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Episode 6 · July 27, 2026 · 27 min

Ep 06 - "Data, Technology, and People" with Mark Whitney, Virginia Digital Maritime Center (VDMC)

In Episode 06 of Ship Repair Radio, VSRA President John Polowczyk sits down with Mark Whitney, Executive Director of the Virginia Digital Maritime Center (VDMC). With decades of executive leadership spanning the U.S. Nav…

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Episode 5 · July 20, 2026 · 22 min

Ep 05 - "The Workload Problem" with Kevin Terry, Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)

In Episode 05 of Ship Repair Radio, host John sits down with Kevin Terry, Senior Defense Advisor for the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), to tackle the most pressing challenges facing the ship repair industry today…

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Episode 4 · July 13, 2026 · 17 min

Ep 04 - "The Workforce Generation Machine" with Shawn Avery, Hampton Roads Workforce Council (HRWC)

In this episode of Ship Repair Radio, VSRA President John Polowczyk sits down with Shawn Avery, President of the Hampton Roads Workforce Council. They tackle a persistent but outdated narrative: the supposed lack of a ma…

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Episode 3 · July 6, 2026 · 24 min

Ep 03 - "Mindset at Norfolk Naval" with RDML Kavon Hakimzadeh

In this podcast episode of Ship Repair Radio, VSRA President John sits down with Rear Admiral Kayvon Hakimzadeh (commonly known as "Admiral Hak"), Commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Bringing his perspective as a fo…

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Episode 1 · July 4, 2026 · 20 min

Ep 01 - "Workload vs Workforce" with Jordan Webb, Colonna's Shipyard

In the inaugural episode of Ship Repair Radio, the official podcast of the Virginia Ship Repair Association, we tackle one of the most critical debates currently facing the waterfront: workload versus workforce. While th…

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