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DEEP DIVE Podcast Debuts

In episode one of the DEEP DIVE podcast, host Rhonda Moniz

Meet the Host hosts Dan Shropshire, Vice President Business Development and

Rhonda J. Moniz is an ac-

Program Execution at Teledyne Marine Vehicles & Emily Shum- complished underwater chenia, Director - Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for forensics expert special-

Offshore Wind (RWSC) for a topical discuss on the progression of izing in diving technolo- gies and subsea sys- the nascent offshore wind industry off the east coast United States. tems. With more than

As the industry literally takes shape under our waters, there is in- 25 years of experience creased focus on the entire design, installation and operation phase as a remotely operated of offshore wind, with increased attention paid to what’s going in vehicle pilot, master dive the water; how it is being installed; and its cumulative impact on instructor, scienti? c diver, the environment and wildlife once it’s up and running.

and dive safety of? cer, she

Subsea technology and technology companies will play a pivotal has demonstrated expertise in role in monitoring, measuring and gathering data for the sake of overseeing multiple investigations, diverse ? eld stakeholders in the relatively new but fast-growing corner of the projects, expeditions, and training programs. In ad- dition to her work as an explorer and diver,

Blue Economy.

Ms. Moniz has made signi? cant contributions to the media industry as a journalist and ? lm- maker. She was awarded the prestigious Woods

Hole Oceanographic Institutions Fellowship for

Scienti? c Journalism. She is an active member of the Explorers Club. She has served as a subject matter expert for renowned media outlets such as

CBS, CNN, Discovery, the Oxygen Channel, and PBS productions, lending her expertise to various televi- sion shows. She served most recently as a subject matter expert for CNN in its coverage of the Titan submersible tragedy. She is the president of the board of directors for the Northeastern Regional

Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS). She is on the U. S. Integrated Ocean

Observing System (IOOS) board of directors.

Listen to DEEP DIVE

DEEP DIVE is a new podcast from Marine Technology Reporter. In each edition, DEEP DIVE host Rhonda Moniz will explore different ar- eas of Subsea Technology from science to offshore energy to defense.

To participate in a future podcast, contact:

Greg Trauthwein @ [email protected]

To listen to the ? rst DEEP DIVE podcast, visit www.MarineTechnologyNews.com or scan the QR Code www.marinetechnologynews.com 57

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