Christopher J. Drake, President and founder of Drake Associates, Inc., The Underwater Authority®, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, class of 1979. He served on active duty with distinction aboard Pacific Fleet frigates and destroyers, and as an Officer-in-Charge and Team Leader in the U.S. Navy’s elite underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D.) teams. He is trained, certified and well experienced in all manner of underwater explosive disposal, structural inspection and assessment, technical/mechanical repair, search and salvage, and special application disciplines. He has brought this background to the fields of commercial diving and marine construction to the great benefit of Drake Associates’ clients. |