NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is operated by the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and civilians as part of NOAA's fleet managed by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation. Mission equipment is operated by NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.

Operations Personnel

Officers

Commanding Officer: CDR Ricardo Ramos
Executive Officer/Mate: LCDR Thomas Peltzer
Operations Officer: LT Laura Gallant
Junior Officer: ENS David Keith
Junior Officer: ENS Kasey Sims
Third Mate: Dana Mancinelli

Engineering Officers

Chief Engineer: Robert Dennis
1st Assistant Engineer: Ricardo Gabona
2nd Assistant Engineer: Tim Van Dyke
3rd Assistant Engineer: Vacant

Deck

Chief Boatswain: Tyler Sheff
Bosun Group Leader: Jerrod Hozendorf
Able-Bodied Seaman: James Deeton
Able-Bodied Seaman: Peter Stoeckle
General Vessel Assistant: Kelson Bracey

Engineers

Junior Unlicenced Engineer: Margaret Collins
Oiler: Bill Kinnear
General Vessel Assistant: Chris Taylor

Survey

Senior Survey Technician: Jacklyn James

Stewards

Chief Steward: Kenneth Wells
Chief Cook: Rainier Capati

Electronic Technicians

Chief Electronics Technician: Richard Conway
Rotating Electronics Technician: Kirk Andreopoulos
Rotating Electronics Technician: Roy Toliver

Mission Personnel

Program Management

Okeanos Explorer Program Manager: Craig Russell
Deputy Program Manager: LCDR Nicola VerPlanck

Operations

Operations Manager: Catalina Martinez,
Expeditions Manager: Kelley Elliott (2020 LLC)
Operations Coordinator: LT Brian Kennedy

Mapping

Physical Scientist: Mashkoor Malik (ERT, Inc.)
Physical Scientist: Meme Lobecker (ERT, Inc.)
Physical Scientist: Adam Skarke (ERT, Inc.)

Engineering

Underwater Systems Engineer: Dave Lovalvo (2020 LLC)
Telepresence Engineer: Webb Pinner (2020 LLC)

Data Management

Data Management Leader: Sharon Mesick
Data Manager: Susan Gottfried (General Dynamics Information Technology)
Data Systems Engineer: Brendan Reser (General Dynamics Information Technology)

Website

Website Manager: Emily Crum (ERT, Inc.)
Web Multimedia/Technical Lead: Kyle Carothers (ERT, Inc.)

Public Affairs

Public Affairs Officer: Fred Gorell
Communications Coordinator: Court Squires (2020 LLC)

Education

Education Program Director: Paula Keener

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