John J. McMullen & Associates
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John J. McMullen Associates, Incorporated (JJMA) was one of the largest naval architecture
firms in the United States
, specializing in ship design and marine-related technical consulting between 1957 and 2005. Founded in 1957 in New York City by Dr. John J. McMullen, JJMA developed a strong reputation in commercial ship design and management of ship construction projects for ship operators. In the 1970s, JJMA extended its capabilities to technical and program support of US Navy ship construction programs for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) through an office in Arlington, Virginia. Success in naval programs support led to the further expansion with JJMA operations supporting NAVSEA in Pascagoula, MS, Bath, ME, Port Hueneme, CA, Newport News, VA and several other U.S. shipbuilding centers. JJMA also added a Houston, Texas operation to support the offshore oil industry, as well as specialty consulting services in New York for port planning, and support for naval modernization by allied nations. By 1982, JJMA had approximately 300 employees.
By the mid-1980s, JJMA was active in naval combat systems installation integration and was a key member of the NAVSEA Iowa class battleship
Modernization Program. In this period, a corporate headquarters building was acquired in Alexandria, VA. In 1988, JJMA was acquired by Talley Industries of Phoenix, AZ, who continued to operate it as a separate unit managed by the executive team that had successfully grown JJMA to almost seven hundred employees; mostly engineers and skilled designers. In 1998, when parent Talley Industries was acquired by Carpenter Steel, JJMA employees made an offer to purchase the company and JJMA became 100% employee-owned firm organized as a Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).
JJMA was one of the original tenants of the World Trade Center
towers, and maintained offices in the WTC until the infamous 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001. JJMA offices in WTC 2 were evacuated safely and no JJMA personnel were injured in the terrible event.
In 2005, JJMA was purchased by McLean, Virginia-based Alion Science and Technology Corporation, another ESOP company with broad participation in Department of Defense
programs and was designated their JJMA Maritime Sector or JMS; retiring the JJMA identity that was highly respected in the maritime industry for almost fifty years.
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, specializing in ship design and marine-related technical consulting between 1957 and 2005. Founded in 1957 in New York City by Dr. John J. McMullen, JJMA developed a strong reputation in commercial ship design and management of ship construction projects for ship operators. In the 1970s, JJMA extended its capabilities to technical and program support of US Navy ship construction programs for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) through an office in Arlington, Virginia. Success in naval programs support led to the further expansion with JJMA operations supporting NAVSEA in Pascagoula, MS, Bath, ME, Port Hueneme, CA, Newport News, VA and several other U.S. shipbuilding centers. JJMA also added a Houston, Texas operation to support the offshore oil industry, as well as specialty consulting services in New York for port planning, and support for naval modernization by allied nations. By 1982, JJMA had approximately 300 employees.
By the mid-1980s, JJMA was active in naval combat systems installation integration and was a key member of the NAVSEA Iowa class battleship
Iowa class battleship
The Iowa-class battleships were a class of fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces which would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Six were ordered during the course of World War II, but only four were completed in...
Modernization Program. In this period, a corporate headquarters building was acquired in Alexandria, VA. In 1988, JJMA was acquired by Talley Industries of Phoenix, AZ, who continued to operate it as a separate unit managed by the executive team that had successfully grown JJMA to almost seven hundred employees; mostly engineers and skilled designers. In 1998, when parent Talley Industries was acquired by Carpenter Steel, JJMA employees made an offer to purchase the company and JJMA became 100% employee-owned firm organized as a Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).
JJMA was one of the original tenants of the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
towers, and maintained offices in the WTC until the infamous 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001. JJMA offices in WTC 2 were evacuated safely and no JJMA personnel were injured in the terrible event.
In 2005, JJMA was purchased by McLean, Virginia-based Alion Science and Technology Corporation, another ESOP company with broad participation in Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
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programs and was designated their JJMA Maritime Sector or JMS; retiring the JJMA identity that was highly respected in the maritime industry for almost fifty years.