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Engineering Assistants

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Tito Collasius Jr.

Senior Engineering Assistant II

Research Interests: Fabrication, operations and maintenance of remote operated vehicles, launch and recovery systems for ROVs and subsea sampling equipment including installation of remote sensor arrays and procedures for operations and installations.

Contact: tcollasius@whoi.edu

Christopher Judge

Engineering Assistant III
ROV Jason Pilot, Expedition Leader, and Lead Electrical Engineer

Research Interests: ROV/AUV design, operation and maintenance, troubleshooting electrical/electronics down to the component level, custom molding of cables, sensors and lights, Arduino based projects, fiber optics, serial communication, HD video distribution.

Contact: cjudge@whoi.edu

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Patrick Mcguire

Engineering Assistant II

Research Interests: Developing low-cost robotic solutions to better monitor and understand ecosystems. Increasing the navigational capabilities of profiling robots. Reducing the overhead of operating AUVs.

Contact: patrick.mcguire@whoi.edu

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Benjamin Pietro

Senior Engineering Assistant I

Research Interests: International and domestic logistics, facilitating field programs for ROVs and AUVs, building/laboratory maintenance and development.

Contact: bpietro@whoi.edu

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Benjamin Tradd

Senior Engineering Assistant I

Research Interests: All aspects of ROV operations, tooling, hydraulics, and dive/cruise planning.

Contact: btradd@whoi.edu

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Ronnie Whims

Engineering Assistant III

Contact: rwhims@whoi.edu