Karyn started her career at Gilbert Associates after graduating with a BSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in Massachusetts, Maine, and North Carolina. After a relocation to North Carolina early in her career, Karyn became the Director of Project Coordination for the commercial business unit at Parsons Corporation. She returned to Gilbert Associates in 2014 and has become an expert in passenger vessel design with experience in all aspects of design execution from project initiation to close out.