Greensea has appointed Regina Yopak as applications engineer and service manager. Yopak has extensive at-sea experience through several tours as lead navigator and mapping specialist on board E/V Nautilus for the Ocean Exploration Trust. Yopak holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and environmental science as well as a master of science degree in ocean engineering from the University
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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has announced the appointment of Alan Melia as Technical Adviser – Diving. As a member of IMCA’s highly experienced diving division team, Melia will advise on all aspects of how diving operations can be carried out safely and efficiently. Melia has nearly 40 years of experience in the diving industry. He joins IMCA from
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Tim Charters has been promoted to vice president of governmental and political affairs at the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). Tim joined NOIA as a senior director in June 2017 after serving as vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs at the National Stripper Well Association. Tim has nearly 20 years of congressional experience including roles as staff director of
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Deep Trekker Inc. has hired Sean Newsome as its director of business development, a newly established position within the company in the midst of a year of growth, development and new customers. Effective immediately, Newsome will assume responsibility for the development of new business opportunities worldwide and fostering strong industry relationships for the creation of subsea solutions in a variety
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Teledyne Optech hired Martin Flood as director of business development to expand the reach of the Teledyne Optech product portfolio to new global markets and identify and oversee the execution of new business opportunities. Mr. Flood started his career at Optech as a project scientist in 1991 and led the team that produced the first airborne Lidar terrain mapping (ALTM) sensors.
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The late Edwin A. Link, a driving force behind bringing FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute to Fort Pierce, is being inducted into the 2018 class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Link was a pioneer in aviation, underwater archeology and submersibles. He is most recognized for inventing the Link flight simulator in the 1920s, which helped to train countless
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