Tim Crandle – President
Tim Crandle received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan where he developed TCAD simulation capabilities and fabricated semiconductor devices including silicon micro-sensors and gallium arsenide MESFETs. Subsequent years saw Tim working in development of leading edge TCAD capabilities for the research consortium MCC as well as silicon valley startups.
In 1997, Tim joined Swedish wireless communications software vendor Telelogic AB. At Telelogic, Tim took on responsibility as President of their US subsidiary and largest revenue center where he oversaw explosive revenue and organizational growth leading up to Telelogic’s IPO and their eventual acquisition by IBM.
Dr. Crandle joined SeaView Systems in 2015, initially working on business and technology development and as director of research before taking on the role of president in 2022.
Geoff Cook – Vice President of Operations
Geoff joined SeaView Systems in 2008 after relocating from Australia. Geoff built upon an early interest in electronics to work in a variety of roles including running his own electrical contracting business based in Sydney, Australia. With 25 years’ experience, Geoff has developed a keen set of skills in electronics systems and troubleshooting. Geoff’s unique skills and expertise provide the foundation for his work as operations manager at SeaView where he oversees the development of subsea sensors and tooling for our leading edge custom ROVs as well as working in a project management role for SeaView’s technically challenging field deployments.
Edward Celkis – Vice President of Research
Ed began working in the field of electronic control and measurement systems at the University of Michigan Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory in 1998. During his 13 years at the university, he designed and built a multitude of state of the art dynamometers and test equipment including ship-motion tracking systems, environmental sensing buoys, and inertial wave sensing devices. Ed has gained extensive experience with force, pressure, acceleration and orientation sensors as well as micro-controllers and motion control systems used in robotics and laboratory testing. In 2011, Ed joined the SeaView Systems team as Systems Development Manager. Ed’s primary responsibilities include the design and development of electronics, software, and mechanical devices for the support of our underwater technology services and products.
Matthew Cook – Founder and President Emeritus
Matthew began his career with a stint in the Australian navy and subsequent work with offshore underwater robotics servicing the oil and gas industry. In 1998, he founded SeaView Systems, Inc. and quickly established the company as a global leader and innovator developing custom vehicles and underwater marine technology for long distance tunnel inspections, underwater infrastructure investigations, and other applications. Leveraging experience gained over more than 100 projects successfully performed by SeaView, Matthew brought his unique set of insights and expertise to his work designing and deploying custom underwater technology systems in leading edge applications for SeaView.
In 2023, Matthew founded SeaView Geophysical, specializing in UXO detection and ROV surveys catering to the offshore wind energy industry, with whom SeaView Systems partners closely.