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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 23Meet the Elastec/American TeamDon Johnson, Project Manager is the manager of Elastec/American Marine?s Aluminum Boat Division and the Team Leader for the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE. Donnie Wilson, CEO is co-founder and CEO of Elastec/American Marine. He started his first company at the age of 17 as a pipeline welder and fabricator in the O&G industry in the Illinois Basin. Jeff Cantrell, VP of Operations is co-founder and VP of Operations for Elastec/American Marine. During the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, Jeff was instrumental in the deployment and field operations for the In-Situ burn task force. Brian Orr, Welding & Fabrication has more than 15 years experience in welding and mechanical fabrication. Charles Storey, Research & Development manages Elastec/American Marine?s R&D department. He also has back- ground in the industrial cleaning of coal fired power plants and oil refineries. Jerome Riley, Special Projects Manager As supervisor for American Marine?s boom product line in Cocoa, Florida, Jerome was instrumental in the transfer and management of the manufacturing process from Cocoa, Fla. Stewart Ellis, VP of Sales and Marketing has more than 30 years experience in the international oil spill recovery industry, including affiliations with European oil spill equipment manufacturers. MTR#1 (18-33):MTR Layouts 1/3/2012 10:00 AM Page 23