Steve Vonheeder will switch from maintaining Trident submarines
to caring for the state’s ferry boats.
Vonheeder, a commander, is retiring from the Navy. He’s the repair
officer with Intermediate Maintenance Facility at Naval Base
Kitsap-Bangor. He’ll become Washington State Ferries’ director of
vessel maintenance, preservation and engineering.
Vonheeder graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in
nuclear engineering. He also holds master’s degrees in
environmental management and mechanical engineering.
He’ll replace Paul Brodeur, who in July took a position as director
of the King County Department of Transportation’s Marine Division.
The job pays about $120,000.
“I am excited to welcome Mr. Vonheeder to WSF, and I look forward
to the wealth of knowledge he will bring to the new vessel
construction project and vessel maintenance and preservation
programs,” ferries director David Moseley said in his weekly
briefing.
The Commute An informative and entertaining discussion on our ferries and highways with Kitsap Sun reporters.
