Mitchell A. Kapland, president of Trident Engineering Associates of Annapolis, Md., has announced the election of Robert J. Shephard as the firm's vice-president.
Mr. Shephard graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1954 with a B.S. degree in marine engineering. After serving three years as an officer in the Navy, he joined Westinghouse field engineering and services, and became manager of customer requirements in 1964. In 1965, he joined the systems operations division of Westinghouse as sales manager for deep submergence systems, and in 1966 was appointed to the underseas division as manager-market planning.
In 1967, Mr. Shephard was appointed to work with the support group of the Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources. The Commission recently submitted to the president and to Congress the result of a comprehensive investigation of marine science and made recommendations for an adequate national program for present and future needs.
Mr. Shephard joined Trident Engineering Associates in November of 1968 as technical director—the position from which he was elected vice-president.