Steven P. Harrison (current employment: Owner, Harrison Hydrography and Oceanography, LLC)
14072 Big Creek Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 Phone: 1.228.493.5702
OBJECTIVE Leadership role, Hydrographic/Oceanographic program management in support of the commercial maritime industry and/or Department of Commerce/Defense.
Establishment of Harrison Hydrography and Oceanography, a professional service.
SUMMARY Extensive knowledge in all aspects of Hydrographic Sciences. FIG-IHO Category “A” certification. Experience in personnel, fiscal and material management, program management and Naval and National policy regarding hydrographic endeavors. Effective communicator with strong analytical skills.
RELEVANT STRENGTHS
- Program Manager
- Critical Analysis
- Change Agent
- Innovation
- Team Builder/Leadership
- Hydrographic Certification
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Hydrographic Department Director/ Program Manager – Joined the Naval Oceanographic Office, Hydrographic Department in 2000 serving as 1st line supervisor for Tactical Charting (2000-2005), Navigation Division Director (2005-2009) then served as the Hydrographic Department Director (2009-2015). Manage a hydrographic workforce of approximately 90 civil servants, 14 military and 10 contractors with annual budget of approximately 11 million dollars. Interpret hydrographic data collection requirements, plan and man thirty (30) large hydrographic surveys per year with an operational cost of over 50 million dollars. Perform Navigation Program Manager duties and liaison to Hydrographer of the Navy. Coordinate with NOAA Office Coast Survey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other international Hydrographic Offices and navies (ex, GBR, AUS, CAN, FRA, and NZL).
Critical Analysis – Meritorious Team Award, National Security Agency (NSA) and Meritorious Team Citation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Team member of the Maritime Safety of Navigation Review Group (MSRG) charged to perform a review of NGA processes and procedures for production and maintenance of Digital Nautical Chart (DNC) after the USS GUARDIAN grounding. The MSRG was established by agreement between the Director of NGA and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in February 2013. Membership consisted of charting and navigation experts from NGA, US Navy, US Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Result was a 60+ page document detailing objectives, methodology, results, recommendations and actions to correct weak points in the digital nautical chart production process.
Change Agent – Created new Hydrographic Departmental processes, dataflow and a database management structure in response to increasing data quantities and shift to modern charting methodology, international standards and formats.
Innovation – Developed scientific, engineering and information technology support to Navy’s SHips Anti-submarine warfare Readiness Effectiveness Measurement Program (SHAREM) by creating an Acoustic Transmission Loss Echo Repeater System including data processing used in over 30 SHAREM surveys.
Team Builder/Leadership – Restructured NAVOCEANO Hydrographic Department to complete the transition from paper nautical chart support to digital nautical chart support to Navy. This was accomplished using leadership and management techniques to guide the workforce through significant changes.
FIG-IHO Category “A” Hydrographic Certification – Anchor Class (1st class, 2000) offered by the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Second Master of Science degree. FIG-IHO (International Federation of Surveyors-International Hydrographic Organization)
WORK HISTORY
Harrison Hydrography and Oceanography, LLC (H2O) – (September 2015 to present), Owner, Hydrographic and Oceanographic support to the Marine Environmental, Industrial, Defense and Scientific community.
Naval Oceanographic Office (1987-2015)
Oceanographic/Geoacoustics Department (1987-1999) – Underwater Acoustic Division (ASW)
Hydrographic Department (2000-2015) – Hydrographic Department Director, Navigation Division Director, Tactical Charting Branch Head.
Navigation Program Manager (2014-2015)
Technical Advisor on U.S Hydrographic Planning Committee supporting Command Naval Meteorology Oceanography Command and NOAA. (2013-2015)
Participated in more than 30 Acoustic/Oceanographic/Hydrographic/Bathymetric surveys.
University of New Orleans – (1985-1987) Graduate/Research assistant, Physics Department
Schlumberger Well Services – (1978-1980) – Cased hole wireline operator (Belle Chase, LA)
United States Coast Guard (1974-1978) – Machinery Technician, Search and Rescue team member, Cable laying boat engineer (lighthouses), Marine Environmental Protection Officer at Portsmouth Harbor, Search and Rescue Station. (New Castle, NH)
E.N. Bisso and Son, INC. – (1973-1974) Tugboat deckhand (Mississippi River, New Orleans)
AWARDS (major)
Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, 2015
Meritorious Team Award, National Security Agency (NSA) (Ribbon awarded by Gen. James Clapper, Dir NSA)
Meritorious Team Citation National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Awarded by Trish Long, Dir NGA)
Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal
EDUCATION
MS Hydrographic/Marine Sciences (2000) University of Southern Mississippi FIG-IHO Category “A” academic certification. Category A is the highest level of international recognition awarded by the International Federation of Surveyors/International Hydrographic Organization/International Cartographic Association (FIG/IHO/ICA) Advisory Board.
MS Physics (1989) University of New Orleans (Applied Underwater Acoustics concentration)
BS Physics (1985) University of New Orleans (Geophysics minor (Earth Sciences))
AFFILIATIONS
The Hydrographic Society of America, THSOA,
Committee member: Membership Drive/Student Liaison
Marine Technology Society, MTS
Mississippi Enterprise for Technology, MSET
Marine Industry Science and Technology Cluster, MIST Cluster
Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions (EIGS)
Pontchartrain Astronomy Society
Gulf South BMW Motorcycle Owners Club
SECURITY CLEARANCE (when in federal service)
United States Government Top Secret Sensitive Compartmental Information, TS/SCI