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22 MTR March 2011 What do you count as the defining accomplishment(s) of your career? Bently, VideoRay The defining accomplishment of my career was building the executive ranks of VideoRay. For example, we have the smartest R&D guy in the ROV busi- ness, the best software guy, and the best marketing guy. Pretty good for a company barely 10 years old with less than $10m in revenue. Heinz, iRobot I’m an “odd duck” when you compare me to others in the robotics business. I joined iRobot after a 32 year career in the Marine Corps, where I achieved the rank of Major General and ran the Defense Department’s largest acquisition pro- gram in history. So, I would say that is my defining accomplishment … so far. Moving forward, I am incredibly excited about my leadership position at iRobot. I have a master’s degree is in computer science and have always had an affinity for artificial intelli- gence and autonomous behavior. The importance of monitoring and understanding changes in ocean properties will increase exponentially in the next few years. The ocean is key to understanding climate change and impacts to ecological systems that provide us with oxygen, water Advances, Challenges & Oppotunities Robotic Vehicle Technology Marine Technology Reporter presents via this virtual “roundtable” insights on the rapidly evolving business of subsea robotic vehicles. — by Greg Trauthwein, Editor The Respondents Bob Anderson President & Co-Founder OceanServer Scott Bentley President VideoRay LLC Bill Charbonneau Product and Sales Manager Deep Ocean Engineering Dave Grant Managing Director Saab Seaeye David Heinz VP, Maritime Systems iRobot Corporation David P. Kelly President & CEO Bluefin Robotics Justin E. Manley Senior Director Scientific and Commercial Business Liquid Robotics, Inc. Donald Rodocker President SeaBotix Inc. OceanServer AUVs
