ROB HOGAN
Rob Hogan retired in 2018 as vice president of Manufacturing and Material
Distribution for Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls
Industries. Named to this position in 2015 he was responsible for
manufacturing, material warehousing, delivery and logistics in support of all
shipbuilding programs.
Hogan was a Master Shipbuilder, having achieved more than 40 years of
continuous service. He began his career with the shipyard in 1976 as a welder and held positions at all
levels of production and construction leadership. In 2004 he was promoted to director of Process
Excellence, where he helped identify process improvements, initiated changes and measured results. In
2009 he was appointed director of Manufacturing for Steel Fabrication. Following his appointment to vice
president of Manufacturing in 2015, and as part of company efforts to improve efficiencies, Hogan
assumed responsibility for the Supply Chain organization for a two-year period. As vice president of
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, he developed a value stream approach to strategic
sourcing, completed the warehouse consolidation project and improved the company’s material
movement process.
Throughout his career, Hogan looked for new and innovative opportunities to improve efficiency while
also improving the tools and equipment used by shipbuilders, and their overall work environments. As a
direct result of his work, he won the NNS President’s Model of Excellence Award in 1998 for his process
improvement initiatives in Manufacturing.
Hogan is a graduate of the NNS Apprentice School and earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Strayer University. He currently serves on the board of directors for STARBASE
VICTORY and the Virginia Manufactures Association. Hogan is active in the Propeller Club, Port of Newport
News and a member of The Apprentice School Alumni Association.
Since his retirement in 2018, Hogan has worked as a special advisor to numerous companies in the
shipbuilding supply chain. His clients have included Pegasus Steel, Riley Power Group, Trident Maritime
Systems and Fairlead Integrated, LLC. Through his role as an advisor to these companies, he remains
actively involved with Marine Machinery Association (MMA), Submarine Industrial Base Council (SIBC) and
the Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition (ACIBC).
Distribution for Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls
Industries. Named to this position in 2015 he was responsible for
manufacturing, material warehousing, delivery and logistics in support of all
shipbuilding programs.
Hogan was a Master Shipbuilder, having achieved more than 40 years of
continuous service. He began his career with the shipyard in 1976 as a welder and held positions at all
levels of production and construction leadership. In 2004 he was promoted to director of Process
Excellence, where he helped identify process improvements, initiated changes and measured results. In
2009 he was appointed director of Manufacturing for Steel Fabrication. Following his appointment to vice
president of Manufacturing in 2015, and as part of company efforts to improve efficiencies, Hogan
assumed responsibility for the Supply Chain organization for a two-year period. As vice president of
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, he developed a value stream approach to strategic
sourcing, completed the warehouse consolidation project and improved the company’s material
movement process.
Throughout his career, Hogan looked for new and innovative opportunities to improve efficiency while
also improving the tools and equipment used by shipbuilders, and their overall work environments. As a
direct result of his work, he won the NNS President’s Model of Excellence Award in 1998 for his process
improvement initiatives in Manufacturing.
Hogan is a graduate of the NNS Apprentice School and earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Strayer University. He currently serves on the board of directors for STARBASE
VICTORY and the Virginia Manufactures Association. Hogan is active in the Propeller Club, Port of Newport
News and a member of The Apprentice School Alumni Association.
Since his retirement in 2018, Hogan has worked as a special advisor to numerous companies in the
shipbuilding supply chain. His clients have included Pegasus Steel, Riley Power Group, Trident Maritime
Systems and Fairlead Integrated, LLC. Through his role as an advisor to these companies, he remains
actively involved with Marine Machinery Association (MMA), Submarine Industrial Base Council (SIBC) and
the Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition (ACIBC).