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48MTRNovember/December 2011people & companiesDr. James R. McFarlane, founder and president of International Submarine Engineering Ltd. received the Diver Certification Board of Canada?s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2011 for his significant contributions to the underwater industry. The award was presented to Dr. McFarlane by Jonathan Chapple, DCBC?s incoming Chairman and Senior Manager, Military and Professional with Aqua-Lung Canada Ltd. at the Canadian Underwater Conference Awards Banquet on October 24, 2011. Dr. McFarlane was also a keynote speaker at the con-ference. ?Jim?s underwater-oriented technical contributions to Canadaand the world are almost beyond compare.? says David Parkes, CEO, DCBC. ?In just one field of under- water work, Jim has been part of engineering teams that have designed and built over 400 robotic manipula- tors and over 200 vehicles.? Dr. McFarlane started ISE in 1974 and has been involved with the design, construction, and operation of manned, tethered and untethered Remotely Operated Vehicles as well as subsystems of these vehicles including manipulators and comput-er control systems. In 2009, ISE was inducted into the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame and was also named as one of Canada?s top 40 defense companies. Dr. McFarlane is the author of many papers on sub-marines, manned submersibles,remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), including the world?s first automobile refueling system for Shell. He has also made keynote presenta- tions in Europe, India, Japan, China, Korea, USA and Canada. Two notable presentations include the inauguration of the India Chapter of IEEE, Oceanic Engineering Society at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) in 2008, and most recently at the Institute of Industrial Science, at The University of Tokyo in 2010. Dr. McFarlane has served on many committees for inter- national meetings and has been hon-ored as guest speaker at many confer- ences around the globe. He has also received numerous awards including the Officer of the Order of Canada, BC Science Council Award for Industrial innovation, the BC Science and Engineering Gold Medal, and the IEEE Vancouver Centennial Award this past August. Sound Metrics Wins Japanese Order Sound Metrics received an order from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for 17 DIDSON Diver-Held Systems. In their search for victims following the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, JMSDF, state and local agencies routinely deployed equipment loaned to them by Sound Metrics. While JMSDF had access to many new technologies for their search and recovery opera- tions, it was the DIDSON?s ease of use and near video-like imagery that led JMSDF to order 17 units that will be placed with agencies at ports around the country. Sound Metrics designed and manufactures the DID- SON brand of acoustic imagingsonars that has exceptional image clarity. www.soundmetrics.com McFarlane Receives Lifetime Award MTR#9 (34-49):MTR Layouts 11/29/2011 9:48 AM Page 48