USA: Bruno R. Umbro Jr. Joins Hydroid

Bruno R. Umbro Jr. CFCM, has joined Hydroid, Inc., a Pocasset-based manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), as Contracts Manager and Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO).

Umbro brings 15 years of government contracting experience, including positions with Foster Wheeler, ECC and NEIE, along with three years of private consulting, both government and commercial.

Umbro is a member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

Hydroid was founded in 2001 by the inventors of REMUS to allow this remarkable technology to reach a wider market and to provide for continuous product development. REMUS is the product of over 15 years of leading edge research and development, which has culminated in the world’s most capable and reliable compact AUV.

Hydroid has grown at an amazing rate, and now boasts over 150 AUV system sales to a variety of domestic and international customers. To support this growth, Hydroid now has a staff of over forty full and part-time employees that continuously strive for the highest level of product quality and support. This team is enhanced by the organization’s growing representative network, which provides local sales and support in nearly 30 nations around the globe.

Hydroid is located in a state-of-the-art facility in Pocasset, Massachusetts. This facility has been uniquely designed to support Hydroid’s growing product offerings.

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Subsea World News Staff , December 14, 2011;  Image: Hydroid