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QinetiQ Names U.S. CEO QinetiQ appointed Duane P. Andrews as CEO of its North American operations. Andrews was until recently chief operating officer at SAIC, the $7.8b research and engi- neering company. He has built a dis- tinguished career in defense and secu- rity both within the U.S. government and in the private sector. Prior to joining SAIC in 1993, he was the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence. DMT Hires DOV Manager Deep Marine Technology hired James Pearl as its Direct Operated Vehicle (DOV) Operations Manager. Pearl is an experienced diver that has worked extensively with both ROVs and Manned Submersibles. He will be responsible for the operations of the DMT exclusive DeepWorker 2000 Direct Operated Vehicle sub- mersibles including scheduling, maintenance, crewing, certifications, and safety. The DOV is a cutting edge technology, one atmosphere submersible that combines the tradi- tional technology of a work class ROV with the three-dimensional viewing and tactile feedback of a diver. SMD Hydrovision, Sonavision Reach Agreements Sonavision and SMD Hydrovision have reached agreement for the trans- fer of service and calibration the UK90 and UK94 Bathymetric sys- tems and design and development of a successor. The UK90 and UK94 were developed in the 1990's. Sonavision will, under license, offer service and calibration services for the systems from its Aberdeen base, and will introduce an updated version in late 2006 as part of their new com- plete ROV sensor package. Also, Sonavision and SMD Hydrovision have reached agreement for Sonavision to take over mainte- nance, service and spares of the Hyball ROV system for its Hyball customer base. The Hyball all electric ROV was introduced by Hydrovision Ltd. of Aberdeen in the 1990's and has been used for many years in a variety of roles including offshore inspection in the oil and gas industry, harbor, dam and ship maintenance, ROV pilot training and biological and environ- mental survey. An upgrade "offshore" version was introduced and in total around 200 systems have been manu- factured. Sonavision will, under license, offer spares, maintenance and support services for the Hyball sys- tems from its Aberdeen base. SMD Hydrovision's parts stock, dedicated tooling and test equipment is trans- ferred to Sonavision's Aberdeen base under the agreement. Elevated Hugin AUV Activity Activity has been very high in the Hugin AUV department so far in 2006. At present, the new 4,500 m depth rated Hugin 4500 is under final assembly and testing. Hugin 4500 has increased battery capacity and a higher performance payload sensor package. The payload sensor package is in whole supplied by the end customer C&C Technology, www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 49 people & companies DMT Elects New Chairman Deep Marine Technology elected Bruce C. Gilman chairman of the board. A businessman with CEO level management expertise, Gilman's four-decade subsea career is highlighted with pro- fessional accomplishments such as president of both Perry Offshore & Oceaneering International Inc.; president and founder of Sonat Subsea Services; president, CEO & director of Sonsub Inc., and chairman and president of Saipem Inc. Gilman is a graduate of the Polytechnic University of Brooklyn in Aeronautical Engineering; a registered Professional Engineer (PE); and the Marine Technology Society President-elect and Fellow. MTR#6 (49-64).qxd 7/11/2006 9:45 AM Page 49
