James H ShoemakerJim Shoemaker is a lifelong Tidewater shipbuilder. He was trained as a nuclear designer at Newport News Shipbuilding, where he participated in the design of the USS Nimitz. In 1977, he came to Norfolk Naval Shipyard as the reactor plant planning yardrepresentative for the first SRA of USS Nimitz. He then transferred to Norfolk Naval Shipyard and held various management positions there, retiring as the production resources manager.Mr. Shoemaker holds a bachelor of science degree in engineering technology from Old Dominion University and is proud of his fifty plus years of shipyard service. Read More Read Less