Welcome to The Bishop Group, Inc.

Paul Bishop
Mr. Bishop is President and Chief Engineer of The Bishop Group which he founded in 1998 as an engineering company with its focus on new technology for early adopters. He is a senior technical leader with over 40 years experience in engineering and program management. Paul is an active member of the IEEE, currently serving as Chairman of the IEEE Power Engineering Society’s Marine Systems Coordinating Committee, which he helped initiate in 2007. He is an actively involved participant on eight IEEE standards working groups in marine power and electric ship technology, serving as chair for two: the IEEE P45.3 Electrical Installations on Shipboard - System Integration and IEEE P45.4 Electrical Installations on Shipboard - Marine Sectors.

Mr. Bishop is a graduate of the Electrical Engineering program at the University of Florida and is a registered Professional Engineer.

Rick Baker
Rick Baker is the Business Manager/Senior Analyst for The Bishop Group. He started with the company in 2008. Rick has proven leadership, creativity, and management skills, and has over 33 years of federal civil engineering; management; contracting; privatization; and real estate experience. He retired from U.S. Air Force civil service in January 2008, as a GS-15, where he served as the Director of Mission Support, Headquarters, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA). In that position he led a 55 person directorate within a 450 personnel organization in supporting almost 60,000 Air Force civil engineers worldwide. Rick holds 3 Master Degrees in Public Administration, Strategic Studies, and Theology. He also has completed the two premier, ten month, professional military education courses at Air University: Air Command and Staff College and Air War College. Rick is married and has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. He likes to play golf and ride motorcycles.

Lyndsay Garrett
Ms. Garrett joined The Bishop Group in September 2006 as an intern while finishing her B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Since graduation her assignments have included the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mine Warfare Mission Package, Magnetic Stimulation and Monitoring System , and IEEE consensus standards support. Lyndsay currently serves as Secretary to three IEEE working groups and committees. Her strengths include process definition, LabVIEW coding, and project development. She holds professional memberships in the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). Recently, Ms. Garrett completed the first part of process of attaining her Professional Engineering License and has already passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering exam and plans to take the Practical Exam in October of 2011. Outside work, Lyndsay enjoys the beach and spending time with friends and family.

Sharon Norman
Sharon is a Mechanical Engineer employed with The Bishop Group since 2003. Ms. Norman completed her Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering with honors at Florida State University and passed her Florida Fundamentals of Engineering exam in April of 1992. Ms. Norman is an expert in engineering documentation especially tailoring documentation requirements to meet project needs. Sharon is well versed in AutoCAD and is an expert user.

She also serves as the Quality Control Manager for The Bishop Group. In her free time she enjoys digital photography and staying abreast of current computer and technology trends.

Wasanaa Smith
Wasanaa joined the company in June2003, and is the Information and Finance Analyst. She has several roles covering administration, documentation, finance and payroll, security, and computer systems. Wasanaa has her Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems. She also has 20 years experience in areas such as information, risk, and project analysis; financial analysis; customer service with computer applications; and personal computer, database, and server maintenance and administration. Ms. Smith is married and has two children. In her spare time she likes to spend time outdoors, read a wide variety of books, spend time with family, and enjoys television and movies.

Jim Quirk
Based in the Washington D.C. area, Jim works a range of projects for The Bishop Group, including security policy analysis, IEEE standards development, new technologies demonstration, communications, and special events. With an M.A. and Ph.D., Dr. Quirk also teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in international politics and economics, and has been published in U.S. and international journals.

Bill Jones
Mr. Jones is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Maryland and has extensive graduate school studies in hydrodynamics and mathematics. He is a senior technical leader with over 43 years experience in engineering, program management, and line management. He has had numerous successes leading diverse groups of scientists and engineers in the conduct of research and development projects for mines, torpedoes, and other underwater weapons and systems. He is recognized for his leadership and systems engineering expertise in requirements generation and allocation; planning, budgeting, and tracking of new programs; and troubleshooting technical problems that arise during the research and development process. His hobbies include golfing, traveling, and spoiling his two grandchildren who live in Lighthouse Point, Florida.

Roger Leete
Roger joined the Bishop Group team in 2006 and has since been working as the IT person. He is a Veteran of the US ARMY and currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science while working in the field. His roles include server admin, computer maintenance, and website administration. “I believe the best part about working for The Bishop Group is the people that make up the company, there is so much widespread talent and experience among the employees that it gives us an edge and a great environment to work in”.