Sea Machines Robotics, Boston, Mass., has actually employed Don Black as vice head of state of sales and also advertising and marketing, reporting to owner and also chief executive officer Michael G. Johnson.
Effective promptly, Black thinks duty for the firm’s worldwide sales of Sea Machines autonomous-command and also remote-control items for industrial workboats. He likewise has unique oversight for sustaining the advancement of the firm’s sophisticated understanding and also navigating help modern technology for industrial ships and also vessels, presently being trialed aboard an A.P. Moller-Maersk containership.
Black lives in Portsmouth, R.I., yet records to the setting from Boston.
Having acted as an elderly exec for greater than 25 years, Black offers Sea Machines considerable experience in technique advancement, sales and also advertising and marketing monitoring, and also item advancement. His history covers numerous sectors, yet he has actually continually sustained business concentrated on technological equipment and/or software application advancement.
“Don joins us in what is and will be a significant year in the development of this company,” statedJohnson “With his guidance, we will unquestionably prove to the industry, our investors and the public that Sea Machines autonomous technologies bring real value to commercial marine operators by way of increased capability, productivity, predictability and safety. Don joins us armed with the experience of leading a successful startup and overseeing global business development and sales programs, making him an outstanding addition to the team.”
“I am excited to join the Sea Machines team during a time when the company is having so much revolutionary impact on the commercial marine sector,” Black stated. “With tangible products available now for workboats and industry-altering technology under development, I am enthusiastic to support Sea Machines’ continuing rapid growth.”
Black’s occupation duties consist of worldwide elderly vice head of state of sales, advertising and marketing and also organization advancement for Navionics Inc., from 2008 to 2018, and also CEO/president of start-up Sea Wave, from 2000 to 2007. He has an MBA from IESE Business School and also will certainly finish a masters in information scientific research in June 2019 from Northwestern University.