His proudest moments are when shipbuilders gain a competitive advantage, such as a 30 to 1 time savings, by optimizing their design and build processes.

Growing up on an island and inspired by his grandfather, a WWII marine engineer, Winston is captivated by ships. This fascination has led to a 15-year career designing vessels and serving in many roles of increasing responsibility, most notably as senior naval architect and engineering manager at VT Halter in New Orleans and as general manager at a shipyard start-up in Vancouver, Canada.

Having worked with shipbuilders across Europe, Asia and North America, Winston brings a global perspective as co-host of Bridgewatch: The Marine Innovation Podcast. He has published and presented as numerous conferences, including a paper on Minimising the Designer / End User Knowledge Gap Using Virtual Reality at the International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding in Singapore.

Winston is a graduate of the Marine Institute at Memorial University and has an MBA from the University of Warwick (UK). In 2006 he became a faculty member of the School of Maritime Studies teaching naval architecture at the Marine Institute of Memorial University.

Winston lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland where he enjoys spending time with his family, cats and a stubborn Airedale named Gromit. His little spare time is spent working on his too old convertible, gaming, and rehearsing and gigging with his rock band of middle-aged dads.