RDML Lorin Selby
The July General Membership Luncheon was held on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel. The guest speaker was RDML Lorin Selby, Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC). Please click here to view RDML Selby's PowerPoint Presentation.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, RDML Selby is a graduate of the University of Virginia and earned his commission through the Navy’s ROTC program. He also holds a Master of Science and an Engineer’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
RDML Selby assumed command of the NSWC in October 2014. In this position, he is responsible for leading more than 16,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel, both civilian and active duty, within seven NSWC divisions located across the country. NSWC provides research, development, test and evaluation for the future Navy as well as in-service engineering and logistics support for the operational fleet.
His shipboard tours include USS Puffer (SSN 652), USS Pogy (SSN 647) and USS Connecticut (SSN 22). From July 2004 to May 2007, he commanded USS Greeneville (SSN 772) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During these assignments, RDML Selby conducted several deployments to the Western Pacific, Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
Ashore, RDML Selby’s staff assignments include duty as a company officer and instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy, service as the deputy director of the Navy’s liaison office to the U.S. House of Representatives and duty as the Submarine Platforms and Strategic Programs branch head in the Submarine Warfare Directorate on the Navy Staff. Following selection as an acquisition professional, he served as a principal assistant program manager for the Advanced Undersea Systems Program Office (PMS 394), and served as the program manager for both the Submarine Imaging and Electronic Warfare Systems Program Office (PMS 435) and the Advanced Undersea Systems Program Office (PMS 394).
RDML Selby is authorized to wear the Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards) and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards) in addition to various unit awards.
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