Character Spotlight ‘Elevate Offshore’

Introducing our latest Brand Sponsor Elevate Offshore, who feature in the ‘Winter’ poster! Let’s learn some more about them:

1.   Company Name: Elevate Offshore
2.   Location: While our offices are based in Singapore and the UK, our reach spans across the globe. We provide essential personnel and project support services to offshore operators worldwide. I’ve attached a customised map that offers a snapshot of the dynamic projects we’re currently involved in, showcasing our commitment to delivering top-tier services on a global scale.
3.   Why is it important for your company to help Get Kids into Survey? Introducing children to offshore surveying at a young age ignites their curiosity and inspires them to explore careers they might not otherwise encounter. Programs like Get Kids into Survey are essential for sparking interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields and helping children understand how these careers contribute to the world around them.

Through initiatives such as scholarships and mentorships, Elevate Offshore has seen firsthand how exposure to real-world challenges and opportunities can transform young people’s aspirations. When young people gain access to the industry, they acquire technical skills and develop a deep understanding of teamwork, problem-solving, and environmental responsibility. Introducing them to these concepts early helps them develop a sense of possibility – that careers in science, surveying, or offshore energy are not just for “someone else” but could be for them, too.

Elevate Offshore’s focus in this project is on showing the exciting side of what we do – using technology to map the ocean floor, understanding the secrets of the deep sea, or building structures that harness the power of the wind and waves. By helping kids see the magic behind surveying, we hope to inspire them to imagine themselves as the explorers, problem-solvers, and innovators of the future.

4.   What do you do? 

Technical Manager – Survey

Supporting Clients building survey teams to support their projects worldwide. Engaging with survey contractors. Interviewing and assessing skills and experience. Support recruitment, training and development with the team. Mentoring scholarship students. Smashing Sales!

5.   How long have you been in the survey industry? 28 years in total, 25 years offshore. Almost 3 with Elevate.

6.   How did you end up getting into the geospatial industry?  Early interest in deep sea exploration and Survey. BSC Honourss course in Maritime Studies.

7.   State a funny fact about you… In the vast majority of photographs taken of me over the past 49 years. I have my eyes closed.

8.   Favourite piece of kit and why? Kongsberg APOS. USBL. Once it’s calibrated correctly enables a wide range of operations.

9.   Favourite Survey technique and why? I always enjoyed as-built Survey. It’s the final survey after completing subsea construction operations. Putting everything together delivering the end results to the client.

10.  Your website
11.  How did you choose the character and what does he/she/it represent? Mean to you? What’s his/her name? The hammerhead shark represents the core attributes of Elevate Offshore – great vision, precision, and adaptability. The hammerhead’s unique head shape provides incredible vision, much like how we approach our projects with a clear view of the bigger picture as we navigate dynamic environments. We have named our hammerhead Scout, as it encapsulates its role in seeking out opportunities, solving challenges, and navigating the seas – just like a surveyor!