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Our Management Team

Mr. Joe Murtagh, Design Engineering Manager
Joe is a Design Engineering Manager with extensive experience in mechanical, structural & hydraulic engineering. As a consultant, Joe had considerable experience in carrying out project reviews for Government agencies & Institutes, project management of the Irish McCabe Wave Pump and has invented a unique power transmission system for wave energy devices. His previous experience includes periods as Chief Design Engineer with Bord na Mona, Wavemaster Ltd., and senior engineering roles in LIEBHERR and Jacobs International.

Mr. Eugene Doogan, Operations Manager
Eugene is a senior electrical engineer. Following several years’ working on seismics in Australia and the Far East, he returned to Ireland where he set up a business in marine instrumentation, specialising in out-fitting deep sea trawlers. This in turn, was followed by 8 years’ full-time in super trawlers where he gained extensive experience in marine engineering O&M at sea in all conditions. Eugene is responsible for the development and deployment of the Wavebob prototype.

Dr. Vladimir Kalinin, Senior Research Engineer
Vladimir is a theoretical physicist with a PhD from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk and Diploma of Associate Professor. His expertise is in mathematical modelling, CFD, electronics, and the optimisation of technological processes through computer simulation. His previous experience includes Senior Research Scientist in the Russian Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics,Research Scientist, Halle-Wittenberg University, Germany, and Senior Development Engineer, ESIL, Dublin. Dr Kalinin joined the company in 2002.

Mr. Chris Signorelli, Mechatronics Engineer
Chris is a Senior Engineer with first class Honours degrees in Mechatronic Engineering and Computer Science. He has extensive experience in the Electronics industry, working with large companies such as Honeywell and Zinifex. He also has experience in wave energy, having worked with Energetech Australia on their wave energy device.

Ms. Karen Dunne, Financial Controller
Karen Dunne is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants and has extensive experience at Financial Controller level in the following business sectors: FMCG, Public Limited Company, Public Sector, Construction, Manufacturing, Information Technology and Sales & Distribution.

Derek Robertson, General Manager, North America
Derek graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and following five years at sea as a Navy Department Head, completed an MBA in Trinity College Dublin. Following management positions in a communications technology company and with the Irish Government’s national energy agency - SEI, Derek was awarded Stanford Certified Project Manager and returned to the US as a management consultant providing service to a number of corporate clients including the US Navy.

Franc Mouwen, Head of Engineering
A mechanical engineering graduate of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands with an MBA from IMD of Switzerland. International senior experience in project and operations management of large scale capital projects and consulting for infrastructure construction.