What’s Up at MITAGS?
MITAGS Welcomes Debby Miller as the Admissions Representative
We are pleased to announce that Debby Miller has joined our team as the Admissions Representative! Welcome aboard, Debby! She will work together with Amanda Meadows at the Admissions office, and will be the friendly voice you hear when you call to schedule classes. Debby comes to us with a background in cosmetology education and […]
MITAGS-West Hosts Seattle Fire Department and US Navy Personnel for Joint Training Exercise
On May 26, 2022, MITAGS-West was privileged to host teams from the Seattle Fire Department and the Navy Guided Missile Cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65). The purpose of the exercise was to help both groups learn how they could work effectively together should a fire break out aboard a Navy ship while being repaired in a Seattle […]
Elisabeth Hoover Promoted to Executive Administrator at MITAGS-MCC
It is with great pleasure that we announce the promotion of Elisabeth Hoover, Academic Services Representative to MATES Program Executive Administrator, reporting directly to Executive Director, Eric Friend. As we move towards the future under new leadership with Executive Director, Eric Friend, we are excited to have formulated a succession plan that recognizes the skills […]
MITAGS-West Welcomes Ben Sleister
MITAGS is excited to welcome Ben Sleister as our new Program Manager for Marine Safety Programs. Located at our west coast campus, Ben is a great new addition to our team! He will be leading and managing all of our Marine Safety Programs, including the US Navy firefighting/damage control training, civilian/USCG firefighting programs, and safety […]
Capt. Kjaerulff Presents at NAVTECH 2021
Earlier this month, MITAGS Director of Business Development, Captain Jonathan Kjaerulff presented at NAVTECH 2021. His presentation, titled “Training the Future Mariner,” along with other presentations from the event, can be downloaded by clicking here. Captain Kjaerulff’s presentation focused on navigating the transition with emerging technology in the maritime industry, as we are in the […]
Case Study: Offshore Wind Simulations with Ørsted
Executive Summary MITAGS has programmed georeferenced, highly accurate visual wind turbine models of Ørsted’s proposed “Ocean Wind,” and “Revolution Wind” Offshore Wind Farms into their advanced full-mission ship simulators. This provided a platform in order to engage stakeholders. The value in the simulator is the ability to engage stakeholders from the bridge of multiple simulated […]