The Front Street Shipyard Team

Tuesdi Woodworth is Front Street Shipyard’s CFO. She has a long history with the marine industry in Maine, previously as the CFO of Morris Yachts. She is also the finances manager for Maine Built Boats and was previously a board member and board president for Maine Marine Trades Association.

Tammy Combs is the director of human resources with Front Street Shipyard. A 27-year veteran of the maritime industry, Tammy has a broad knowledge of human resources including recruiting, benefits, workforce development, safety, management and risk. Prior to joining Front Street Shipyard, she was with General Dynamics in Boston, MA, working in insurance and claims.

Craig Picard is the lead designer at Front Street Shipyard. A graduate of The Landing School’s boatbuilding and design programs, Craig received honors in both programs in every semester.  Craig joined Lyman Morse in 2000 and worked with three people under him as lead designer until 2010. At Front Street Shipyard, he has stepped back into the role of lead designer. Thanks to his boatbuilding background, he will bring a lot of knowledge to the design side in figuring out the myriad details associated with your project.

Lloyd Bryant is the former paint manager at Front Street Shipyard, who shifted into a project management role in 2022. Lloyd started his career at Wayfarer Marine, then moved to Custom Coatings in Thomaston where he continued to learn the trade through hands-on work. He then started his own company, Nautical Colors, which he ran for eight years. Lloyd now runs the some of our largest, most complex projects at Front Street using his many years of quality custom work and management skills.

Scott Whitman supervises the metal fabrication shop. Scott holds several certificates for welding including ABS certification for steel and aluminum. Scott came to Front Street from the fabrication shop at Lyman Morse Boatbuilding where he help build three aluminum boats ranging in size from 32 to 60 feet. Before Lyman Morse Scott worked at Steele and Marshal. Scott has overseen several major refits while at Front Street Shipyard including two large re-plating jobs — a 46’ former naval vessel and a 126’ Feadship. Scott is well versed in both steel and aluminum fabrication as well as bronze.

Ben Fenton is a service manager at Front Street Shipyard. Ben previously spent nearly 16 years with Morris Yachts where he was involved in everything from systems to deck construction and LEAN manufacturing. Ben brings his previous experience as a production supervisor to Front Street Shipyard’s service department, where he overseas the repair, maintenance and storage of our customers’ boats. Ben is an alum of Maine Maritime Academy where he earned his associate’s degree in 200-ton, Small Vessel Operations.

Justin Wiegleb is Front Street Shipyard’s service manager. Justin began running the expanding service yard in August of 2011.  During the first winter, he managed storage and maintenance for all 50 boats housed at Front Street; the following winter that number rose to 125, indicating the high pace of growth for the service department. Prior to working at Front Street Shipyard, Justin was the captain of Windwalker, a 60’ Hood sloop. He also worked as the assistant service manager at Lyman-Morse for five years.

Erik Grimnes develops relationships with clients and manages projects for our waterjet cutting machine services. He has a long career in manufacturing, having worked in business development for Arcadia Alliance, Kenway Corporation and Harbor Technolgies in the past decade. A graduate of the University of Vermont, Erik and his family live in mid-coast Maine.

Michael Bach represents Front Street Shipyard in the southern Florida region. Michael is the owner of Bacchus Yacht Consultancy, an owner’s advocacy company that promotes relationships between the yards, services, vendors and yachts that will result in the best possible refits. Bach’s role with Front Street Shipyard is to promote its refit capabilities and craftsmanship throughout the superyacht community internationally. Based in Palm Beach, Bacchus Yacht Consultancy is available by phone at (+1) 954-681-2384, by email at mbach@bycyacht.com, and online at bycyacht.com.