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Lauren McHugh
Chief Executive Officer
Lauren is CEO of McQ Hydrospatial. She holds a B.S. in Geology, an M.S. in Hydrographic Science, and is an IHO CAT A Certified Hydrographer. Her work has included high-resolution bathymetric, geophysical, and seismic surveys in both nearshore and offshore environments. For the past several years, Lauren has applied her expertise and skillsets towards data production and data management for large scale offshore wind and energy transmission survey projects along the eastern US. This has included the QA/QC and organization of projects with hundreds of terabytes of data. Lauren is an advocate for young professionals and women in science, hoping to mentor others along their career path. In her spare time, Lauren loves to kayak, travel, and spend time at the beach.
Chris McHugh
Chief Operating Officer
Chris has worked in the marine survey industry for over 10 years and holds a B.S. in Marine Science/Applied Geophysics, an M.S. in Hydrographic Science. He is a IHO CAT A and NSPS/ACSM Certified Hydrographer. Chris also has taught hydrographic science and data/project management at multiple universities including TAMUCC and USM. He currently sits on the THSOA National Board and is an active member of the OSIG Committee in the Society for Underwater Technology and chairs the Marine Renewables and Energy Committee. Chris has managed and overseen all technical aspects of several large Offshore Wind Farm projects as well as other large and small vessels' high-resolution shallow water geophysical / hydrographic surveys.
Our Goals and Mission
We started this company with three goals in mind: 1) use historic knowledge and cutting edge technology to provide more efficient and innovative services 2) drive quality and understanding into the industry 3) to work at something we enjoy and to spread the knowledge we have gained working in different parts of the industry and academia.
Our expertise is in marine survey operations, data production, and management. This includes all aspects of hydrographic and geophysical surveying with a deep understanding pre-planning, acquisition methods, logistics, quality control, and data processing in nearshore and offshore environment's.
We collaborate with other experts in our extensive commercial and academic networks to help augment our own expertise and provide solutions to any problem.
