCS proposal offering, was the ship design manager for multiple platforms, and ship program manager for Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). Most recently he was director of Technical & Design Engineering, where he led his team in executing the DDG Flight III, LHA 8, and LPD 28, 29, and 30 design efforts while providing technical support across all ship classes during construction.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan and attended the Center for Corporate Education program at The College of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business in 2015.
Active in his community, Brian serves on the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board for the Michael W. Hall School of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University, the Board of Directors for Scouting America – Mobile Area Council, and the Board of Advisors of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. In 2019, he was honored with the Forever Young award by Coast Young Professionals.
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