Kraken Announced Executive Appointments
Kraken Sonar Inc. announced it has recruited two industry veterans to further develop its sensors-to-systems strategy.
Joining the company is Dr. Tom Tureaud, who brings 30 years of industry experience with expertise that resulted in 12 patents, and Gina Miller, adding 10 years of unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) system engineering and leadership to Kraken’s design team.
“We view these appointments as a sign of our commitment to being a leading company in our industry,” said Karl Kenny, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraken. “Our new innovations and increasing customer demand led us to look for additions to our team who will further our sensors-to-systems strategy. We are very fortunate that we were able to find such high caliber people. I’m confident that both Tom and Gina will play key roles in providing and implementing high quality, advanced underwater solutions for our commercial and military customers.”
Dr. Tureaud comes to Kraken with underwater systems industry experience, having spent over 20 years at Vehicle Control Technologies Inc. in Reston, Va., where he managed the company’s underwater platform group as chief engineer, overseeing mechanical, hydrodynamic and electrical design. He has been involved in the design of over 30 advanced underwater systems. These include: a patented towed docking system, a buoyant towed vehicle for specialized operations, an underwater search vehicle for unexploded ordnance, a towed sonar mine countermeasure detection system, an automated launch and recovery system and several UUVs. He has extensive industry publications and holds 12 patents. Prior to Vehicle Control Technologies, Tureaud served with Draper Laboratory and Allied Signal Corporation in a variety of design engineering positions. Tureaud holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Millar has over 10 years of system engineering experience with underwater vehicles including autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), remotely operated vehicle (ROVs) and underwater rescue systems. She joins Kraken from International Submarine Engineering Ltd (ISE) in Port Coquitlam, B.C., where she was lead engineer on several underwater vehicles including deepwater survey AUVs, Arctic survey AUVs and working class hydraulic-electric ROVs. Millar holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in systems engineering from Simon Fraser University and is a registered professional engineer.
