SOCP March Quarterly Webinar

This 60-minute webinar will provide information and field questions for SOCP Members and Friends on the topic of utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to deliver COVID test kits to inbound vessels.

The U.S. shipping industry rose to meet the uncommon trials and tribulations presented by the COVID pandemic. As we continue to think outside the box with new tools adapted to changing needs, there is good reason to anticipate custom-designed UAVs to provide COVID test kits to inbound vessels. The objective is to provide better care to seafarers while saving time and money to the industry. This webinar will present a project to test and demonstrate this novel “new tools” concept.

To register, please click below or email programadmin@socp.us by COB Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

Presenter: Alex Spataru has worked in aerospace, oil & gas, and management consulting in the U.S. and abroad. He served as a U.S. Army Officer from 1969 to 1974. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering and business at UCLA. In 1983, he started the ADEPT Group, Inc., an engineering consulting firm that was an early adopter of green and environmentally friendly technologies. ADEPT is now focused on tech transfer that provides cost-effective solutions to energy and environmental challenges. With the ADEPT team, he conducts product development and market penetration/acquisition projects. Mr. Spataru’s forensics engineering skills have been applied in litigation support and related investigations. He has a history of troubleshooting complex technical challenges.