The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) announced its Headquarters 2015 Civilian of the Year (COY), Jan 29.

Capt. Bill McKinley, CSCS commanding officer, congratulated Lloyd Kleinman, CSCS International Programs' training technologist, for his selection.

"Lloyd, with his strong work ethic and drive, has played a key role in executing not only our mission, but also the mission of the United States Navy," Capt. McKinley said. "He has developed strong partnerships with our allied nations by facilitating an exchange of ideas and technology progressions."

As a training technologist, Kleinman's responsibilities include researching emerging technologies and investigating their potential to increase both effectiveness and efficiency in a training environment and managing technology development efforts and ensuring their incorporation into applicable courses of instruction.

Darrell Tatro, the director for CSCS International Programs and Kleinman's immediate supervisor, said Kleinman excels in developing and delivering the most innovative and effective training technology to our international partners.

"Lloyd is diligent in his investigation to collaborate with academia, industry and other government agency partners seeking to meet the demanding training requirements of advanced hybrid Combat Systems for both operators and maintainers," Tatro explained. "He is also leading the CSCS Virtual World Environment System (VWES) experiment team in support of Sailor 2025 objectives."

Kleinman, who has been part of the international programs' community for 13 years, says he enjoys the miscellany of his job.

"The diversity of work and long-term relationships that I have developed throughout the years are truly the best aspects of my position," he said.

CSCS' mission is to develop and deliver surface ship combat systems training to achieve surface warfare superiority. CSCS headquarters' staff oversees 14 learning sites and provides nearly 70,000 hours of curriculum for 700 courses a year to more than 40,000 Sailors. CSCS delivers specialized training for officer and enlisted Sailors required to tactically operate, maintain, and employ shipboard and shore-based weapons, sensors, and command and control systems utilized in today's Navy.

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