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Rob Alford: Engineering, Leadership, and Autonomy in Defense Tech

54 min · 9. nov. 2025
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In this episode, I talk with Rob Alford, a Navy Nuclear Power veteran, mechanical engineer, and MBA graduate. Rob shares his journey from operating nuclear reactors in the Navy to leading mission operations and Navy programs at HavocAI, a defense tech company developing autonomous maritime systems. We discuss what it’s like to work in high-stakes engineering environments, how leadership and systems thinking intersect, and what young engineers can learn from defense innovation.

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