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 Mr. Victor S. Gavin Executive Director PEO Littoral and Mine Warfare Mr. Gavin is currently Executive Director for the Program Executive Officer for Littoral and Mine Warfare, and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service on February 2007. PEO LMW executes the Navy’s acquisition programs for Mine Warfare, Unmanned Maritime Vehicles, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Antiterrorism Afloat, Naval Special Warfare, Maritime Surveillance Systems, and the Mission Modules for the Littoral Combat Ship. Mr. Gavin’s previous position was as Technical Director, PEO Submarines. He was responsible for all Submarine Combat Systems acquisition and PEO directed Research and Development. This includes modernization of all in-service submarines (5 classes) and new construction (VIRGINIA Class) submarines under the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System (SWFTS) family of systems. In addition, Mr. Gavin coordinates the integrated budget development for all Team Submarine programs. Victor Gavin was born and raised in Lumberton, North Carolina. He is the oldest of three children of Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Gavin. Mr. Gavin attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technology State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1985. He also obtained a Masters of Science Degree in Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1996. Mr. Gavin’s civilian service began in a cooperative education program between the Naval Underwater System Center and North Carolina A&T State University. After graduation he returned to NUSC to serve as systems engineer for submarine combat systems. Here he became a key participant in the development of the AN/BSY-1 Combat System, which was the primary combat system for second flight fast attack submarines. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. Gavin served as the on-site government representative at Lockheed Martin in Manassas Virginia. As the leader of this multidiscipline organization, he provided the technical oversight necessary to deliver the combat system to twenty-three submarines. Mr. Gavin joined NAVSEA headquarters in 1996 as the Chief Engineer for the Submarine Acoustics Programs. He led the Navy’s efforts to migrate sonar systems development from a Military Specification environment to a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) environment as part of the Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion Program (ARCI). In 2000, Mr. Gavin was selected as Assistant Program Manager for Submarine Acoustics where he established the business processes for acquiring COTS based systems. In 2002, Mr. Gavin was assigned the Assistant Program Manager for Combat Systems development. He planned and managed the development of combat systems for every US submarine variant as well as for (6) Collins Class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy. He later became the first civilian Program Manager of the Combat System Program office. Mr. Gavin is married to Ramona (Gerald) Gavin and has two children ages, 14 and 10. His awards include Navy Meritorious Civil Service Award, Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, and the Vice President Gore Hammer Award for Acquisition Streamlining. Return to Event Details |
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