Dr. John Cordle - That Circadian Guy

Veteran Influencer Podcast

John Cordle, Dr. Eng, leads a 12 person team at Huntington Ingalls Industries teaching Maintenance Management to over 12,000 U. S. Navy personnel, including all officer pipeline training across the waterfront.

He is the USNI Proceedings Author of the Year and Surface Navy Literary Award winner for 2018, having written about implementing a Circadian Rhythm watch rotation while serving as CO of the USS San Jacinto (CG-56). His crew was awarded the 2010 Vice Admiral Bulkeley Safety Award for improved watch stander resilience.

In our conversation, John shares what it was like when he transitioned to a role with Huntington Ingalls Industries in mid-2013 with the goal of remaining in the local area, where a high concentration of other senior officers with similar experiences were vying for jobs at a time when sequestration had disrupted the local job market.

We also cover how he made the decision to pursue additional academics as a civilian, and what led him to earn his Dr. Eng from ODU while also traveling extensively for work and leading a geographically dispersed team.

Finally, we talk about how he has found a way to give back to the Navy and is working to help veterans after transition deal with the impact of their service on their circadian rhythms, physiology, and overall well-being.