Steven P. Harrison has over 30 years of experience in hydrographic sciences and program management for government agencies. He has extensive leadership experience, managing budgets over $10 million and teams of over 100 people. He is certified in hydrographic sciences and has experience planning large hydrographic surveys. Harrison seeks a new leadership role managing hydrographic or oceanographic programs.

1. Steven P. Harrison
14072 Big Creek Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 Phone: 1.228.493.5702
OBJECTIVE Leadership role, Hydrographic/Oceanographic program management in support
of the commercial maritime industry and/or Department of Commerce/Defense.
SUMMARY Extensive knowledge in all aspects of Hydrographic Sciences. FIG-IHO Category
“A” certification. Experience in personnel, fiscal and material management,
program management and Naval and National policy regarding hydrographic
endeavors. Effective communicator with strong analytical skills.
RELEVANT STRENGTHS
 Program Manager
 Critical Analysis
 Change Agent
 Innovation
 Team Builder/Leadership
 Hydrographic Certification
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Hydrographic Department Director/ Program Manager – Joined the Naval Oceanographic
Office, Hydrographic Department in 2000 serving as 1st line supervisor for Tactical Charting
(2000-2005), Navigation Division Director (2005-2009) then served as the Hydrographic
Department Director (2009-2015). Manage a hydrographic workforce of approximately 90 civil
servants, 14 military and 10 contractors with annual budget of approximately 11 million dollars.
Interpret hydrographic data collection requirements, plan and man thirty (30) large
hydrographic surveys per year with an operational cost of over 50 million dollars. Perform
Navigation Program Manager duties and liaison to Hydrographer of the Navy. Coordinate with
NOAA Office Coast Survey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other international
Hydrographic Offices and navies (ex, GBR, AUS, CAN, FRA, and NZL).
Critical Analysis - Meritorious Team Award, National Security Agency (NSA) and Meritorious
Team Citation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Team member of the Maritime
Safety of Navigation Review Group (MSRG) charged to perform a review of NGA processes and
procedures for production and maintenance of Digital Nautical Chart (DNC) after the USS
GUARDIAN grounding. The MSRG was established by agreement between the Director of NGA
and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in February 2013. Membership consisted of charting
and navigation experts from NGA, US Navy, US Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Result was a 60+ page document detailing objectives,
methodology, results, recommendations and actions to correct weak points in the digital
nautical chart production process.
Change Agent – Created new Hydrographic Departmental processes, dataflow and a database
management structure in response to increasing data quantities and shift to modern charting
methodology, international standards and formats.

2. Innovation – Developed scientific, engineering and information technology support to Navy’s
SHips Anti-submarine warfare Readiness Effectiveness Measurement Program (SHAREM) by
creating an Acoustic Transmission Loss Echo Repeater System including data processing used in
over 30 SHAREM surveys.
Team Builder/Leadership – Restructured NAVOCEANO Hydrographic Department to complete
the transition from paper nautical chart support to digital nautical chart support to Navy. This
was accomplished using leadership and management techniques to guide the workforce
through significant changes.
FIG-IHO Category “A” Hydrographic Certification – Anchor Class (1st class, 2000) offered by the
University of Southern Mississippi (USM). Second Master of Science degree.
WORK HISTORY
Naval Oceanographic Office (1987-2015)
Oceanographic/Geoacoustics Department (1987-1999) - Underwater Acoustic Division
(ASW)
Hydrographic Department (2000-2015) – Hydrographic Department Director,
Navigation Division Director, Tactical Charting Branch Head.
Navigation Program Manager (2014-2015)
Participated in more than 30 Acoustic/Oceanographic/Hydrographic/Bathymetric surveys.
University of New Orleans – (1985-1987) Graduate/Research assistant, Physics Department
Schlumberger Well Services – (1978-1980) – Cased hole wireline operator (Belle Chase, LA)
United States Coast Guard (1974-1978) – Machinery Technician, Search and Rescue team
member, Cable laying boat engineer (lighthouses), Marine Environmental Protection Officer at
Portsmouth Harbor, Search and Rescue Station. (New Castle, NH)
E.N. Bisso and Son, INC. – (1973-1974) Tugboat deckhand (Mississippi River, New Orleans)
EDUCATION
MS Hydrographic/Marine Sciences (2000) University of Southern Mississippi FIG-IHO Category
“A” academic certification
MS Physics (1989) University of New Orleans (Applied Underwater Acoustics concentration)
BS Physics (1985) University of New Orleans (Geophysics minor (Earth Sciences))
AFFILIATIONS
The Hydrographic Society of America, THSOA
Marine Technology Society, MTS
Mississippi Enterprise for Technology, MSET
Marine Industry Science and Technology Cluster, MIST Cluster
SECURITY CLEARANCE (WHEN IN FEDERAL SERVICE)
United States Government Top Secret Sensitive Compartmental Information, TS/SCI