Mark Bateman

Mark Bateman (Col ’79, Engr ’86 CM) has retired after 45 years with Lockheed Martin’s undersea systems facility in Manassas, Virginia.  He worked off-site at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, since the start of the Virginia-class submarine program in 1996. Bateman was a principal hardware systems engineer and served as the engineering liaison to the shipyard.  He supported development and testing of the sonar, combat and imaging systems for the Virginia class and the new Columbia-class programs. He received a letter of appreciation from the Navy’s Program Executive Office, Attack Submarines, citing his “systems engineering competence, technical expertise, and exemplary work ethic has set the standard of excellence for future generations.”  Bateman lives in Ledyard, Connecticut, with his wife, Paula. They have two children, Chelsea Lauren Bateman (Nurs ’13 CM) and Callie Anne Bateman (Nurs ’16 CM).