2024-2025 (FY 2025) OFFICERS
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Ethan Wiseman is the former secretary of the SNAME NY Metro Section. He is the Fleet Manager of NYC Ferry at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, a position he has held since 2018. Prior to that he was the Performance Analytics Manager for Excelerate Energy. He has worked in a variety of engineering and management roles through his career. Ethan holds a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute.
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Senior Project Manager
Nexans
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Section Vice Chair
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Alex is a naval architect working with Glosten’s Rhode Island office since 2021. He has a range of project experience from large ferry design to marine salvage engineering to software development. He has been involved in the New York Metropolitan section of SNAME since 2017 as Vice Chair, Secretary, and Young Professionals Chair.
Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from Webb Institute, and was awarded the Lewis Nixon Memorial Prize as well as the 2021 SNAME Undergraduate Paper Honor Prize for his co-authored paper, “Developing an Optimization and Design Tool for Marine Electrical Systems.” He is an avid athlete, reader, cook, and language learner. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn.
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Alex Koziol IV, EIT
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Naval Architect
Glosten
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| George O. Williams, PhD |
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Consulting Physicist
H2Sur
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Nicholas Yarka is a Naval Architect III at Gibbs and Cox. He has worked on numerous domestic and foreign defense-oriented proposals and projects since graduation, with a focus on early-stage concept and arrangement work. He received a bachelor of science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute in 2020 and has been a member of the New York Metropolitan section of SNAME since 2016.
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Nicholas Yarka
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Naval Architect
Gibbs & Cox
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Jed earned a master's in ocean engineering from Stevens and a bachelor's in marine transportation from Maritime College, where he also earned his USCG 3rd Mate's license.
While studying at Steven's, Jed wrote his thesis on 3D Printing in the marine industry. This interest was sparked by obtaining a free sailboat that needed extensive repairs. Jed repaired the free sailboat by rebuilding many parts of it by 3D Printing other parts that couldn't have been found.
Currently, Jed works in marine construction at Oceanetics.
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Jedediah Tango
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Project Manager
Oceanetics
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| Young Professionals Chair |
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Tomer Chen is a Marine Engineering Consultant, Surveyor, and LLP Partner at Martin & Ottaway, leading projects across ports, terminals, and vessels, emphasizing safety, environmental compliance, and operational efficiency. Tomer has been the SNAME Young Professionals Chair of the New York Section since September 2024, and has been a SNAME member since 2015. Tomer holds a BSE and MSE in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan, and lives with his wife and dachshund-mix in Jersey City.
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Tomer Chen
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Consulting Marine Engineer & Surveyor - Partner
Martin & Ottaway
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Lina Tenenbaum is a naval architect and marine engineer graduate from Webb Institute. She works as a Lead Sustainability Engineer at International Seaways, Inc., a tanker owner headquartered in New York City. In her role, Lina is responsible for ensuring that the leadership team and all employees are informed on sustainability issues and their business impacts. She also compiles and analyzes emissions data, assists in vessel performance analysis, and prepares internal and external communications materials.
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Lina Tenenbaum
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Lead Sustainability Engineer
International Seaways
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Raju Datla is a Research Associate Professor in Naval and Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He manages the experimental marine hydrodynamics research at the Davidson Laboratory. His expertise is in the areas of high-speed craft hydrodynamics and ocean engineering in which he prepared more than 50 technical articles. He teaches courses to undergraduate and graduate students in naval engineering and ocean engineering at Stevens and served as principal advisor to 6 PhD dissertations and more than 50 master’s and undergraduate theses and design projects. He is a Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA). |
| Raju Datla, PhD |
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Assistant Director Davidson Laboratory
Stevens University
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Amit J. Mokashi currently serves as an Associate Professor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, where he teaches courses in maritime business, and security. Prior to entering the academia, he has sailed as an engineer on chemical and petroleum tankers, Ro-Ros, and cruise ships. He has an Unlimited Chief Engineer’s license for Steam & Motor ships, M.Sc. in Maritime Operations, Ph.D. in Marine Policy and Post-Doctorate in Innovation & Technology Management. He has published numerous journal articles and conference papers in his field. His research interests include maritime innovation, stakeholder analysis, and risk assessment. |
| Amit Mokashi, PhD |
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Associate Professor Maritime Business
United States Merchant Marine Academy
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