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Woods Hole Group 81 Technology Park Drive, E. Falmouth, MA 02536

Tel: (508) 540-8080; Fax: (508) 540-1001

Email: [email protected] www.woodsholegroup.com

CEO/President: David Aubrey, Ph.D.

VP, Business Development: Robert Hamilton, Jr.

VP, Science Operations: Robert Catalano

The Woods Hole Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 by Dr. David

Aubrey, who assembled a team of coastal sciences, engineering, and planning personnel. Earliest projects involved shore protection, coastal measurements, numerical modeling, and environmental permitting in the

U.S., Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean.

The firm then established an interna- tional reputation for improving trans- boundary environmental policy with projects in the Black and Caspian

Seas. To bolster offshore capabilities, an oceanographic equipment compa- ny was acquired in 1991, adding oceanographic and engineering per- sonnel. An analytical chemistry labo- ratory also was acquired in 1996.

Building upon a standard product line of wave, tide, and current meters (WHISL™), the emerging oceanogra- phy and measurement systems team grew to specialize in real-time sys- tems, and developed proprietary soft- ware for data display and manage- ment.

The team specializes in real-time measurement systems and physical oceanographic/engineering studies for offshore energy and port/harbor applications worldwide, including a network of international representa- tives in 20 countries.

So far in the 21st century, Woods

Hole Group added an office in

Houston, TX to service the growing needs of the offshore oil and gas industry. A mid-Atlantic operation also was established in Delaware to support multi-year government con- tracts for operation and maintenance of NOAA's Physical Oceanographic

Real Time System (PORTS).

Building on its international experi- ence, Woods Hole Group also estab- lished an office in Riyadh, Saudi

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Robert Catalano

Saab Seaeye Ltd

Lower Quay Rd, Fareham, Hampshire, United

Kingdom PO16 0RQ

Tel: +44 1329 289000; Fax:+44 1329 289001

E-mail:[email protected]

CEO: Chris Tarmey

Managing Director: Matt Bates

Engineering Director: Jon Robertson

Marketing Director: Chris Tarmey

Sales Director: Dave Eggers

Number of Employees: 55

Annual Sales (US$): $12 million

SAAB Underwater System recently acquired Seaeye Marine for $25.7m to strengthen current products and create more business opportunities.

As a subsidiary company of about 170 employees, SAAB Underwater

System focuses on developing and producing underwater systems such as ROVs in the Doubble Eagle and

Seaowl families and torpedo shaped

AUVs for military and security pur- poses. Seaeye has, since the late 1980's, been a supplier of electric powered ROVs to the offshore oil and gas industry with more than 250 sys- tems operating worldwide in this sec- tor conducting everything from diver support, pipeline survey, and drill support to IRM and light construc- tion tasks. In 2002 Seaeye introduced its first ROV built to offshore stan- dards but aimed at the requirements of coastal and inshore operators.

This Falcon ROV has since become a leading product in its class with sales of around 75 systems achieved by mid 2006. Sales and marketing activ- ities for Falcon and the new deeper rated Falcon DR has introduced

Seaeye to a much wider audience beyond oil and gas resulting in sales of Lynx, Tigers, and Panther Plus to various navies, research organizations and environmental groups including the Russian Navy who use their

Panther Plus for submarine rescue operations and the French Navy who use theirs for torpedo recovery.

Technology Profile: Seaeye

Pioneered the use of brushless DC motors for reliable use in ROV thrusters and were the first to use modern plastics and composite mate- rials in the construction of ROV frames and electronics pods.

Seaeye's Falcon was the first vehicle in its class to make use of modern dis- tributed intelligence in the control system that improves reliability and ease of use but also adds to the inbuilt diagnostics capability of the system and reduces the weight of the vehicle by eliminating a heavy electronics pod.

Lars Tossman and Chris Tarmey.

Bob Hamilton

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