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HYPACK Inc. (Middletown, Connecti-
cut) has appointed Harold Orlinsky as
president and Vitad Pradith as a new
member of the support team. Orlinsky
joined the company in 2005 as hydrog-
rapher and has served as chief operating
offcer since 2008. Pradith will provide
on-site trainings and system integration.
Matt Keith has been promoted to vice
president and geoscience manager at
Tesla Offshore LLC (Prairieville, Loui-
siana). Keith is experienced in marine
remote-sensing data acquisition and
analysis, and has accrued extensive ex-
perience surveying and excavating both
submerged and terrestrial archaeological sites.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell named Abigail
Ross Hopper as the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, which manages the development of the Unit-
ed States' conventional and renewable energy and marine
mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Phil Ward has been appointed director of 2H Offshore's
(Houston, Texas) Aberdeen, Scotland, offce. This new role
refects Ward's experience and knowledge, and is a promo-
tion from his current role as principal engineer. Ward will
work alongside the existing management team.
Atlantic Offshore (Kystbasen Ågotnes, Norway) Rescue has
appointed a new managing director for its U.K. division to
lead the organization from its Aberdeen, Scotland, base.
Matthew Gordon joined the company at the start of the year
and replaced John Bryce.
QinetiQ North America (Waltham, Massachusetts) has ap-
pointed Jeff Yorsz as its new president. As president, Yorsz
will oversee all aspects of strategy and operations. Yorsz
holds several degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Dan Sadler has been announced as the new regional sales
manager for Cutwater Boats (Monroe, Washington). Sadler
has 35 years of experience working in the marine indus-
try and represents a mix of retail and wholesale expertise.
Sadler spent the last 19 years as a regional sales manager at
Boston Whaler.
Rhonda Marie Johnson of Port Alberni, Canada, has been
appointed to the board of directors of the Port Alberni Port
Authority for a term of three years. Johnson has lived and
worked in Port Alberni since 2001, frst as general manager
of Batstar Adventure Tours, then as a lawyer since 2010.
Rodney Mckechnie as the managing director for Unique
Hydra (Cape Town, South Africa). Mckechnie is a seasoned
executive with experience in international Fortune 100
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