CHARLES (CHUCK) GODDARD Rear Admiral, USN (ret)
CHARLES (CHUCK) GODDARD
Rear Admiral, USN (ret)
Rear Admiral, USN (ret)
Chuck Goddard has extensive experience in ship design, construction, and executive leadership. Most recently he was the Senior Vice President responsible for the FFG 62 Program for Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM). Prior to that he was the successful Capture Executive for the $5.5 billion FFG(X) program at Fincantieri Marine Group. From June 2011 – July 2014, Chuck served as the CEO, President and GM of FMM. During his tenure, FMM delivered USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) to the U.S. Navy, R/V Sikuliaq to the University of Alaska, and R/V Reuben Lasker to NOAA while transitioning to full rate production on the LCS Class and executing over $100M in capital improvements to the shipyard.
Prior to joining MMC, Chuck was with Lockheed Martin for three years as director of Aegis Program Integration and Capture Manager for the Aegis Combat Systems Engineering Agent (CSEA) competition, which was successfully won after 30 years as a sole source.
He has extensive Navy experience with shipbuilding and ship systems engineering. During his thirty-year career with the Navy, he led a variety of complex ship programs from destroyers to sealift ships, culminating in his role as the Navy Program Executive Officer, Ships. Other significant positions that Chuck has held include Vice Commander at the Naval Sea Systems Command which included chairing the annual SUBSAFE Program review, DDG 1000 Major Program Manager during design and development, and New Construction Officer at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA overseeing AOE-10, Sealift Conversion and Sealift New Construction programs.
Chuck is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received a M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His qualifications include surface warfare, navy salvage and diving, and Level III Program Management. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for exceptional technical and program leadership from the American Society of Naval Engineers.
Prior to joining MMC, Chuck was with Lockheed Martin for three years as director of Aegis Program Integration and Capture Manager for the Aegis Combat Systems Engineering Agent (CSEA) competition, which was successfully won after 30 years as a sole source.
He has extensive Navy experience with shipbuilding and ship systems engineering. During his thirty-year career with the Navy, he led a variety of complex ship programs from destroyers to sealift ships, culminating in his role as the Navy Program Executive Officer, Ships. Other significant positions that Chuck has held include Vice Commander at the Naval Sea Systems Command which included chairing the annual SUBSAFE Program review, DDG 1000 Major Program Manager during design and development, and New Construction Officer at Supervisor of Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA overseeing AOE-10, Sealift Conversion and Sealift New Construction programs.
Chuck is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received a M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His qualifications include surface warfare, navy salvage and diving, and Level III Program Management. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for exceptional technical and program leadership from the American Society of Naval Engineers.