SAME YP Council Webinar: Global Leadership Lessons from Detachment November: The Unclassified Story of U.S. Navy Seabees in Diplomatic Security

Lt. Park is a native of South Korea. He enlisted in the Navy as a Boatswain’s Mate in October 2013 and commissioned through Officer Candidate School in January 2020. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2018.

In January 2014, Lt. Park reported to his first duty station at USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53). The following tour, he joined the Navy Reserve and reported to Coastal Riverine Squadron ELEVEN in September 2018 where he served as a small boat engineer.

Upon completion of CECOS in November 2020, he reported to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ELEVEN where he served as Material Liaison Officer, Bravo Company Platoon Commander, Chemical Biological Radiological OIC, and Honors Detail OIC. In June 2022, he reported to Officer In Charge of Construction China Lake where he served as a Construction Manager managing seven MILCON projects valued at $757M. In November 2023, he volunteered for a three-month assignment to NAVFAC Marianas where he served as a Portfolio Lead for Super Typhoon Mawar Recovery Program valued at $900M and Contracting Officer’s Representative for Mawar Global Contingency Service Contract valued at $125M.
In July 2024, he assumed duties as Facilities Management Division Director at Public Works Department China Lake.

Lt. Park is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington and Seabee Combat Warfare Officer qualified. He has also achieved certifications for Contracting Professional and Public Works Level II. His awards include Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (2), Humanitarian Service Medal, and other service awards. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Assistant Vice Chair for Young Professional Program in the Society of American Military Engineers.

Lieutenant Commander Tim Dahms is a native of Waukesha, Wisconsin and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a Master of Science in Sustainable Design and Construction from Stanford University. While at UW-Platteville, he competed at the NCAA Division III level for Cross Country and Track and Field. There, he lettered 5 times and earned All-Academic honors. LCDR Dahms was commissioned in the United States Navy via Officer Candidate School in April of 2011.

Upon completion of Civil Engineer Corps Officers School, LCDR Dahms reported to Officer in Charge of Construction (OICC) Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, NC in September of 2011 where he served as a Construction Management Engineer. He oversaw 25 construction contracts valued at $338M. LCDR Dahms departed OICC MCI East in September 2013 and reported to NMCB 133, Gulfport, MS. He deployed to Rota, Spain with 150 Seabees and served as Assistant Officer-In-Charge and “Alfa” Company Commander. LCDR Dahms detached from NMCB 133 in April of 2015, and reported to NAVFAC Marianas, Guam, where he was Transportation Director and Production Officer for the Naval Base Guam Public Works Department. From April 2017 to April 2018, he served as Assistant Operations Officer for NAVFAC Marianas overseeing annual Program Management Execution exceeding $220M. LCDR Dahms served as the Officer in Charge, Naval Support Unit, U.S. Department of State from April 2018 to July 2021 where he led 139 Seabees deployed in 48 locations around the world. From June 2022 to May 2024, LCDR Dahms served as the Operations Officer for OICC China Lake where he managed the execution of a $2.7B earthquake recovery program.

In May 2024, LCDR Dahms reported to NAVFAC Southwest as Assistant Operations Officer and Program Manager for CNIC Centrally Managed Program and Special Operations Command.
Lieutenant Commander Dahms is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Wisconsin and Seabee Combat Warfare Officer qualified. He has also achieved certifications for Public Works Level III and is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2), and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2). He was also named the 2017 NAVFAC Marianas Military Engineer of the Year, 2023 OICC China Lake Military Engineer of the Year, 2024 NAVFAC Military Engineer of the Year, and 2024 Top Ten Federal Engineer or the Year. Actively involved with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), he received the 2018 National Young Member Medal, 2018 SAME Pacific Region Vice President Medal, and 2023 SAME Sverdrup Engineering Leadership Medal. He currently serves as the SAME National Young Professional Community of Interest Chair and is a member of the SAME National Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

A registered architect, designer, and active member of SAME, Sal currently serves as Client Development Lead for HDR. Within SAME, Sal is Vice Chair of the YP COI, an active member of the Architecture COI, and serves locally on the Resiliency Committee. At HDR, Sal is responsible for leading, managing, and overseeing projects within the Federal Business Group of HDR’s Architecture Practice. Additionally, Sal facilitates new client development and prospecting initiatives within emerging markets and core sectors of the firm. With 12 years of AEC-industry experience, Sal has served as a ‘seller-doer’ leveraging both technical roles as well as marketing and business development, pursuit leader, and manager. Sal’s Federal project experience includes clients such as USACE, Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency, Washington Headquarters Services, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency, and GSA.