C. D. Schempf, Jr., President of Tesla Offshore LLC, a leading offshore survey service provider, has announced the promotion of Matt Keith (photo) to Vice President and Geoscience Manager, and an officer with the company. Schempf stated that, "by promoting a young man of Matt's caliber to a position of leadership serves to illustrate Tesla Offshore's commitment to excellence in all aspects of the interpretation and reporting process."
A native of Pennsylvania, Matt earned a master's degree from Florida State University, where he specialized in underwater archaeology. Matt is experienced in marine remote sensing data acquisition and analysis, and has accrued extensive experience surveying and excavating both submerged and terrestrial archaeological sites in his previous positions as an archaeologist in both the public and private sectors before joining Tesla Offshore in 2004 as a marine archaeologist.
In 2006, Matt was promoted to Geoscience Manager where his responsibilities include directing processing and interpretation of all geophysical data sets, managing preparation of reports addressing seafloor and sub-seafloor conditions, and assisting clients with both geophysical and regulatory expertise. Matt is an active member of a number of professional societies, including the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and The Geologic Society of America, and is a Registered Professional Archaeologist. Matt has written hundreds of reports on behalf of Tesla Offshore's clients that address benthic, shallow hazard and archaeological concerns related to the oil and gas industry infrastructure. He has co-authored federally-funded studies, published peer reviewed articles and book chapters and is the editor of the forthcoming volume, "Site Formation Processes of Submerged Archaeological Sites", from the University Press of Florida. As a Vice President, Matt will continue to manage the Geosciences and related divisions while working to further enhance Tesla Offshore's position as an industry leader and its commitment to expanding its global reach.
