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Deepsea Ventures

Names N.D. Birrell

Operations VP

N.D. Birrell

John E. Flipse, president of

Deepsea Ventures, Inc., has an- nounced the appointment of N.D. (Scotty) Birrell as vice-president- operations.

Deepsea Ventures, Gloucester

Point, Va., is in its second year of operation as the oceanographic subsidiary of Tenneco Inc., Hous- ton, Texas. Mr. Birrell, in joining the Deepsea staff, returns to the ocean mining program he helped develop in his capacity as chief of the oceanographic department at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Mr. Bir- rell's experience in ocean engineer- ing, coupled with his extensive sci- entific background, make him an important addition to our staff, Mr.

Flipse stated. Mr. Birrell's respon- sibilities at Deepsea encompass all areas of ship construction, ship re- pair, fleet operations, marine ter- minals, and shore facilities man- agement.

A native of New York City, Mr.

Birrell holds a bachelor of science degree in marine engineering from

New York State Maritime College; a master of science degree in me- chanical engineering from Carnegie

Institute of Technology; and a master of science degree in elec- trical engineering from Polytech- nic Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y. He is a licensed United States Mer- chant Marine officer; a licensed professional engineer (mechanical and electrical) in the state of

Texas; and a member of the Amer- ican Bureau of Shipping Special

Commission on Offshore Mobile

Units. Mr. Birrell holds patents for underwater navigation plotting system and apparatus for under- water mining.

Mr. Birrell began his career as assistant engineer aboard the New

York State Maritime College train- ing ship, SS Empire State. Before joining Esso Production-Research

Company as senior research spe- cialist in 1967, Mr. Birrell gained experience in both the academic and professional communities. He served as assistant instructor, Car- negie Institute of Technology; in- structor of electrical engineering at the University of Virginia; and instructor at the Newport News

Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com- pany, Newport News, Va.

Mr. Birrell's professional career included positions as engineer for the Sperry Gyroscope Company

Marine Division; and, later, as se- nior engineer in the engineering laboratory, and as chief of the oceanography department, both at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.

Mr. Birrell is a member of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, Marine Tech- nology Society, Society of Petrole- um Engineers and the American

Institute of Mining Engineers.

Harry Mulholland Joins

Marine Personnel Firm

Howard C. Mundt, president,

A&H Personnel Services, has an- nounced the appointment of Harry

A. Mulholland, formerly supervisor of labor relations, New York Ship- building Corp., and most recently national director of the Naval &

Marine Division of a personnel consulting organization, as interna- tional director.

Mr. Mulholland and his associ- ates will be responsible for the in- ternational recruitment, selection and placement of executive and technical personnel qualified for positions with naval and commerci- al companies and their related in- dustries engaged in shipbuilding, conversion, and repair of ocean- going or inland waterway vessels.

A&H Personnel Services is ad- jacent to the Philadelphia-Camden area and has offices at One Cherry

Hill, Cherry Hill-Mall, N.J. 08034.

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