Captain JP White is the weekend manager for Fleet and Facilities and has served as a sailing instructor at Shake-A-Leg Miami since 2005. In November of 2018 JP completed 44 years of uniformed service. His most recent assignment was as a Program Manager for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Miami Field Office. Previous assignments include Chief Passenger Service Manager at Miami International Airport in addition to assignments at ports of entry at Port Everglades, Key West, and Peace Bridge in Buffalo, NY. He also served at the field offices in Buffalo, Miami, and Seattle. As a Navy veteran with 24 years of military service in the Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and 15 years as a second line supervisor, or above, JP White brings a great deal of leadership experience to the workforce. He has demonstrated his ability to excel in both staff and field assignments. As a young operator Mr. White is credited with launching the last steam torpedo and ushered in a new era by launching the first operational cruise missile from a submerged platform. While assigned as a diver he participated in the salvage of the sunken USCG Cutter Blackthorn and the recovery efforts after the collapse of the Sunshine Bridge in Tampa, Florida. Later, as a department head he led a workforce of over 3000 from 125 worksites in 5 states. Before leaving the military Mr. White served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Weapons Repair Department of a major nuclear weapons stowage facility responsible for a workforce of over 800 enlisted personnel. Now Mr. White lives in Hollywood, Florida with his wife, the former Judy Jumper of Virginia Beach, Virginia and has three grown children, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.