DAHLGREN, Va. (June. 5, 2015) - Capt. Brian Durant, left,
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commanding officer,
presents the Meritorious Service Medal certificate to Cmdr. Shawn Cowan, NSWCDD
senior military deputy for human systems engineering during Cowan's retirement
ceremony at the Aegis Training and Readiness Center auditorium. The naval flight
officer served aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Nimitz (CVN 69), USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74), USS Ronald Reagan (DVN 76), and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
throughout his 22-year Naval career. Cowen - who reported to the NSWCDD Human
Systems Integration (HSI) Branch in April 2012 - crafted and led teams
comprising military, government, and contractor human systems engineers to
provide HSI support for seven acquisition projects. "As the HSI lead on
Navy, DoD, and other federal agency acquisition projects, he ensured his team
provided unrivaled HSI expertise in human factors engineering, manpower,
personnel, training, safety, personnel survivability, habitability, and
occupational health hazards," said Durant. "His in-depth expertise
with Navy surface and aviation warfare and maintenance practices provided keen
insight to numerous acquisition programs."