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(Virtual) Ocean Connector with David Shea, Senior VP of Engineering at Kraken Robotics
November 19, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Kraken Robotics Inc. creates revolutionary underwater imaging technology that dramatically improves seabed surveys by providing ultra-high resolution imagery.
Join us on November 19th at 3:00 pm for a discussion with David Shea, Senior VP of Engineering, on how Kraken Robotics has expanded from being solely an advanced sensor manufacturer to the designing and manufacturing of complete systems, including the KATFISH™ tethered underwater vehicle and the THUNDERFISH® autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
About David Shea
David Shea is the Senior Vice President of Engineering for Kraken Robotics, based in Mount Pearl, NL. Mr. Shea has been managing the design, production and operation of underwater robots in the United States and Canada for over 12 years. He has led field teams on sea trials all over the world, and was deploying Kraken’s sonar technologies for the discovery of the HMS Erebus from the 2014 Franklin Expedition and the Raise of the Arrow Expedition in 2017 (resulting in the discovery of 2 of 9 Avro Arrow models). Previously, he was the Engineering Manager at Marine Robotics Inc, as well as being the lead design engineer for the SQX-500 AUV. Mr. Shea holds a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Victoria.