About us
The Mooring Operations and Engineering (MOE) group offers services that include design of mooring systems and components, new prototypes and technologies, and planning and implementation of at-sea operations.
The MOE facility includes a high bay with a 10-ton bridge crane and test well for equipment assembly, testing, and cruise staging; a urethane encapsulation lab for assembly of specialized mooring cables, terminations, and components; as well as other equipment and spaces to enable to support mooring design and deployment.
In addition to extensive ship-based experience, the group has spent more than 20 field seasons in polar regions conducting mooring operations from ice camps and icebreakers. On average, the group supports and directs more than 35 at-sea operations annually worldwide.
Contact
To contact the Mooring Operations and Engineering staff, send an email to mooringops@whoi.edu or contact one of us directly below.
People
![Kemp John Kemp](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/Kemp.jpg)
John Kemp
Group Operations Leader
Office Phone: +1 508 289 2241
jkemp@whoi.edu
![ryder_jim_65809 Jim Ryder](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/ryder_jim_65809.jpg)
Jim Ryder
Senior Engineering Assistant III
Office Phone: +1 508 289 3634
jryder@whoi.edu
![dunn_james_65270 Jim Dunn](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/dunn_james_65270.jpg)
Jim Dunn
Senior Engineering Assistant II
Office Phone: +1 508 289 2999
jdunn@whoi.edu
![Pietro Jeff Pietro](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/Pietro.jpg)
Jeff Pietro
Senior Engineering Assistant II
Office Phone: +1 508 289 3883
jpietro@whoi.edu
![Kris_Newhall_1_65594 Kris_Newhall_1_65594](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2021/03/Kris_Newhall_1_65594.jpg)
Kris Newhall
Project Manager
Office Phone: +1 508 289 2788
knewhall@whoi.edu
![Basque Chris Basque](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/Basque.jpg)
Chris Basque
Senior Engineering Assistant I
Office Phone: +1 508 289 2419
cbasque@whoi.edu
![NicoLlanos Nico Llanos](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/NicoLlanos.jpg)
Nico Llanos
Engineering Assistant III
Office Phone: +1 508 289 3484
nllanos@whoi.edu
![Chris_Lumping_100363 Chris Lumping](https://www2.whoi.edu/site/mooringops/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2019/12/Chris_Lumping_100363.jpg)
Chris Lumping
Engineer II
Office Phone: +1 508 289 2236
clumping@whoi.edu
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