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Our Personnel

3U key personnel are listed below. 3U Technologies specializes in providing highly experienced personnel with proven abilities to think across technical and industry boundaries. This enables 3U to provide creative solutions to difficult challenges based on proven technology.

  • E. Wayne Hughes
    President & CEO

    Mr. Hughes has over 40 years experience in various technical and management positions in commercial industry. He founded 3U Technologies, LLC (3U) in 1998. His technical experience covers a wide range of technologies from aerospace to underwater and includes telerobotics, cable design, systems engineering, submarine cables, underwater vehicles, and deep ocean operations. Mr. Hughes...

  • Charles L. Collins, Jr.
    Executive VP

    Mr. Collins has 45 years of experience in a broad range of marine and underwater projects. Skilled in maritime operations, program and project management, systems engineering, technology development, acquisition support, subcontract management, business/financial management and logistics support with a key focus towards international marine system solutions. He has directly...

  • George H. Seltzer
    Principal Engineer

    Mr. Seltzer joined 3U in 1999. He has over 30 years experience in both technical and management positions in government and industry. He has worked in the submarine cable industry and the civil engineering construction industry, as well as many others. He has worked worldwide and successfully managed projects with budgets exceeding US$100 million.

  • Donald W. Welch
    Senior Program Manager

    Dr. Welch has over 35 years of leadership and management experience in commercial and governmental business operations. His breadth of experience includes manned and unmanned, marine and underwater systems. Dr. Welch has held senior management positions ranging from the direct management of US Navy programs to Vice-president/General Manager...

  • Larry Mackey
    Sr. Project Manager

    Mr. Mackey possesses over 35 years of extensive engineering experience associated with development aninstallation and operation of underwater and deep sea systems for a wide range of commercial, government and oil & gas applications. Specific design expertise includes systems, electrical power, electronic controls & communications, fiber optic...

  • Carl Barrett
    Sr. Project Manager

    Mr. Barrett has over 35 years of experience developing deep sea robotic systems, installing/maintaining submarine cables and solving complex marine problems since 1986. Experience includes development of specialized robotic tooling for specific operations and development, commissioning and deployment of complete robotic vehicles and...