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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 57 Kelly Joins Teledyne RDI Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) announced that Alan Kenny has joined Teledyne RD Instruments as the new Sales Manager for the company’s navigation product line. Prior to this appointment, Alan served as Vice-President of Sales for the Americas for RESON. He brings with him a 27-year career in acoustics, vibration, and mechanical and fluid dynamics, with an educa- tional background at the United States Naval Academy and the University of Minnesota. Harrison to Lead Teledyne Geophysical Instruments Teledyne appointed Scott Harrison as vice president and general manager of its Teledyne Geophysical Instruments business unit. Teledyne Geophysical Instruments designs and manufactures terrestrial seismic exploration products from its facilities in Houston and Stafford, Texas; Mitcheldean, United Kingdom; and Singapore. Harrison received his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and has attended executive management programs at Stanford University and the London School of Business. Following graduation from the Naval Academy, he served as a nuclear submarine warfare officer. Horizon Welcomes Oceanographer Horizon Marine announced the arrival of a new hire in the Marion office and the promotion of Neha Sharma to Eddy Watch Operations Manager. Benjamin Shaw, M.S., a graduate of the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, has joined Horizon Marine as Physical Oceanographer, Eddy Watch Analyst. His duties will include analyzing data and preparing Eddy Watch reports on the location and strength of ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Trinidad and Brazil. Ben will also be a Pilot in Charge (PIC) of Horizon Marine’s AUV fleet. BlueView Hires Lesnikowski BlueView Technologies added Nick Lesnikowski as 3D Product Manager/ACSM Hydrographer. Lesnikowski will direct and manage BlueView’s 3D Mechanical Scanning and MicroBathymetry product lines, and will provide technical support for hydrographic survey applications. After receiving a degree in Geology from the University of Massachusetts in 1982, Lesnikowski worked as a geophysicist for Amoco Production Company in New Orleans interpret- ing seismic data on projects in the Gulf of Mexico. As an ACSM certi- fied hydrographer, Lesnikowski brings an impressive skill set and experience level to BlueView. Global Diving & Salvage Hires Cargol Global Diving and Salvage hired Mike Cargol as general manager for its Gulf of Mexico region, based in Houston, TX. Cargol joins the com- pany with a diverse resume from the oilfield and offshore sectors. His experience in all facets of the service market makes him the ideal choice to lead Global’s Gulf Coast growth ini- tiatives. Cargol was previously employed by Houston based Wild Well Control, Inc. Marport Names Chapman Chief Sonar Engineer Marport Deep Sea Technologies named Sean Chapman as Chief Sonar Engineer. Chapman has nearly 20 years of technical leadership in the design and development of Synthetic Aperture Sonar for commercial and military programs. Chapman will ensure that Marport’s new imaging sonar solutions are designed and built on sound physics and engineering principles, while paying close atten- tion to management of technical risks. Chapman joins Marport from Ultra Electronics, where he was Chief Scientist for Sonar Systems. He received his First Class honours B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Physics with Electronics from Nottingham University, UK. He will be based in Weymouth, UK. Subsea 7 Adds New Schilling ROVs Schilling Robotics was awarded new contracts for ROV systems from Subsea 7. A total of three new ROV systems will be supplied for delivery in Q2 2011, including one (1) 150hp, 3,000m rated ACV ROV sys- tem and two (2) 150hp, 3,000m rated HD ROV systems. The ACV ROV system is an addition to Subsea 7’s existing fleet of construction vehi- cles and will be mobilized on Subsea 7’s new pipelay/heavy lift vessel, the Seven Borealis. The HD ROV sys- tem is a work-class vehicle which pro- vides flexibility for construction and people & companies
