Above, L–R: Jack Darras, Candance Northrop, Haley Grill, Cameron Magee, Holland Woods, Learsi Rivera, Carol Cournoyer, Monique Vann, Mariann Mayne, Crystal Vinoya, Sareena Flores, Sarah Robert, Breanna Jacques-Rojas, Sarah Perry, Holly Kensel, Haydee Pepe, Emily Postoak, Alyssa Acton, Justyn Hyland, Amylu Meneses, Matthew VanVolkenburg, Rohankumar Patel, Holly Dimino, Dawn Witt, Traci Rodriguez-Piccolo, Caitlin Gomes, Alex Coombs.
The Workforce Development and Planning organizations recently partnered to host the 11th Planning Pipeline Program, preparing planners to join Electric Boat’s Planning organization. Workforce Development, along with Three Rivers Community College, hosted the graduation of Planning Pipeline Cohort 11 on April 6 at Grasso Technical High School in Groton. The recent graduates, now members of EB’s Planning organization, presented their final capstone project for an audience of Electric Boat employees from various areas within Planning.
In attendance, planners, along with their supervision, joined managers and directors to watch their new team members present a final project. Their final project was the resulting culmination of a rigorous six-week training program. During these six weeks, the then-students learned a great deal about the planning groups that they were ultimately placed in. Along with developing fundamental skills needed to join the planning organization, the students made invaluable connections with one another to take into the workplace.
The Planning Pipeline Program targets the following skills: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Operations Management, Public Speaking, Intro to Software Applications, Intro to Programming, Principles of Macroeconomics, Composition, Technical Writing, Blueprint Reading and Safety in the Workplace.
Planning Cohort 11 was the second cohort of eight that are scheduled for 2023. Photographed above are the 20 students who graduated from the program, including six Advance Planners, 10 Detail Planners and four Production Control Planners. These 20 employees began their EB careers on April 11, 2023.
The Pipeline Program instructing team consists of the following EB employees:
Workforce Development
- Chief of Training, Haley Grill
- Proficiency Developer, Cameron Magee
- Proficiency Developer, Caitlin Gomes
Planning
- Data Management Spec., Jack Darras
- Detail Planner, Breanna Jacques-Rojas
- Supervisor of Planning, Heather Przygoda
- Prod. Control Planner, Candance Northrop
- Detail Planner, Cooper St. Germain
Design
- Mechanical Senior Designer, Cecil Carter
Thank you to everyone involved in this program. For more information on how to establish a Pipeline Program for your organization, please contact your Workforce Development Representative.
