KNOTHE-TEC (Training and Educational Consultants), was founded in 1999 by Michael and Shirley Knothe.  Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, KNOTHE-TEC brings years of experience and knowledge in the area of Fleet Readiness, Supply Support and Logistics.   KNOTHE-TEC is managed and operated by this dynamic husband/wife team with the skill needed to present detailed and complicated material.

KNOTHE-TEC offers Logistics training for Government Civilian, Military, and Navy support contractor personnel, Department of Defense Contractors (Equipment/System Contractors, Shipbuilders and Ship Repair Contractors).

This course continues to be received by Headquarter Systems Commands, In-Service Engineering Activities, Navy Field Activities personnel (i.e., Government Civilian, Military), Navy support contractor personnel, and Department of Defense Contractors (i.e., Equipment/System Contractors, Shipbuilders and Ship Repair Contractors).

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Activities, Naval Supply Systems Command Activities (NAVSUP), Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Activities (SPAWAR), Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWCs) , Naval Undersea Warfare Centers (NUWCs), Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic and Pacific (COMNAVSURFLANT and COMNAVSURFPAC), Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIP),  Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP), Military Sealift Command (MSC), Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Operations, Raytheon Company, BAE Systems, Syntec, Inc., Information Network Systems (INS), Booz Allen & Hamilton, ADI Technology Corporation, EG&G Technical Services, Inc., Unified Industries Inc., Sigmon Group, Anteon Corp., Northrop Grumman-Logicon, Defense Management, Inc., Lockheed Martin Tech Svcs., Anteon Corp., Dynamic Systems, Vredenburg Inc., AERA, Inc., Signal Corp, Eagan McAllister Assoc. Inc., TEXCOM INC., King Technologies, Inc, EDO Professional Services, American Electronics, Inc., Del Rey Systems & Technology, L3 Communications, DMR Consulting, and General Physics Corp.

Biography

Michael J. Knothe

Mr. Knothe is a retired federal employee with eight years of military service in the Navy as a Machinist Mate, over 21 years experience in Navy logistics programs for a total of over 29 years of service with the Navy.  He was formerly employed by the Naval Sea Logistics Center, Mechanicsburg, PA, as a Logistics Management Specialist (DAWIA Certified) assigned to the Acquisition Logistics and Readiness Engineering Department.  He provided logistics support for the SPAWAR 04L CASREP Metrics, NAVSEA 04L and was the Program Manager and Lead Instructor for the Navy Supply Readiness Training Course, Availability/Modernization Supply Readiness Training Course, and the Foreign Military Sales COSAL and COSAL Maintenance Training Course.  In addition, he was the Lead Instructor for the Principles of Naval Logistics (PNL) Course sponsored by the Naval Acquisition Logistics Career Management Board (NALCMB).

As a Logistics Management Specialist/Supply Systems Analyst, he was involved in various major process action teams, studies, policy development, and review within NAVSEALOGCEN’s Policies, Analysis, and Training Division.  Mr. Knothe was part of many Major Process Action Teams (New Construction Contractor Review, LPD-17 Provisioning Flow Review Team, ISEA/CDM Configuration Review Team, and the SPAWAR CASREP Team).

He also was the Supply Readiness Manager at NAVSEALOGCEN for the CG-47, DDG-51, and LHD-1 Class New Construction Shipbuilding Programs, and was involved in FFG-7 Program, SSN-688, SSN-21, Supply Support Review Team, he was also, involved in a variety Special Project Boat /Small Boat Programs including a variety of programs contributing to increased readiness of Navy ships. 

Mr. Knothe was previously employed by Ships Parts Control Center Mechanicsburg, now (NAVICP-M), as an Allowance / Equipment Specialist in the Electronics/Ordnance COSAL Department for Overhauls, New Construction/Conversion for Major Combatant ships.  Where he was the Configuration Reviewer for all ships and submarines under going Major Over Haul and Repair.