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UTEC Announces Houston AppointmentUTEC appointed Mark Klusza as its new Vice President of Measurement Technology at its Houston HQ. Klusza ? who holds a Bachelor in Design in Architecture from the University of Florida ? brings to the role more than 20 years of experience in the industrial measurement arena. Senergy Makes Senior AppointmentsSenergy strengthened its senior man- agement team with a number of key ap- pointments. Allan Mathieson is the new global technical head of project man-agement and carbon capture and storage (CCS team leader), and Andrew Jones takes up the role of Asia Paci c energy services manager in power engineering. Senergy has also appointed two subsur- face managers: Don DiBenedetto for the Middle East and India region with Ron- ald Hoogenboom responsible for the Asia Paci c region. ?Our continued success across all our areas of specialist services and techni-cal expertise is providing Senergy with a solid platform to ensure future growth,? said Alasdair Buchanan, COO, Senergy. ?The appointments of Allan, Don, Ron- ald and Andrew to our senior manage- ment not only brings additional, valu- able experience but reinforces Senergy?s ambitious vision to become the indus-try-leading energy services expert.? Mathieson will be based in Edinburgh and will be responsible for instilling a sense of professional project manage-ment in the delivery of projects to clients ? the focus will be on the application of scope, cost and time management prin-ciples to projects to enhance their value to Senergy. Jones will be based in Melbourne and will oversee the region?s alternative energy business. He has more than 15 years? industry experience includ- ing transmission operation with Hydro Tasmania, electric market operation at NEMMCO, energy trading and regu- latory affairs with Origin Energy, and energy policy for the Tasmanian Gov- ernment. DiBenedetto will lead and manage the day-to-day delivery and growth of the subsurface business in the Middle East and will work from Sen- ergy?s Abu Dhabi and Dubai of ces. He has extensive experience in the subsur- face industry, particularly in extracting value from existing  elds and in devel- oping new assets. From Kuala Lumpur, Hoogenboom will be responsible for leading and managing the day-to-day delivery and growth of the subsurface business in Asia Paci c. Over the past nine months, Senergy has appointed 121 members of staff into new roles across the business ? with 80 of those based in its northeast of ces (Aberdeen, Banchory & Alford) and nine in Edinburgh ? and enjoyed a 50% increase in international business. The company is looking to recruit an addi- tional 80 employees before the end of this  nancial year. Obituary: Captain Curtis Johnson Captain Curtis Johnson passed away on February 28, 2013 at the age of 84. Captain Johnson began his career at SIO in 1964 as an Able Bodied seaman and worked his way up through the ranks sailing on the ARGO, ALEXANDER AGAS- SIZ, OCONOSTOTA, HORIZON, THOMAS WASHINGTON, MELVILLE among others. In the early 1980?s Curt was appointed Master of R/V THOMAS WASHINGTON and  nished his career in 1989 as Master of MELVILLE. Curt was a Captain who quietly led by example and was well respected and liked by the crews who sailed with him. Never  ustered, he coolly and calmly rescued many young mates who had gotten themselves into dif cult ship handling situations with miles of wire over the side. Curt?s passionate pastime at sea was wood carving and some may remember the Winchester lever-action 30-30 he carved that was so realistic-looking it nearly got him into trouble with more than one port authority for not declaring his  rearms! Curt retired to Campo in San Diego?s east county where he built his dream home (a log cabin) from scratch and where he continued to live until the end. He is survived by his wife Nancy. KluszaAlisdairHoogenboomMathieson www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 51MTR #3 (50-64).indd 51MTR #3 (50-64).indd 514/3/2013 4:34:05 PM4/3/2013 4:34:05 PM