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Teledyne Oil & Gas appoints Earl Childress as Vice President Strategic Development
Earl Childress, a long time Teledyne Technologies Strategist has joined the Teledyne Oil & Gas team as Vice President of Strategic Development. Mr. Childress brings over 20 years of experience in offshore marine business and strategy development to the newly formed Teledyne Oil & Gas team. In this new role Mr. Childress will help to direct the growth and positioning of the group within existing and adjacent markets and will report to Mike Read, President of Teledyne Oil & Gas. Earl will continue to reside in the San Diego area and will make his office within Teledyne Impulse.
Teledyne Oil & Gas Opens European Headquarters in Worthing UK
Teledyne Oil & Gas celebrated the grand opening of a 2400 square meter manufacturing centre and European Headquarters in Worthing, UK on 6 November 2009. The facility was opened by the High Sheriff of West Sussex and was attended by local dignitaries and a host of clients. The new facility expands the manufacturing ability of Teledyne Oil & Gas and allows for integration, assembly, and test of all of the Teledyne Oil & Gas companies' technologies for Subsea Oil & Gas exploration and production. Principal to the manufacturing centre is the advanced testing capabilities enabled by a large capacity hyperbaric test chamber for 100%. Teledyne Oil & Gas is comprised of Teledyne Cormon, Teledyne DG O'Brien, Teledyne Impulse and Teledyne ODI with global headquarters located in Daytona Beach Florida, USA.
Nautilus HPG2 Interface System Celebrates One Year of Continuous Service
Teledyne ODI Nautilus HPG2 High Power Wet-Mate interface system celebrated one year of flawless operation on the subsea node of the MARS Ocean Observatory in Monterey Bay. The latest technology developed by Teledyne ODI for wet-mate high power interconnect, the Nautilus HPG2 system is designed for 10KVDC operating voltage at up to 200 amps per circuit and will be the standard high power interface for the world's ocean observatories.
Teledyne Oil & Gas / Teledyne ODI Supplier Appreciation Event Nets $5000+ for Charity
Teledyne ODI's most valued suppliers and those most critical to the success of the organization gathered at ODI on November 5th for an introduction to Teledyne Oil & Gas and to share in the forward-looking strategy of the team. Representatives from key suppliers toured the facility, met with Development Engineers and heard a presentation from President and CEO Mike Read on the 3-year strategy of Teledyne ODI and Teledyne Oil & Gas. A charity teambuilding event was held to finish the day at a local golf course where Teledyne ODI and our key suppliers chipped in to generate over $5000 to the United Way of Volusia County!
Focus On Innovation and Subsea Reliability Day Celebrated in Houston!
Teledyne Oil & Gas held the inaugural Focus on Innovation & Subsea Reliability conference on November 18 in Houston, TX. The event was attended by over 125 key customers from the Oil & Gas Exploration and Production community. Technical presentations were delivered on Materials Science, Sensing & Monitoring, High Power Innovations and Reliability and 14 Teledyne companies representing Teledyne Marine, Teledyne Technologies and Teledyne Oil & Gas exhibited in a showcase format highlighting capabilities towards innovative solutions to tomorrow's subsea challenges.
Teledyne Oil & Gas opens new European headquarters
Teledyne Oil & Gas opened their European headquarters in Worthing, West Sussex, on 6 October 2009. According to the company, the HQ was the logical step following Teledyne's purchase of ODI in 2006, the acquisitions of DGO and Impulse in 2007, and the purchase in 2008 of Cormon. Mike Read, President, speaking during the opening, said the overall company realized the synergies from the purchased companies could be better integrated through the creation of European Teledyne Oil & Gas, which now has a head count of 55 employees.
The new company, Read said, will be able to provide engineered solutions, levels of reliability parallel to those in the aerospace industry, corrosion and sensing instrumentation integration, and security of supply backed up by testing facilities and technical support. Teledyne Scientific in California supports Teledyne with over 400 scientists working on materials research and reliability for subsea environments.
Read said the company identified the location 10 months ago. Included in the greater Teledyne family are Teledyne Benthos, which provides wireless acoustic data communication & sonar technology; Teledyne RD Instruments, whose acoustic doppler current profilers measure motion in water and water in motion; and Teledyne TSS, which provides subsea navigation capabilities and pipeline tracking systems.
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Scott McGuire joined Teledyne-ODI as its Human Resources Director on December 29, 2008, and has more than 24 years of experience in Human Resources Management. Prior to joining ODI, Scott served as Vice President - Human Resources at Crane Cams Inc. in Daytona Beach, Florida, a world-recognized manufacturer of camshafts, valve train, and electronic components serving the automotive, motorcycle, marine, and aircraft markets. Previously, Scott was Human Resources Manager at Camshaft Machine Company, a Tier 1 automotive supplier to Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, and aftermarket customers such as Dana and TRW.