Dr. Gies is an Associate Technical Fellow at Newport News Shipbuilding where he has been employed for over thirty-three years.  Over the course of his career, he has been a Program Manager for aircraft carriers and submarines, and he has been an Engineering Manager for machinery systems, propulsion plants, various product lines, engineering offices and engineering departments.  He earned a PhD, a MEM, and a BSME from Old Dominion University.  He is the current chair of the Peninsula Engineer’s Council, past Young Engineer of the Year, Top 40 Under 40 recipient, and is a member of ASME, SNAME, ASNE, ASEM, ASEE, INCOSE, and Navy League.  He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and is an Eagle Scout.  He earned ASEM’s Award for Best Dissertation of the Year.