Mohammed M. Islam (Moni) was R&D Supervisor of Applied Science at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, served as the IEEE-45 central committee Chair, and was a member of the IEEE 1580 working group. He has forty-three years of diversified shipboard electrical engineering experience and has played significant roles in every part of new shipbuilding and ship modernization engineering. He provides electrical engineering subject matter expert services, specializing in interpretation of rules and regulations.