NAVFAC Atlantic leadership

REAR ADM. JORGE R. CUADROS

Commander

Rear Adm. Jorge Cuadros is a native of Bogota, Colombia. He enlisted in the Navy in 1991 and was commissioned as a Naval Officer in 1996 through Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, FL. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Ponticicia Universidad Javeriana and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is also a graduate of Harvard University’s Kennedy School Senior Executive Fellows Program.

​​​​​​​Capt. Edward B. Miller IV

Vice Commander

Capt. Miller is a native of Newburgh, New York. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1998, and a Master’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2008. Capt. Miller received his commission as an Ensign through the NROTC program while at RPI.

​​​​​​​CMC (SCW/EXW) Joseph Hampton

Senior Enlisted Leader

Command Master Chief (CMC) Joseph Hampton is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1993. Following completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command, San Diego, California he reported to Equipment Operator “A” school, Port Hueneme, California, where he completed apprenticeship training. 

Capt. Rafael A. Miranda

COMMANDING OFFICER

Capt. Rafael A. Miranda, a native of San Jose, Calif., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He earned his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University.

CAPT. Matthew Williams

Executive Officer

Capt. Williams is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky and a 2001 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He was commissioned an Ensign in September 2001 after completion of Navy Officer Candidate School. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University.

CBCM (SCW/EXW) Justin Hallahan

Senior Enlisted Leader

Seabee Master Chief Justin Hallahan, a native of Boston, Mass., graduated from Adams High School, South Bend, Ind., in 2002. He entered the U.S. Navy in August 2002, attending basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Capt. Ryan P. Carey

Commanding Officer

Capt. Ryan P. Carey is a native of Williamsburg, Va. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech and attended Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Fla, commissioned in September 2000, and attended Civil Engineer Corps Basic Officers School in Port Hueneme, Calif.  Additionally, he holds a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland earned in 2007 and served as a Navy Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Senate in 2017.  

Capt. Kent R. Simodynes

Executive Officer

Capt. Kent R. Simodynes is a native of Edmond, Oklahoma. He received his commission from the United States Naval Academy, earning Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Naval Architecture in May 2002. In 2008, he earned a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management at the University of Maryland. Simodynes is a licensed Civil Engineer, registered in the state of Maryland, and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.

Capt. Kendall C. Chapman

Operations Officer

Capt. Kendall Chapman is from New Orleans, LA and a 2001 graduate of the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. He holds a Master of Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in Architectural Engineering.

Thomas Barstow, P.E.

Business Director

Thomas Barstow, P.E. is a native of Massena, New York and is a 1985 graduate of Virginia Tech with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Capt. Miguel Dieguez

Commanding Officer

Capt. Miguel Dieguez is a 1997 graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, and has completed Joint Professional Military Education Phase I through the Naval War College.

Capt. Liz Durika

Executive Officer

Capt. Durika is a native of northern Virginia. She attended Carnegie Mellon University on an NROTC scholarship and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. She holds a Master’s in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University.

Capt. Michael McCain

Operations Officer

Capt. Michael McCain is a native of Fairfield, California and a 2000 graduate of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering.  He holds a Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.  He earned his commission from Officer Candidate School Pensacola, Florida in 2000.

Mr. Jeffrey Killian

Business Director

Mr. Jeffrey Killian retired from the United States Army in 2008 with 20 years of honorable service and has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering, NC State; Masters in Environmental/Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University, and a MBA from the College of William & Mary.

CUCS (SCW/EXW) Lorin T. Asada

Senior Enlisted Leader

CUCS (SCW/EXW) Lorin T. Asada, a Waianae, Hawaii native, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1998. After completing Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, he attended Builder "A" School in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Capt. Omarr E. Tobias

Commanding Officer

Capt. Omarr E. Tobias became commanding officer of NAVFAC Washington in June, 2023. Tobias is a native of Hempstead, N.Y. He graduated with honors from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He has a Master of Science in business administration from The Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, and a Master of Science in national strategy from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University. He is also a graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard University.

Capt. David M. Jayne

Commanding Officer

Capt. David M. Jayne earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University in 1998. On August 28, 1998, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Civil Engineer Corps through Officer Candidate School in Pensacola.

Lt. Cmdr. Brian G. Mack

Executive Officer

Lt. Cmdr. Mack is a native of South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Science from The Citadel, in May 2008, and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, in May 2020. He was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in September 2008 as an Ensign in the Civil Engineer Corps.

Capt. Chad M. Brooks

Commanding Officer

Capt. Chad Brooks is a native of Greenland, New Hampshire. He was commissioned as an Ensign through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps in May 1995 after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the Naval Postgraduate School in 2004 and a Master of Strategic Studies degree at the U.S. Army War College in 2012. He completed executive education at the Wharton School and is a 2021 MIT Seminar XXI fellow.

Cmdr. Francis J. Tay

Executive Officer

Cmdr. Francis J. Tay is a native of Passumpsic, Vermont. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont and a Master in Civil Engineering and Project Management from the University of Texas, Austin. He commissioned in the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) in December 2003 after completing Officer Candidate School (OCS). CDR Tay’s operational tours include company commander, communications officer, and CBR officer at Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1; assistant operations officer and U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) operations officer, 25th Naval Construction Regiment; and executive officer Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11.