Marine Operations Staff
Michael Kelly
Director of Marine Operations
Mark Aiello
Chief Engineer R/V Rachel Carson
Paul Ban
First Mate/Relief Master, R/V Rachel Carson
Knute Brekke
ROV/MARS Manager
Mike Burczynski
ROV Pilot/Technician, ROV Ventana
Jordan Caress
Dorado AUV Operations Engineer
Dan Chamberlain
Electronics Officer, R/V Western Flyer
Azure Cohen
Deckhand, R/V Rachel Carson
Mike Conway
Marine Operations Technician
Craig Dawe
Technical Support Manager/
MARS Manager
Ben Erwin
ROV Pilot/Technician, ROV Doc Ricketts
Natalie Fairchild
Administrative Assistant
Jared Figurski
Ocean Observatory Engineer
Eric Fitzgerald
Dock Foreman/Deckhand
David French
Operations Engineer
Ryan French
Oiler, Western Flyer
Aaron Gregg
Master, R/V Rachel Carson
Scott Hansen
Able Seaman, R/V Western Flyer
Scott A. Hansen
ROV Pilot/Technician, ROV Doc Ricketts
Paul Householder
Chief Mate, R/V Western Flyer
Bruce Kolp
Steward/Cook, R/V Western Flyer
Jack Lavariega-Martinez
Oiler, R/V Western Flyer
Ian Leik
Marine Operations Manager
Andrew McKee
Master, R/V Western Flyer
Matthew McNaughton
Second Engineer, R/V Western Flyer
Patrick Mish
Assistant Engineer, R/V Rachel Carson
Patrick Mitts
Steward/Deckhand, R/V Western Flyer
Matt Noyes
Chief Engineer, R/V Western Flyer
DJ Osborne
ROV Pilot/Technician, ROV Ventana
Tanner Poling
Dorado AUV Operations Engineer
Randy Prickett
AUV Operations Engineer
Erich Rienecker
Instrumentation/Marine Operations Technician
Matthew Schultz
Logistics Specialist
Mark Talkovic
Chief ROV Pilot, ROV Doc Ricketts
Duane Thompson
AUV Specialist
Josh Thompson
Deckhand, R/V Rachel Carson
Bryan Touryan-Schaefer
ROV Pilot, ROV Doc Ricketts
Erik Trauschke
Autonomous Systems Operations Engineer
Kavi Treesong-Engel
Second Mate, R/V Western Flyer
Christopher Wahl
LRAUV Lead Operations Engineer
Lance Wardle
First Engineer/Relief Chief Engineer, R/V Western Flyer
