Professional Diver and US Merchant Marine Officer, Chad coordinates research cruises for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution aboard the R/V Knorr as well as being a leading member of the WHOI Scientific Diving Program. A graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy and former Oil Tanker Officer, Chad was drafted as the US Government’s Vessel Operations Chief on the BP Gulf Oil Spill. Former assistant Divemaster at Bikini Atoll and NOAA certified Working Diver, Chad is an avid New England wreck diver and is certified in trimix, rebreathers and surface supplied commercial diving. In 2006 Chad was awarded the US Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Chad lives on Cape Cod with his Wife Victoria and their two rescue dogs.