Stephen M. Payne | |
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Born | Stephen Michael Payne c. 1960 (age 63–64) Greater London |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Ship Science |
Practice name | PFJ Maritime Consulting Ltd (2011-2016)[1] |
Employer(s) | Carnival Corporate Shipbuilding (1985-2010) |
Projects | MS Rotterdam (VI), passenger ship design |
Significant design | RMS Queen Mary 2 |
Significant advance | podded propulsion |
Awards | Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Royal Designer for Industry, VADM Land Medal |
Stephen Michael Payne is a British naval architect. [2] He has worked on the designs of approximately 40 passenger ships for the Carnival Corporation, including the Cunard ocean liner Queen Mary 2.[3] He is an independent maritime consultant and is an educational advocate for engineering careers.