Leadership

Captain Timothy Yanik

Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific

Captain Timothy Yanik, a native of Brook Park, Ohio, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Following commissioning, he qualified Navy Scuba Diver at the Naval Diving & Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Florida. He subsequently earned a Masters Degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania where he attended as recipient of an Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Fellowship.

Robert J. Seneca Jr.

Executive Director, Training Support Department Hawaii

Robert “Bob” Seneca enlisted in the Navy in 1978. After completing Machinist Mate “A” School he reported to the “Navy’s Best Homeport,” Pearl Harbor at Navy Region Hawaii to serve aboard USS Sample (FF 1048). One of the last homesteaders, fulfilling the Navy’s needs, he continued assignments in Hawaii, serving aboard USS Jason (AR 8) as repair logistics coordinator; Ships Intermediate Maintenance Activity as facilities manager; and USS Harold E. Holt (FF 1074) where, in 1989, he was selected for chief petty officer, served as auxiliary and repair divisions leading chief, and completed his eighth western pacific deployment including participation in Operations Desert Storm / Desert Shield.