Andy Burton

Andy joins the QED Naval team as the Operations Manager. In a varied career spanning over 40 years, he originally served in the Royal navy, after which he transferred to the merchant navy where he qualified as a Master Mariner. Other roles have included conducting sea trials for new build ships for BAE Systems Maritime, marine coordinator in the wind industry and lately 6 years as Offshore Operations Manager on tidal systems, conducting installation and operations including subsea infrastructure. Andy is at the forefront of QED’s drive for the installation, and subsequent operation, of the Community Subhub Tidal Platform and he is very familiar with the many challenges of building and deploying marine structures, along with the day-to-day marine operations required to operate and maintain them.