Odyssey Marine Exploration Культура компании

Mr. Gregory P. Stemm, also known as Greg, Co-founded Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. in 1994 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from January 03, 2008 to October , 2014. Mr. Stemm served as Vice President of Research and Operations at Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., where he was responsible for research and operations on all Shipwreck Projects and served as its Executive Vice President since May 1994. Prior to that, he served as Officer of Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology from 1989 to January 1994. He was a Principal of Seahawk. He was also responsible for directing the archaeological team and operations that accomplished the world's first remote archaeological excavation. Mr. Stemm has extensive experience in managing shipwreck exploration operations since entering the field in 1986, including deep ocean search and robotic archaeological excavation on a number of projects. He has been the Chairman of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. since October 01, 2014. He served as the Chairman of the Board at Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., from January 3, 2008 to 2010. He served as the Co-Chairman of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., from February 24, 2006 to January 3, 2008. He served as an International President of YEO (Young Entrepreneurs Organization) from 1992 to 1993. He founded Professional Shipwreck Explorers Association (ProSEA)., and was its President. Mr. Stemm served as a Founding Director of YEO from 1986 to 1993 and was also a founding member of the World Entrepreneurs Organization, where he served on the International Board of Directors from 1997 to 1998. He has been a Director of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., since May 1994. He served as a Director of Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology from 1989 to January 1994. He also founded the Florida Aquarium and a member of the Underwater Mining Institute, International Marine Mining Society and Marine Technology Society. He serves as a Member of The United States Delegation to The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expert meeting to consider the 'draft convention for the protection of underwater cultural heritage'. Mr. Stemm has directed operations which have resulted in the discovery of hundreds of shipwrecks, ranging from ancient Roman and Phoenician sites to previously undiscovered U-boats and pirate ships in the deep oceans of the world. His first major deep-ocean shipwreck project was the ???Tortugas??? project, a Colonial Spanish shipwreck that was the world's first complete remote robotic archaeological excavation. Conducted in 1990-1991 at a depth of over 1,300 feet, it was the first project of its kind to integrate acoustic positioning and detailed photography to create deep ocean photomosaic and stands as the world's first complete deep-ocean archaeological excavation of a historical shipwreck site. He is a panelist at the 1998 Law of the Sea Institute. Mr. Stemm has authored and edited scores of papers and articles on deep-ocean shipwreck exploration and archaeological excavation and has given hundreds of lectures on the subject to a variety of venues including The Explorers Club, Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Young President??? Organization, World President??? Organization, World Business Council, Association of Dive Contractors and The UK National Shipwreck Conference and has been a frequent enrichment lecturer for Cunard, Silver Seas and Seabourn Cruise Lines. He is the co-editor of the Oceans Odyssey series which features a broad range of scientific papers relating to shipwrecks and exploration in the deep ocean. His recent published volumes include Oceans Odyssey I: Deep Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel, Straits of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean, Oceans Odyssey II: Underwater Cultural Heritage Management and Deep Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean and Oceans Odyssey III: The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida : A Merchant Vessel from Spain's 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet. He has also written for Maritime Heritage Magazine, Ocean News & Technology Magazine and Underwater Magazine. He has also authored dozens of opinion pieces for international publications in favor of allowing government/private party partnerships in deep-ocean exploration. Mr. Stemm was selected as a Fellow of the Explorers Club.

Ms. Laura Lionetti Barton has been an Executive Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications at Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. since June 2012 and has been its Secretary since June 2015. Ms. Barton served as Vice President of Communications at Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. from November 5 , 2007 to June 2012. She directs marketing and corporate communications activities and media content development. She served as a Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing at Odyssey since July 2003. She joined Odyssey Marine Exploration in 1998 after spending more than 15 years in the broadcast industry. During her tenure, Odyssey has built relationships with Disney, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and countless news organizations around the globe. From June 1994 to July 2003, she served as President of LLB Communications. Prior to founding LLB Communications, she served in various marketing, promotions, publicity and creative services staff positions in local and network television since 1983. She also taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of South Florida. Ms. Barton received a B.A. degree in Mass Communication in 1983 from the University of South Florida.

Mr. Jay A. Nudi, CPA, has been Chief Financial Officer of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. since June 6, 2017 and as its Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer since June, 2006 and June 2010 respectively. Mr. Nudi served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. from June 8, 2016 to June 6, 2017. He also served as Corporate Controller of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. since joining in May 2005. Mr. Nudi has over 15 years of accounting and management experience. Prior to joining Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., he served as Controller for The Axis Group in Atlanta where he began in 2003. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a consultant to various companies on specific value added tasks. From 2000 to 2001, he served as Director of Financial Reporting at OneSource Inc. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Corporate Controller of Acsys, Inc. He received a BS Degree in Accounting from Penn State University in 1985. Mr. Nudi is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. John D. Longley, Jr. has been the Chief Operating Officer of Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. since October 01, 2014. Mr. Longley served as Senior Vice President and Director of Sales & Business Operations at Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc until October 2014. He has been integral in growing Odyssey's attraction, business development and retail merchandising operations. He joined Odyssey in 2005 as Director of Business Development and served as its Vice President since 2012. He has 20 years of marketing, advertising and business strategy experience, which include positions as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Public Imagery from 2003 to 2005 and Director of Retail Marketing for Office Depot North American stores from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Longley graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Communications with a specialty in Advertising from Florida State University in 1989.