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Graham Hawkes, License #0000- "Grey Hawk"
Graham Hawkes, an internationally renowned engineer/inventor, has been responsible for the design of a significant percentage of all manned (and more than 300 remote) underwater vehicles built for research or industry worldwide, including the Wasp and Mantis Atmospheric Diving Suits, the Deep Rover research submersibles, and the experimental Deep Flight series of winged submersibles. Mr. Hawkes plans to take the next generation sub, Deep Flight II, to the deepest point on the planet÷The Mariana Trench, which lies at 37,000 feet beneath the ocean's surface. Mr. Hawkes currently holds the world record for the deepest solo ocean dive (3000 feet), which he achieved while test piloting his Deep Rover submersible.
Patrick Stafford (deceased), License #0001- "Blue One"
Patrick Stafford, founder of Spirit of Adventure, recently passed away after a long illness. It his was vision and drive that created Spirit of Adventure. Patrick was the former President of Spirit of Adventure, and founder and CEO of Sub Sea Systems, Inc., which manufactures state of the art, customized semi-submersibles for the tourist industry and for private use. He was also founder and International Program Coordinator for Snuba International, Inc., which has successfully introduced a patented shallow water dive system that bridges the gap between snorkeling and scuba diving and operates at many locations throughout the world. Mr. Stafford was also the principle partner of the Bora Bora Yacht Club.
Brian Power, License #0002- "Storm Front"
Brian Power is an established real estate developer in the U.S. and overseas, and is based in the Sacramento area.
Dr. Gerard Seery, License #0003- "Sea Doc"
Dr. Gerard Seery is a retired plastic and reconstructive surgeon and former Director and chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California at Davis.
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Michael Stafford, License #0004- "Hammerhead"
Michael Stafford is founder and Vice President of Sub Sea Systems, Inc. He is also founder and Chairman of the Board for Snuba International, Inc.
Karen Hawkes, License #0005- "Lady Hawk"
Karen Hawkes is currently VP of Marketing and Communications for Hawkes Ocean Technologies. She and Graham have been married since 1995. Previously, Karen worked at Kekst and Company in New York in corporate public relations and at American Adventure Productions in Aspen, a television production company. Karen graduated from Colgate University and has a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Masters in Business Administration from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Scott Leiby, License #0006- "Zephyr"
Scott Leiby was awed by his first sight of the ocean at the age of two, toured his first sub at ten and left solid ground for life in the sea at eighteen. As a Navy submarine sonar tech in the 70âs, Scott grew accustomed to the sounds and feel of the world under the surface. He then joined the General Dynamics Electric Boat team for five years building fast attack and missile boats, outfitting them with sonar systems. From 1984 to 1996, he supported IBM in building and testing sonar systems for installation on new and retrofit subs, participated in sea trials, and serviced mid-range commercial computer systems. Scott currently works within the biotech industry assisting researchers as they discover new ways to cure diseases. He works globally for Amersham Biosciences installing and supporting microarray spotters, laser scanners, confocal microscopes, and sequencers in the genomics and proteomics sectors.
Lesley Ewing, License #0007- "Seven Seas"
Lesley Ewing is the first woman to sign up for our Sub Sea Aviation School. Lesley Ewing is coastal engineer, working now with the California Coastal Commission. She has published numerous papers on coastal issues relevant to California and beyond, covering subjects such as tides, sea level rise, El Ni–os, coastal hazards, tsunamis, and methods to enhance and restore beaches. She is a director and past president of the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association and a director and treasurer of the Association of Coastal Engineers. She chairs the Coastal Zone Management Committee for the American Society of Civil Engineers, and is on the Board of Directors for the Coastal Zone Foundation. In additional to these professional associations, she is chair of the Northern California Chapter of The Explorers Club. She has been interested in the ocean and coast almost since birth and has been fortunate to discover the field of coastal engineering that lets her merge together vocation with avocation. She was an early volunteer for the first generation of Deep Flight vehicles and is anxious to pilot Deep Flight 502 and use it to explore large portions of our underwater world.
Ms. Ewing has an undergraduate degree from Brown University in Civil Engineering, a masterâs degree in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a second masterâs degree in Coastal Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a licensed engineer and Lesley is chairwoman of the Northern California chapter of the Explorers Club. Her ãday jobä is with the California Coastal Commission.
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Titus Cassazza, License #0008- "Shooter"
Titus Cassazza is currently President of LE Systems, a company at the forefront of various non-lethal and high power laser projects for law enforcement and military applications. Prior to that, Titus was President of Turbine Kinetics, a company he founded to supply parts to commercial airline and jet engine repair companies. Tiâs other hobbies include scuba diving, motor cycle riding and shooting.
Captain Alfred McLaren, License #0009- "Arctic Fox"
Alfred McLaren is President Emeritus and a Director of The Explorers Club, founded in 1904 to promote scientific exploration and field research. A former polar regions research and teaching professor and publisher of the weekly magazine Science News, he received his Ph.D. in Physical Geography of the Polar Regions from the University of Colorado, a M.Phil. in Polar Studies from Cambridge University, England, and a M.S. in International Affairs from George Washington University.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Naval War College, Captain McLaren was among the first 100 selected by Admiral H.G. Rickover to receive nuclear power training. As a naval officer, Captain McLaren made three Arctic expeditions on nuclear attack submarines, one on board USS SEADRAGON during the first submerged transit of the Northwest Passage; two others were on USS QUEENFISH: a Baffin Bay cruise and a North Pole expedition that included the first survey under ice of the entire Siberian Continental Shelf (2,600 nm). He commanded QUEENFISH during the latter expedition and for a total of four years. He is a veteran of more than 20 Cold War submarine operations. His awards, as a Cold War submarine captain, include the Distinguished Service Medal, the nation's highest peacetime award; two Legions of Merit and four Navy Unit Citations.
Currently a deep sea explorer and scientist, Captain McLaren completed lengthy dives using the Russian deep- diving MIR submersibles to: R.M.S. TITANIC and the Rainbow Hydrothermal Vents along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 1999, and during June 2001; one of the first manned dives to the wreck of the German battleship BISMARCK at a depth of 4,750 meters beneath the sea. He returned to BISMARCK in early August 2002 to make a second dive and participate in a comprehensive filming of the wreck site. Captain McLaren is SCUBA qualified and an instrument-rated private pilot. He received The Explorers Club's prestigous Lowell Thomas Medal for Ocean Exploration In 2000.
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Dr. Todd Mumpower, License #0010- "Deep Doctor"
Born April 16, 1964 in Johnson City, a small city in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, I was the first male Mumpower grandchild on both sides of the family and the oldest of four children. I was raised in a modest middle-income family that fostered strong Southern traditions and Christian values. My parents describe me as having been a very active, inquisitive child. I was constantly on the go and gave my parents and family very little rest. As I grew older I became more and more interested in the technology of life around me. Anything that dealt with the advancement of science and technology was of great interest to me. My childhood aspirations of becoming a doctor persisted but that desire was constantly challenged by ãcoolä jobs in fields such as aerospace, engineering, chemistry, computer science, oceanography or astronomy. Participation in school sports kept my feet planted firmly on the ground but my mind raced with thoughts of the universe around me.
By graduation from high school it was clear that my path was leading me to a career in medicine. My BS in chemistry with a minor in computer science was just a springboard to medical school. I graduated from Quillen College of Medicine in 1992 and completed my family medicine residency in 1995. My field of study in medicine was again shaped by my desire to be involved in as many diverse aspects of medicine as possible. As a family physician I could selectively practice in most of the areas that medicine had to offer; surgery, internal medicine, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. During my residency training I focused my education in the area of emergency medicine. Clearly that field offered the most exciting and diverse opportunities. When I graduated from residency in 1995 I began working full-time in the emergency department at the trauma center in Johnson City, Tennessee. For the last 10 years I have worked full-time in numerous emergency departments across the Eastern Tennessee area. I have spent the last four years practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Go BIG ORANGE!)
In 1991 I expanded my interests to include scuba diving. That sport quickly became my passion. My experiences with caving and rappelling prompted me to occasionally assist the local rescue squad with search and recovery efforts both on land and under water. Diving in the Caribbean is now a quarterly vacation for me. At about the same time I developed an interest in photography and I have been a semi-professional photographer for the last 5 years. Underwater creatures have been the focus of my photography. For the last two years I have applied to the NASA space shuttle program in the hope that I can broaden my experiences by venturing into space.
Mike McDowell, License #0011
Mike McDowell has been an adventurer all his life, having climbed Mt. Everest, dog-sledded to the North Pole, dove 2.5 miles under the ocean to visit the remains of the Titanic, and skies across Greenland. He previously co-founded Quark Expeditions, founded Adventure Network, and Deep Ocean Expeditions. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Space Adventures, a company which is on the leading edge of space tourism.
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John Kelly, License #0012- "Archangel"
John Kelly is an engineer at Rockwell Collins.
Morton Beebe, License #0014
Photographer Morton Beebe is a third generation San Franciscan (and a relative of William Beebe, one of the first underwater pioneers), went from the paintbrush to the camera at age ten. His career started while in Naval Flight School in Pensacola Florida, where he was offered an assignment in the South Pacific. He realized later that Antarctica was not what he had in mind! Making the most of an interesting situation, he became the 39th person to reach the South Pole. He produced photo-essays that ended up in National Geographic, Life, Paris Match and Stern. He returned to Antarctica 30 years later, after two trips to the North Pole, Ice Islands T3 and Site Alpha.
Mort has covered the world, combining advertising assignments for his corporate clients, including Minolta, Nikon, Bank of America, Chevron, and American Airlines, and editorial assignments for Travel & Leisure, Geo, Ski, National Geographic, to name a few.
During the late 1960's, he has been involved in many feature film productions and television series filmed in San Francisco, working on such classics as The Graduate, Petulia, and Take The Money and Run.
In 1968, Beebe extended his expertise beyond traditional photography assignments and delved into the new and untried realm of stock photography. He founded the West Coast arm of The Image Bank. Currently, he is a major contributor to Corbis Images, the world's largest stock agency.
Beebe's first book, Operation Deep Freeze, Antarctica was published in 1958. His other titles include Making Friends (Henry Holt), Miami: The Sophiscticated Tropics (Chronicle Books), Cascadia: A Tale of Two Cities - Seattle and Vancouver (Harry N. Abrams), San Francisco (Harry N. Abrams) first published in 1985.
Morton's work has been widely exhibited: Photography and the Fine Arts, ICP, New York; One Man Show, South Pacific, at the De Young Museum; Golden Gate 50 , joint exhibit with Peter Stackpole; Conversation Across Time, Ansel Adams/Morton Beebe, Dominican University, One Man Show, San Francisco, at the Gap Art Collection.
Paul Snyder, License #0015- "Rocket Man"
Paul has been involved with Nuclear and Space Programs for many years, working at National Laboratories, Kennedy Space Center and Vandenburg Air Force Base. He is currently working at Argonne National Laboratory in Idaho. Paul is also a partner with his wife in Digital Color, a graphic arts, multimedia, and video shop.
Paul received his nuclear engineering degree from the University of Arizona, and has over 23 years of experience with research, applied engineering and advanced technology programs for private industry, as well as government/laboratories. His experience covers a wide range of nuclear, aerospace, mechanical, and remote system engineering.
Paul's other interests include: skiing, hockey, scuba diving, tree farming, metal/woodworking, and making maple syrup.
Richard Norum, License #0016- "Hot Bird"
Rich was raised in Wisconsin and after serving 4 years in the USAF (Berlin and Texas), he returned to WI to attend college (Business Major). He worked in San Francisco (Financial Services), then in Dallas (high-tech distribution and also with a fiber optics communications manufacturer). Returning to CA in 1990 he co-founded a network integration firm that was later sold to NEC in 1999. Since then he has been providing consulting services that assist entrepreneurs to launch or grow their businesses.
Ever since an introductory scuba dive while vacationing in Maui in 1991, Rich has been fascinated by the ocean and enjoys snorkeling, scuba diving (500+ dives & rebreather certified) and is an amateur underwater video enthusiast. Diving with scalloped hammerheads off Cocos Island was very exciting, but the Deep Flight possibilities are mind boggling.
John Jo Lewis, License #0017- "Falco"
John Jo Lewis is president of a California based real estate development company. He is currently interested in ecologically sound, international development opportunities. John Jo enjoys scuba diving in pristine underwater locations around the world and is excited about Deep Flight's capability as a vehicle to explore the vast unvisited ocean realm.
Carol Metcalf , License #0019- "Great Highway"
Respiratory therapist at Fort Miley, San Francisco. She has been fascinated with the aqua world since her first submarine ride at the age of five at Disneyland. In the meantime, Carol has used every opportunity to reverse evolution and return to the sea.
Aaron Mishkin, License #0020
Aaron Mishkin is a student at the University of Pennsylvania.
Robert Gelfond, "Magicman", License #0020
Bob Gelfond is CEO and founder of MagiQ Technologies. MagiQ is developing
technologies in the field of quantum information and recently started
selling the world's first quantum cryptographic system which offers absolute
security for data communications.
Dr. Elizabeth Morrison, "Ebet",License #0021
Elizabeth Morrison is a family physician who teaches at the University of
California, Irvine. Her research interests include promoting physical
activity in people with chronic illnesses. In her spare time, she likes to
"pilot" motorcycles and enjoy the ocean.
PETER SPRAGUE, "Supercub", License #0022
Peter Sprague started Scuba diving at the age of 17 in 1956 and published
his first underwater photos that summer. He also got his pilots license that
summer and has been flying ever since. He currently flies a 1955 Super Cub
and has flown it across the country and up to the coast of Labrador. The
plane is currently in FLorida and will be flyig around the Carribean during
the course of the next year. He has dived in a variety of locations
includijng New Guinea, Aldabra, the Red Sea and Belize. He has worked as a photographer for UPI in Moscow and Mongolia, built a
chicken farm in Iran and been Chairman of National Semiconductor, Aston
Martin and Wave Systems along with a variety of other entrepreneurial
activities. In 1970 he ran for Congress against Ed Koch.
Peter met Graham in 1978 and has long admired his efforts to open up the
underwater world around us.
Robert Metcalfe, "Ethernet", License #0023
Bob Metcalfe is a venture capitalist at Polaris Venture Partners in Waltham,
Massachusetts. He serves on the boards of Polaris-backed high-tech
start-ups including Ember, Narad, and Paratek. In 1973, he invented
Ethernet at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. In 1979, he founded 3Com
Corporation. During the 1990s, he wrote a weekly Internet column in
InfoWorld. Metcalfe graduated from MIT, got his PhD from Harvard, taught at
Stanford and Cambridge, was elected in 1997 to the National Academy of
Engineering, and is a Life Trustee of MIT.
Ron Crane, "Transeiver," License #0024
Ron Crane was a key technology contributor to 3Com from the beginning of
Ethernet. All of today's Ethernet adaptor cards installed in tens of
millions of PCs throughout the world are related to the first adaptor cards
built and tested by Ron.
Jay Wade, "Red Earth", License #0026
Jay Wade is a software entrepreneur and underwater photographer. He is
co-owner of the first Deep Flight 502 submersible.
Aaron Mishkin, "Sea Monkey", License #0027
Aaron Mishkin is currently a student pursuing a BS in BioEngineering from
Pennsylvania State University. He is planning on attending medical school,
after graduation in 2005. Research interests include Hypo/hyperbaric
effects and respiratory physiology.
Aaron has been diving since 1998 and is pursuing a NAUI divemaster
certification. His love of the underwater world has afforded him the
opportunity to work as an intern for the Divers Alert Network. Aaron is the
winner of the Autodesk Deep Flight competition.
Dave Harper, "Bluefin", License #0028
Dave Harper is an underwater technician, and has been Crew Chief on several
Deep Flight 502 expeditions.
Robert Hutchison, "Wonderboy", License #0029
Robert Hutchison is a diver and has been Flight Crew technician for several
Deep Flight 502 expeditions.
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