Cathx Ocean
Richie Close has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Richie started their career at Symantec as a Localization Engineer and later became a Project Manager. At America Online, Richie served as a Technical Manager, leading a QA team and managing various projects. Richie then joined Information Mosaic as a Test Manager, responsible for quality assurance of their products. Richie also worked as a Test Lead at Allied Irish Bank and as a Test Manager at Eircom Group. More recently, they served as a UAT Test Manager at Bord na Móna before taking on roles at Cathx Ocean, including Chief Operating Officer and Customer Operations Manager. Throughout their career, Richie has demonstrated strong leadership skills and expertise in testing approaches and processes.
Richie Close pursued a Master's degree in Operations Excellence from Waterford Institute of Technology from 2022 to 2024.
Cathx Ocean
Cathx Ocean is a subsea technology company specialising in the development of advanced lighting, imaging, and machine vision tools for subsea imaging, measurement, survey, construction, exploration and production operations. Our mission is to change how subsea imaging and measurement is performed today. This is achieved through unique and modern engineering and scientific expertise resulting in the world’s first true subsea camera and machine vision systems. Our products designed specifically for subsea, allow AUV’s and ROV’s to capture high resolution image and telemetry data at greater ranges and speeds. These include the first fully engineered subsea camera, a laser profiler with co registered still images and LED lighting systems with continuous and strobe capability. Cathx Ocean is ISO 9001:2008 certified.