NSWCPC engineer stepping up

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWCPC) engineer Danielle Kinkade is trading her hands-on mine warfare programs experiences for a one-year rotational assignment supporting command leadership as the Technical Assistant to the Division Technical Director. “I am excited for the experience to see the overall business of the warfare center and learn how our organization fits into the bigger picture” as being a part of the Naval Sea Systems Command, said Kinkade. She is a native of Panama City, and has earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Stetson University, and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. Kinkade launched her career at NSWCPC while at graduate school through a Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program and hired as a civil servant in 2008. “This type of rotational assignment is an opportunity to assess our strengths and identify areas where we may need to continue developing,” said Kinkade. She enters this new chapter of her career with knowledge in mine warfare and organic airborne mine countermeasures. (Source: NSWCPC 04/09/19)