Proven management team in commercializing technology, global management, and ocean services
MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JOHN W. GIBSON, JR
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brings decades of leadership experience from the oil and gas/energy industry, including roles at Gulf, Chevron, Halliburton and Parker Drilling Company
Served as the Chairman and CEO of Flotek Industries, Inc., an oil and gas technology and data company, from 2020 to 2023
Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Earth Science from Auburn University, and a Master’s Degree in the same field of study from the University of Houston
JIMENA BEGARIES
Interim Chief Financial Officer
JOHN SYMINGTON
General Counsel
Dr. JD YAMOKOSKI
Chief Technology Officer
Robert "Bob" Christ
President SeaTrepid Operations
AMEEN ALBADRI
Vice President of Engineering
13+ years of experience in electronics and systems design for harsh environments and highly regulated industries, with a proven track record of leading technical teams to successfully transition products from R&D to production and commercialization.
Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Houston
JASON CLOSE
Vice President of Autonomous Software Solutions
DANIEL DEHART
Vice President of Field Operations
Kristin Moorman, PMP
Vice President of Corporate Development & Administration
Steve Walsh
Vice President of Sales
Led the sales effort at SeaTrepid International for 18 years and overall organization for the past 9 years.
Served as National Sales Manager for leading trade publications in the Commercial Truck Fleet and Automotive markets at Penton Publishing.
Directed Athletic Development efforts at Nicholls State University, The University of Kansas, and Northwestern University.
William "Bill" Flores
Chair of the Board
Dr. Jim Bellingham
Board Member
35 years in Marine Robotics
Currently serving as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor for the Whiting School’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Applied Physics Laboratory and as the Executive Director of the Institute for Assured Autonomy
Previous founding Director of the Center of Marine Robotics at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, founder of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Laboratory at MIT, and co-founded Bluefin Robotics
Responsible for research expeditions around the world and development of small, high performance Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) used within the military, industry, and scientific communities
Earned an S.B., S.M. and Ph.D. in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John W. Gibson, Jr.
Board Member
Brings decades of leadership experience from the oil and gas/energy industry, including roles at Gulf, Chevron, Halliburton and Parker Drilling Company
Served as the Chairman and CEO of Flotek Industries, Inc., an oil and gas technology and data company, from 2020 to 2023
Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Earth Science from Auburn University, and a Master’s Degree in the same field of study from the University of Houston
Dr. Adam Sharkawy
Board Member
Decades as a successful entrepreneur, investor and inventor with 23 issued U.S. patents and numerous international patents
Currently a founder and managing partner at venture fund Material Impact
Received Ph.D. in Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Earned a Master’s Degree from Texas A&M’s Institute of Innovation and Design in Engineering. Also received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the American University and studied pre-medicine and biology at the University of Delaware’s Honors Program
Eli Spiro
Board Member
Extensive experience in finance with over 23 years of capital markets experience
Previously served as Chief Executive Officer of boutique investment banking firm Axxcess Capital Partners
Earned a B.AS in Business Administration from Toronto’s York University as well as a joint LLB/MBA from Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business in Toronto
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