0 msurface
Sunlit zone · epipelagic
I pilot crewed and remotely operated research subs for deep-ocean science. Over 11 years I have logged 340 dives and 1,900 bottom hours, most below 2,000 m, with a clean incident record. I like the part of the job where the surface light finally gives out and the instruments become the only way to see.
200 mtwilight
Mesopelagic zone
Lead Submersible Pilot
Meridian Ocean Institute
2019 – Present
- Piloted 190 dives aboard the crewed sub Corvus, rated to 4,500 m, supporting hydrothermal vent and cold-seep surveys.
- Trained 6 junior pilots and rewrote the pre-dive checklist, cutting average launch prep from 95 to 62 minutes.
- Recovered 24 seafloor sensor packages in a single 21-day cruise, a station record.
1000 mmidnight
Bathypelagic zone
Submersible Pilot / ROV Supervisor
Blueline Marine Survey Co.
2016 – 2019
- Ran 130 ROV missions to 3,000 m for cable-route and geohazard surveys off the Atlantic shelf.
- Kept the fleet's 2 work-class ROVs at 97% mission availability across 40 offshore days per year.
Pilot-in-Training, Deep Systems
Coriolis Subsea Program
2014 – 2016
- Logged 260 supervised hours on tethered ROVs and completed the 400-hour certification track in 19 months.
- Built a fault-log spreadsheet that flagged 3 recurring thruster faults before they grounded a dive.
4000 mabyssal
Abyssopelagic zone
Ratings & Certs
- Crewed sub pilot, rated to 4,500 m
- Work-class ROV supervisor
- Commercial dive medic, current
- USCG 100-ton Master, near coastal
Systems & Skills
- Ballast & life-support management
- Sonar & USBL navigation
- Manipulator arm ops
- Hydraulic & electrical fault triage
Education
- B.S. Ocean Engineering
- Narragansett Maritime College, 2013
Field Notes
- 340 dives · 1,900 bottom hours
- Deepest solo pilot dive: 4,120 m
- Zero-incident record
6000 mhadal
Seafloor · touchdown