Poroy named CEO of Strategic Robotic Systems
Autonomy and Distributed Maritime Operations. Prior to General Dynamics, he held various positions at Bluefin Robotics and Teledyne Technologies. Poroy received his MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, and holds Ocean Engineering degrees from Florida Institute of Technology
Olson joins Inspire Environmental
, Inspire plans to augment its SPI (Sediment Profile Imaging) camera technology to collect more data with higher efficiency and answer key questions about the impact of seafloor construction on the entire marine ecosystem.Olson took up SCUBA as a teen, and his love of diving took him to Florida Institute of Technology where a diverse program of study allowed him to find his niche as an underwater technologist. After a decade or so in the field, deploying and maintaining ROVs and piloting submersibles, he brought his skills back to dry land to develop new technologies for both private and military
Dennis joins SeaRobotics as Director of Programs
Lou Dennis has joined the SeaRobotics Corporation as Director of Programs based at the company's headquarters in Stuart, Fla. Dennis entered the ocean industry as a commercial diver after graduating from Florida Institute of Technology. He then joined Subsea 7's engineering group focused on Deepwater ROV and Intervention Tooling System design. Dennis later joined ROV manufacturer Perry Slingsby Systems, as its Vice President of Programs then moving onto Lockheed Martin as Business Development Manager for its AUV program. Before joining SeaRobotics, he served as General Manager of the Southeast
MacArtney Opens Fifth North American Location
of experience, an impressive set of competencies and great market knowledge to support his new role as General Manager of the Southeast Operations. Before joining MacArtney, Lou Dennis entered the industry as a Commercial Diver with Taylor Diving & Salvage after graduating from Florida Institute of Technology. He then joined Subsea International’s engineering group in the U.S. as a Project and Production Coordinator focused on Deepwater ROV and Intervention Tooling System design. Lou later joined ROV manufacturer Perry Slingsby Systems in 2000, where he held the positions of Project
Lewit Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Lewit, company president says “ It is truly an honor to be selected for this award and to be recognized by Congress with a medal of merit. It is humbling to be selected for such a prestigious award, I would like to thank Embraer, Thales, AT&T, MIDAIR and the Florida Institute of Technology for this selection and for sponsoring advanced technology and Innovation though the Techexpo event.
Olgoonik/Fairweather Wins BOEM Contract
Olgoonik/Fairweather, LLC, in conjunction with a team of scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Texas at Austin, the Florida Institute of Technology, Battelle Memorial Institute and Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc., has been awarded the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) contract to continue environmental monitoring research in the Beaufort Sea. The project is titled Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA III). ANIMIDA III is a two-pronged monitoring project that includes a separate effort involving the monitoring of Boulder Patch kelp beds
SeaRobotics Delivers Autonomous Hull Cleaning System
SeaRobotics has delivered the first HullBUG (Hull Bio-inspired Underwater Grooming) System to the Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. This will be tested and further developed at the newly commissioned Large Scale Seawater Facility , which is located at Port Canaveral and funded by the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR). The HullBUG system is an autonomous underwater vehicle designed to crawl on ship hulls or other underwater structures and "groom" their surface. This will keep them clean of marine growth and the
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