Dec 2-4, 2026  •  Morial Convention Center  •  New Orleans, LA

Turning Expertise into Training Programs and Talent Pipelines

Agenda Session

Turning Expertise into Training Programs and Talent Pipelines

Dec 04 2025

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST

UI - Classroom 1, Room 260, 2nd floor

When you need to hire an acoustic analyst, you find US Navy veterans with experience. But what happens when you need to set up a team of acoustic analysts in another country? What do you do when your talent pipeline is dry? 

You create. 

In this session, Mike Varney (CAPT, ret), President of ThayerMahan Offshore, will provide a comprehensive presentation on how ThayerMahan was able to successfully and efficiently capture and transfer knowledge to build these real-world, blue industry skills.

The first half of the session will focus on ThayerMahan’s delivery of sonar technician training programs to the Romanian Navy, including the lessons and insights learned from the challenges faced.

The second half of the session will highlight how ThayerMahan was able to establish and successfully implement an Acoustic Analyst Apprenticeship Program that takes high school students and turns them into well-trained, operation-ready Analysts. 

Speakers

ThayerMahan

- Vice President, Marketing

ThayerMahan

- President, ThayerMahan Ocean Technologies