Erica is a 1987 graduate of the US Naval Academy, a member of the Naval Ocean Facilities Program and serves in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. In 1996 she received her Basic Diving Officer qualifications from the Naval Diving & Salvage Training Center. Erica holds a master’s degree in civil engineering (ocean engineering emphasis) and has served as a engineering project officer for ocean construction projects across the globe. She was the Commanding Officer of Underwater Construction Team TWO from 2001-2003 and is slated to become the Navy Ocean Facility Program Director in the summer of 2009.