| Mr. Daniel Doherty - Customer Service
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Mr. Greg Rivalan - Field Support Engineering
(Coastal Environments and Navigation) |
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Greg joined Teledyne RD Instrument as a Field Service Engineer in 2005 and
is aligned with the Navigation Business Unit. Before joining Teledyne RD Instruments,
Greg obtained a Master of Science in France in Signal Processing and Telecommunication.
Greg went on to Florida Atlantic University to complete a second Master of Science
in Ocean Engineering. His experience in Ocean Engineering and strong theoretical
background makes him a great addition to the Customer Service Group and to our
group of trainers at TRDI University. Greg receieved a promotion to Technical
Services Supervisor position. |
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Mr. Dan Murphy - Field Support Engineering
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Dan Murphy joined Teledyne RD Instruments in 2003. Dan has a strong background
in serial communications, which he applies on a daily basis. He worked for many
years in the nuclear measurement field, focused on instrumentation. Since joining
Teledyne RDI he has applied himself to understanding "water in motion and
motion in water". Dan maintains Smartlink on the web, which is a one
stop shop for software / firmware with up- to-the-moment information on the Water
Resources line of products. In his role as field service engineer, Dan continues
to interact with customers on regular basis and provides feedback to our engineers
and business units. Customers frequently share their appreciation for Dan's
hard work and assistance. |
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Mr. Ron Hippe - Field Support
Engineering
(Inland and Ocean Environments) |
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Ron joined Teledyne RD Instruments in 2001 after several years in the motion
control industry. He holds a BS in Engineering Mechanics from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in acoustics. Prior to attending UW,
he served in the US Navy on a replenishment ship as an electro-hydraulic winch
technician.
At Teledyne RD Instruments, Ron is working with the Marine Measurements team
on troubleshooting, installation, training and vessel commissionings. The vessels
include river boats, oil platforms, sport fishing boats, ice breakers, and large
oceanographic research vessels. Rob hosts training classes and ADCP deployments
in our factory and variety of worldwide locations. His experience in the office
and in the field has contributed to great success in helping Teledyne RDI customers. |
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Mr. Scott Idle - Field Support
Engineering
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Scott Idle joined Teledyne RD Instruments over 21 years ago, testing Narrowband
ADCPs. While working in engineering and repair technician positions, Scott earned
an AS degree focusing on math and science. He subsequently joined the Customer
Service Group working as a Field Service Engineer. Over a nine year period, he
commissioned ADCP installations in many vessels and trained ADCP operators at
their sites as well as in our home office. He transferred to our Software/Firmware
Engineering group, and spent three years performing firmware verification tests.
Recently, Scott returned to a Field Service Engineer position in the Customer
Service Group. His combined experience in Customer Service and Field Service
is extrememly valuable. |
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Mr. Andre Merritt - Field Support Engineering
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Andre joined Teledyne RD Instruments in 2007. He as been working in the oceanography
field in 1993 when he accepted a Marine Technician position at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography. Originally his oceanography focus was coastal mooring mechanical
preparations, and shipboard operations. Later his role developed into instrument
assembly/calibration, coastal diving operations, and oceanographic engineering
applications. Andre is well versed in mooring applications and performing diving
operations to deploy ADCPs. With more than 12 years of oceanographic experience,
Andre's extensive technical knowledge makes him a great addition to our Field
Service department. |
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| Dr. Peter Spain – Scientific & Technical Marketing |
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Prior to joining Teledyne RD Instruments in 1990, Peter Spain completed a Ph.D. in Ocean Physics at the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, after which he was at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His research was focused on new instruments used for measuring water transport. During his 14 years in Technical Marketing at Teledyne RDI, Peter’s role has progressed from staff to management in Technical Marketing and Sales. Peter as served as the business unit management for the Coastal and Inland Waters group. Most recently, Peter has been working on RDI’s scientific and technical marketing, where his projects include the new tech tips page on Teledyne RDI’s web site. |
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| Mr. Omer Poroy - Technical Sales Manager (Navigation) |
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Omer Poroy joined Teledyne RD Instruments over 3 years ago after obtaining a BS and MS in Ocean Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology. Omer’s strong technical background and experience make him ideally suited for his role as technical sales manager for RDI’s Navigation business unit.
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| Mr. Jerry Mullison, Scientific Business Development |
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Jerry received a Bachelor’s Degree in physics from UC Berkeley in 1990 and a Master’s Degree in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1996. Since then he has worked for a handful of oceanographic instrumentation companies, and has spent the bulk of his time pursuing application development projects for ADCPs.
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Mr. Paul Devine, Coastal Sales Engineer
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Paul Devine holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware as well as a Masters in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering from the University of Florida. After college, Paul spent several years as a coastal engineer at Moffatt & Nichol Engineers. Paul puts his credentials to work every day providing pre-sales support for customers working in the engineering, environmental, ecological, and coastal oceanographic fields. |
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