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Northrop Grumman Names Gaylene McHale VP Large Deck Amphibious Ship Programs

Gaylene M. McHale, Vice President and Program Manager, Large Deck Amphibious Ship Programs Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
by Staff Writers
 Pascagoula MI (SPX) Feb 16, 2006
 Northrop Grumman has named Gaylene M. McHale vice president and program manager of large deck amphibious ship programs for the Ship Systems sector, effective immediately.

McHale will manage the large deck amphibious shipbuilding programs, consisting of LHD and LHA class ships. In this role, she will have overall program responsibility for the construction and delivery of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship Makin Island (LHD 8) and the contract award, design, construction and delivery of LHA 6. Previously, she managed the construction of New Orleans (LPD 18) and the preliminary design and development for LHA 6.

"Gaylene brings many years of shipbuilding program management experience to our sector and I am confident her outstanding leadership abilities will fit well with our business plan," said Philip A. Teel, president of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.

McHale joined Northrop Grumman in April 2004 after spending more than 20 years at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine where she held several positions in construction, design, procurement and program management. She earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and a master's degree in business administration from New Hampshire College in Manchester, NH.

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Harry Miles Sector VP Of Northrop Grumman Enterprise Process Development And Quality
 Pascagoula MI (SPX) Feb 15, 2006
 Northrop Grumman has named Harry Miles sector vice president of enterprise process development and quality for the Ship Systems sector. In this role, he will be responsible for developing and leading the implementation of a strategy for process development and improvement across the enterprise. He will report to Philip A. Teel, president of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.






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