Key Leadership

RADM Dean VanderLey

Commander, NAVFAC

Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey is a native of Tacoma, Washington. He is a Calvin College graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and received his commission from the U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1991. He holds a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. After entering the Navy through the nuclear submarine training pipeline, VanderLey served on USS Michigan (SSBN 727), in various division officer positions from 1993-1996. He then served as the lead instructor for the Trident Prospective Commanding Officer course at Trident Training Facility, Bangor.

Jennifer LaTorre

Executive Director

Ms. LaTorre is the Executive Director for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC). She is the senior civilian advisor to the NAVFAC Commander, responsible for leading all aspects of NAVFAC’s business. As the senior civilian in the command, she is responsible for the community management for more than 19,000 NAVFAC employees. Ms. LaTorre represents NAVFAC in external forums, ensures Supported Commander requirements are understood and met, and focuses on long-term strategic matters related to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of the Navy shore infrastructure.

FORCM Lawrence W. Sharpe

Force Master Chief of the Seabees

Force Master Chief Sharpe assumed the duties as Force Master Chief of the Seabees on 24 March 2022.

Mark K. Edelson

Program Executive Officer, Industrial Infrastructure

Mark Edelson entered the Senior Executive Service in July 2022. He serves as the Program Executive Officer for Industrial Infrastructure (PEO II). PEO II is responsible for cost, schedule, and performance of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP). SIOP is a holistic investment plan to optimize the four naval public shipyards located in Portsmouth, Virginia; Kittery, Maine; Puget Sound, Washington, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Peter Lynch

Assistant Commander for Public Works

Peter Lynch entered the Senior Executive Service in September 2020, and serves as the Assistant Commander for Public Works at the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. He is responsible for Utilities Operations and Management, Facilities Management and Sustainment, Facility Services and Base Operating Support Contracts, Energy Resiliency and Management and Transportation Management.

Cindy Readal

Assistant Commander for Contracting

Ms. Readal is currently Assistant Commander for Acquisition for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC).

Andrew Saunders

Counsel

Mr. Saunders was selected as the Counsel, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), in November 2017.

Paul A. Pollock

Assistant Commander and Chief Management Officer

Mr. Pollock was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in December 2015 and serves as NAVFAC’s senior civilian authority for human resources, EEO, manpower, military and reserve programs, corporate strategy, and corporate resources management for NAVFAC’s 14 component commands and over 18,000 employees worldwide.

Carlos A. Muñoz

Command Information Officer

Mr. Muñoz is the Command Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Officer for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. He is the command’s senior civilian responsible for enterprise-wide information technology and shore infrastructure cybersecurity, competency development, and architecture in support of the enterprise business requirements and strategy. Appointed a Senior Leader in January 2021, he previously served as N6 and Command Information Officer for Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC).

Timothy D. Blanton

Director, Navy Crane Center

Mr. Timothy (Tim) Blanton is currently serving as the Director of the Navy Crane Center.

RDML Maria "Lore" Aguayo

Commander, NAVFAC Atlantic

RDML Aguayo was raised in Arizona, and received her commission in 1993 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Program. She is currently the commander, NAVFAC Atlantic.

RDML Jeffrey J. Kilian

Commander, NAVFAC Pacific

Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy Pacific Fleet Civil Engineer Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific.