John Drinkard is a PLM administrator and mechanical engineer at Cubic Corporation. In these roles he monitors day-to-day system operations, coordinates the onboarding of new business acquisitions, provides user issue support, and oversees the integration of Cubic’s various CAD software programs with the Aras PLM system. Prior to joining Cubic he served in the United States Navy as a nuclear propulsion plant operator onboard the Los Angeles class submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN-759) and subsequently as a repair duty officer at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Drinkard holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from San Diego State University and is actively pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Louisville.