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Shipyard Spotlight: Ken InglesbyCode 2300T Division Head

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Ken Inglesby is more than just Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) Code 2300T Division Head for Nuclear Training. Housing a passion for developing the minds of others both personally and professionally, his life was met with many challenges that fed his desires to help mold both Sailors and civilians into a force to be reckoned with. He faced the challenges head-on, ready and willing to lead and train those under his wing. A native of Long Island, New York, Inglesby went to the Naval Academy before attending Flight School. Training as a helicopter pilot, he began his distinguished 25-year career in the military. He had a number of positions, including a flight instructor, ship’s navigator, Aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon, commanding office of a helicopter squadron, working with NATO providing Training and Executive Assistant to the Admiral in Charge of Fleet Operations at Fleet Forces. “What I enjoyed most in my naval career was the interaction with the Sailors; although the flying was a lot of fun too,” said Inglesby. “But it really was the leadership challenges that you face day-to-day in the Navy that I enjoyed the most.” When he retired from the military, Inglesby already had a clear idea of what he wanted to do outside of the Navy. “So as I went through my naval career, I always had this really

strong passion about leadership and developing people to strive to be their best. I really took great pride in watching my Sailors grow through the years as I was part of helping their personal and professional development. I knew I wanted to do something like that in the outside world,” he said. Unsure of what opportunities were out there in regards to training, he was soon asked to come work with CACI, Inc. as a Leadership and Performance Coach. And with CACI, he came to NNSY. “I was just very fortunate working in Code 2300 with CACI and I met the folks here. I always say timing in life is everything. When this opportunity presented itself, I applied for the position and I was fortunate enough to be selected. I’m really excited about it. I really do have that passion to see others succeed in life.” Inglesby was appointed the position in November and has been enjoying his time with NNSY and working under the wing of the shipyard to serve the fleet. “We’re part of the Navy team. What we do on a day-to-day basis has a tremendous impact on our Sailors at sea,” said Inglesby. “It’s really all about supporting the fleet and doing the best job we can do here so that our Sailors have the best possible machinery to perform their duty. That’s where it’s really important, they are right out there at the tip and it’s no kidding real world life and

death what they do. When we do a repair for a submarine or an aircraft carrier going into harm’s way, it’s very important that the Sailors don’t have to worry about their equipment working right, that they can just focus on their operation and the job at hand. I think that’s it and having an understanding from our engineers that we really are part of something bigger and what we do really does matter.” The work he and those in his department do are just pieces of the puzzle for what NNSY does for the Navy. “From a 2300 perspective, engineers are writing all the paper for the jobs on the nuclear side,” said Inglesby. “The mechanics on the waterfront can’t do their job without the correct paper to do the job from. It’s very important we provide the very best documentation and paperwork so they can get their job done because they really are the key to success here at the shipyard as the mechanic so we really need to support them as best we can.” When asked where he hopes to be in five years, he replied, “Hopefully I’m still here doing the best I can do for the shipyard team. I would like to still contribute. I’m here because I want to continue to serve. I really enjoyed serving in the Navy and to me I’m still serving, I’m just wearing a different uniform.”

Ken InglesbyBy Kristi Britt Code 1160 Public Affairs Specialist

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