William Marr

Background

About William Marr

Completed a career as a U.S. Navy officer with extensive experience as a Navy diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. Taught Ocean Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy for more than a decade and also served as the Associate Chairman of the Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Marine Engineering Department. Since retirement from USNA as a Permanent Military Professor, continued academic contributions as a part-time Lecturer for the Whiting School of Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. Various civilian commercial pursuits have been focused on the maritime environment, including inspections of coastal and harbor structures for the U.S. Coast Guard, underwater inspections of highway bridges (by NBIS standards), ship engineering support for the Military Sealift Command, and investigation of barge/levee interactions for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Was a certified commercial diver qualified through the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI). Registered Professional Engineer in California. Currently the NAVSEA NEDU Tech Rep after spending several years as the Supervisory General Engineer at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Panama City, Florida.