Hello, my name is Thomas Yoder. I am a commissioned officer in the United States Navy serving as a Nuclear Submarine Warfare Officer. I have served as the Engineer's leading assistant for reactor safety as the Reactor Controls Assistant and Chemistry-Radiological Controls Assistant. Additionally, I have served as the communications officer where I planned and executed multiple fleet wide exercises to ensure success of the strategic deterrence mission. I qualified Nuclear Engineer Officer in the summer of 2022. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of Notre Dame teaching Engineering and Weapons while being the Junior class advisor and pursing a Master in Business Administration degree. Additionally, I serve as the command's Equal Opportunity Officer. Prior to serving I graduated from Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, studying mathematics with a physics concentration while playing varsity baseball.