DAVID BRUCE GIBSON    

                 

	 Captain, U.S. Navy (ret)
       10423 Prairie creek North Road
         Rogers, Arkansas 72756
 Children: Laura (1970), Anders (1971) Brian (1975)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

I retired from Navy on I July 1989 with 31 years of service. During my career I was awarded the following personal honors awards.

Meritorious Service, Joint Service Commendation, Army Commendation, NavyCommendation, Navy Achievement on two occasions with a combat"V', and the Vietnamese Honor Award.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 30 years of military and commercial management/technical control of Navy engineering weapons programs. This includes fleet shipbuilding conversions/overhauls and repairs, and "hands on" control of at sea engineering operations in four Navy ships. Qualified by Secretary of the Navy appointment for program management of large complex weapons systems with personal accountability for personnel, facilities,, equipment, financial management, acquisition/procurement and distribution of program resources. 

1989 - Present Program Manager for Defense Systems, Ronson Management Corporation, 
               Alexandria, Virginia

1984 - 1989    Naval Sea Systems Command, Technical Data Program

1981 - 1984    Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Boston

1979 - 1981    Naval Sea Systems Command, Occupational Safety and 
               Health Program Safety Director 

1977 - 1981    Naval Sea Systems Command, Deputy Director and 
               Technical Manager Steam Propulsion Improvement Project

1975 - 1977    Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Production officer and 
               Repair officer

1973 - 1975    USS RANGER (CV-61), Engineer officer 

1970 - 1973    Hunters Point Naval shipyard, Ship Management Officer 

1958 - 1970    Various Navy ships and stations

MILITARY SERVICE

Captain, United States Navy (Engineering Duty officer; Material Professional, Surface Warfare Officer)

EDUCATION

B.S., Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland 

M.S., Physical Oceanography, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey,        
      California, Graduate work in Education at George Mason University, 
      Fairfax, Virginia (Nationally certified instructor in multiple        
      engineering disciplines)

MEMBERSHIP

American Society of Naval Engineers

HOBBIES

Runner, family camping