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People & Company News DeepSea Power & Light Hires Fischer DeepSea Power & Light said that Eric Fischer has joined the team as its new Technical Sales Representative. Eric will be assisting with customer support, visi-tation and problem solving and will at-tend trade shows. Eric completes his BS in Mechanical Engineering with an em-phasis in Machine Design at San Diego State University come this May 2013. Eric has also volunteered his time and raised funds for Engineers without Bor- ders and the Associated Society of Me- chanical Engineers at SDSU. New HQ for Bibby Offshore The new purpose-built headquarters for subsea installation contractor, Bibby Offshore is entering its Þ nal phase of construction. The new 53,427 sq. ft. of- Þ ce facility at Prospect Park, Westhill, which represents a multi-million pound investment, is on track to be completed by April 2013. Bibby Offshore staff are due to relocate from its existing ofÞ ces at Waterloo Quay by the end of May 2013. A planning application has also been sub-mitted for a new warehouse workshop and yard on Peregrine Road, Westhill. It comprises 3,800 sq ft of ofÞ ce space, 18,500 sq ft workshop/warehouse space with a 5,000 sq ft mezzanine deck and 33,000 sq ft yard. Construction of this new facility will be carried out by devel- oper, Dandara and is anticipated to begin around April/May 2013, with a projected completion date of the end of 2013.Bibby Offshore currently has more than 1,000 people working onshore and off- shore worldwide, with ofÞ ces in Aber- deen, Liverpool, Singapore and Trini- dad. It recently added two new vessels to the ß eet and continues to expand its subsea construction, engineering and project delivery services. Tesla Offshore Orders BlueÞ n-21 AUV Randall P. Bergeron, President and CEO of Tesla Offshore LLC, has announced the purchase of a BlueÞ n-21 AUV from BlueÞ n Robotics, leader in the develop- ment, production, and operation of AUVs and related technologies for defense, commercial, and scientiÞ c customers. ÒIn the highly competitive and evolv- ing Þ eld of AUV development, Blue- Þ n Robotics certainly belongs at the top of a very short list of suppliers that could meet our subsea data acquisition and sensor integration criteria,Ó said Bergeron. The purchase coincides with TeslaÕs in- tent to expand its presence in deepwater oil and gas Þ eld development, as well as positioning itself to pursue govern- mental, environmental and academic applications support. Tesla Offshore will operate their AUV on a global basis and, speciÞ cally, in the Gulf of Mexico where US government regulatory agents are considering proposals that mandate archeological and shallow hazard survey data be acquired by AUV technologies. Assigned to spearhead the implementa-tion of the technology are TeslaÕs Na- thaniel Usher, Director of Geoscience and George Loy, Innovative Solutions Manager. The Tesla BlueÞ n-21 AUV is a modu- lar system capable of carrying multiple Obituary: Michael Jean Markey Michael Jean Markey died at Swedish Hospital on March 2, 2013. Mike was born in Seat- tle, Wash., in 1932. He gradu- ated from West Seattle High School in June 1950, and he received a BachelorÕs Degree in Engineering from Stanford University in June 1954. In 1958, Mike joined his father, William C. Markey, at the family Þ rm, Markey Machin- ery Company, Inc. in Seattle. MMCo was founded in 1907 by MikeÕs grandfather, Charles H. Markey. Mike was with the company until his retirement in 1996. For many years, Mike was an enthusiastic member of the Jaguar Drivers & Restorers Club of Northwest America. He loved hiking and back- packing in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. Mike is survived by his wife, Norma Markey; his daughter, Jocelyn Markey; his Þ rst wife, Mel McConnell; his stepdaughter, Debra Dana; his stepson, Mark Dana; and MarkÕs daughters, Rachel and Jennifer. (Source: Published in The Se- attle Times on March 10, 2013) Fischer April 201352 MTRMTR #3 (50-64).indd 52MTR #3 (50-64).indd 524/3/2013 4:34:45 PM4/3/2013 4:34:45 PM
