Bruce Strickrott

William "Bruce" Strickrott (born December 18, 1964) is an American ocean engineer, US Navy Deep Submergence Vehicle Pilot and deep sea explorer. He is the Senior Pilot and manager of the DSV Alvin Submersible Engineering and Operations Group at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Mr. Strickrott is an honorably discharged US Navy veteran and a Fellow National of The Explorers Club. Provided by Wikipedia