Boatbuilders, engineers and operators, building uncrewed surface vessels to a crewed-vessel standard.
Barry HinckleyPresidentBenjamin “Barry” Hinckley is President of Blue Ops, Red Cat Holdings’ unmanned surface vessel division, and an entrepreneur, technologist, and third-generation American boatbuilder. He co-founded Bullhorn, which became a global leader in cloud-based staffing and recruiting software. A former U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Merchant Marine Officer, longtime private pilot, and former U.S. Senate candidate, Hinckley brings an operator’s perspective to technology and defense. He regularly travels to Ukraine, the Middle East, Asia, and other conflict and operational environments, working directly with warfighters and end users to understand their evolving needs and translate those lessons into rapidly deployable autonomous maritime capabilities.Read moreLinkedIn 
Sandy SpauldingSenior Vice PresidentSandy Spaulding is Senior Vice President of Blue Ops, with nearly 30 years in the marine and defense boatbuilding industry. He has led premier American boatbuilders and worked for more than fifteen years with Hodgdon Shipbuilding, the oldest continuously operating custom boatbuilder in the United States, whose work includes vessels for the U.S. Navy and Air Force. That shipbuilding and defense-manufacturing depth anchors Blue Ops production.LinkedIn 
John DonahueVice President of ManufacturingLinkedIn 
Jack H. Erbes IISenior Sales DirectorLinkedIn 
Sean KraussDirector of Military OperationsLinkedIn 
Nate WaldsteinDirector of TechnologyLinkedIn 
Crystal HochmanDirector of Business OperationsLinkedIn 
Jack JohnsonDirector of ProductionLinkedIn 
John BooneDirector of Marine OpsLinkedIn 
Lewis WalesSenior Director of Quality Control and Customer SatisfactionLinkedIn Generational boatbuilding craft, an American factory, and a mission that holds the platform to a crewed-vessel standard.
