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American engineer
Boykin in 2017, signing a steel plate used to begin the construction of USS Enterprise (CVN-80)

Jennifer Boykin is an engineer, the first woman president of Newport News Shipbuilding, and the vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries, which is located in Newport News, Virginia.

Biography

Early life

Boykin's father's parents are both from Puerto Rico. She was born in California and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Jennifer was a tomboy and was the first girl to play baseball with the boys in her division.

Education

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.

She earned her Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Career

Boykin first worked as an engineer in the nuclear engineering division at Newport News Shipbuilding before moving through the ranks and eventually becoming president of the company. She is the first woman president of Newport News Shipbuilding, the first in over 133 years of operation. She runs the largest shipbuilding operations in the United States, including the only one that builds nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of two that makes nuclear-powered submarines. The shipyard is currently working on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. The shipyard employs over 22,000 personnel.

Family life

She has been married to Blake Boykin for more than 30 years, and has one daughter that also works at Newport News Shipbuilding.

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Jennifer Boykin, Newport News Shipbuilding president". Daily Press (Virginia). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt Mulherin to retire". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Boykin - Executive Vice President and President, Newport News Shipbuilding". Huntington Ingalls Industries. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Shipshape – The leader of Virginia's biggest industrial employer is preparing it for a digital transformation". Virginia Business. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "The Power List – Jennifer Boykin, president, Newport News Shipbuilding". Inside Business. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. "Huntington Ingalls Awarded Contract for Single-Phase Delivery of Aircraft Carrier". Searpower Magazine. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. "UPDATED: Navy Awards 2-Carrier Contract to Newport News Shipbuilding". usni.org. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. "Newport News Shipbuilding announces 300-plus layoffs". WTVR-TV. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.


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