Rate My Professor John Shassberger

With a robust career spanning military service and federal government roles, Shassberger currently acts as the Chief of Naval Installations Command (CNIC) Installation Programs Integrator (IPI), leading the Naval Support Activity Crane as the senior civilian responsible for all installation operations, programs, and personnel. His previous positions include Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Associate Program Manager, Business and Financial Manager, and Contracting Officer's Representative. He served as the U.S. Navy's Inactive Ships Manager on the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N9) staff in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., where he managed an annual operational budget of over $100 million and was financially responsible for a $3 billion U.S. Congressionally Appropriated Department of Defense program. Prior to his second career in government finance, Shassberger served 21 years as an active duty naval officer, retiring as a Commander in 2010. During this time, he commanded a U.S. Navy warship and served as commanding officer of the Navy's third-largest naval installation—one of the largest employers in Southern Indiana with over 5,000 employees—providing an over $1.5 billion budget base annually into the local Indiana economy. In recognition of his teaching excellence, he received the United States Naval Academy Colleen S. Smiley-Owendoff Teaching Excellence Award in 2000. Beyond his professional roles, Shassberger created a State of Indiana 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2008 to support local education in Monroe County and established a small farm as a Limited Liability Corporation near Spencer, Indiana, in 2018. He and his wife Heather have seven children and reside in Bloomington.