Through the Scientist and Engineer Development Program at Carderock, he has been involved in a variety of projects related to early stage ship design as well as energy conservation in the existing auxiliary fleet. Mr. Testerman graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2009 with a Bachelors of Engineering and a concentration of Naval Engineering. As part of his undergraduate studies at Stevens, Mr. Testerman spent a year abroad studying Naval Architecture at University College London. Through the co-op program at Stevens, he was afforded the opportunities to work in the engineering department of Derecktor Shipyards, the hydrodynamics group of CSC Advanced Marine, and the Center for Innovation in Ship Design at NSWC Carderock.