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Naval Oceanography is home to the U.S. Navy’s first female Director at the Navy DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC), Ms. Christine Cuicchi. Considering the vast amounts of data collected, analyzed and distributed around the globe through Naval Oceanography’s unique capabilities and techniques, the agency is fortunate the tall order of business and technical skill to manage and store that data rests in the hands of Cuicchi. Upon first look at her professional accomplishments of operating the DoD’s largest supercomputer; or challenging leadership roles where Cuicchi shepherds 30 petaFLOPs of computing power to over 3,000 RDT&E, S&T*, and acquisition professional throughout DoD—it is obvious her professional posture is grand and proven. Yet, the full extent of Cuicchi’s superpowers exceed beyond technical skills; it’s her effect on people that seems to be as impressive as her professional-self. (*Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Science & Technology)