Robert graduated from Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg in Applied Geophysics. He began his carriers as a research engineer with Institut Francais du Petrole working on real time seismic signal processing. After a transition with Thomson CSF Robert Girault created the Delph software line of products while incorporating ELICS. Following the merger of TRITON and ELICS, he became the CEO of TEI, based in California, developing emerging sea floor mapping software applications for side scan sonar, multi-beam and shallow seismic. Robert joined iXSea, in 2003, to open iXSea La Ciotat, the actual sonar division site. In July 2010 he was appointed CEO of iXSurvey.
Sea Operations Management
Robert Girault VP Acoustic Products Division - CEO iXSurvey
Eric Delort Sales & Marketing Director France
Eric graduated from Marine Biology from Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes and the University of Marseille where he finalised his PhD course. He spent 18 month in Japan for a specialisation in Marine Chemistry. Eric is also a professional diver, specialised in underwater archeology and oceanology.
Eric is an active member of the "french and japanese society for oceanography".
His major fields of knowledge and researched were focused on "artificial reefs", "biofouling" and "protected areas".
He spent 10 years in different french consultants offices (Safege, In Vivo) and joined iXSurvey in 2009 as the site manager.
David Donohue Sales & Marketing Director Australia
David graduated from the University of Canberra in 199X with a Business Degree. David joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Seaman Officer. After gaining his Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate David spent many years serving in RAN survey ships performing surveys around much of the Australian coastline. In 2002 David undertook the Royal Navy IHO Cat A Long Hydrographic Course at HMS Drake in Plymouth UK before assuming the position of Senior Assistant Surveyor in HMA Ships LEEUWIN and MELVILLE. In 2004 David joined the Brisbane based firm Seismic Asia Pacific as the Business Development Manager to service the hydrographic and oceanographic clients of that firm. In 2007, he was appointed Managing Director of iXSurvey Australia and is in charge of establishing the presence of iXSurvey in the Australasian region whilst expanding the business.