How Zupt’s Expert Team Advances Offshore Survey and Positioning

Leaders in Offshore Survey Expertise

At Zupt, leadership shapes everything we do. The company is guided by a team of professionals with decades of experience in precise positioning, inertial navigation, and offshore operations. Their expertise makes Zupt a trusted partner for complex survey challenges worldwide.

Keith Vickery, President and founder, brings over 35 years in precise positioning, inertial systems, and imaging. He connects engineering excellence with commercial strategy while steering international growth.

Alex Spriggs, Vice President of Operations, holds a B.S. in Marine Geomatics and a PMP certification. With more than a decade at Zupt, Alex ensures the reliability and precision of survey operations globally.

Dr. Matthew Turnowicz, Vice President of Engineering, leads technology development with a Ph.D. in Navigational Engineering. He drives advancements in localization and perception technologies that keep Zupt at the forefront of offshore survey innovation.

Aidan Thirsk, Vice President of Commercial, combines Mechanical Engineering and Economics expertise with deep knowledge of offshore survey services. Since joining in 2019, he has expanded Zupt's global reach through business development, sales, and marketing.

Beyond leadership, Zupt relies on a highly trained engineering staff. This team is exceptionally skilled, experienced, and continually advancing solutions through innovation and rigorous training. Supported by long-standing contractors, the workforce is agile and ready to meet project demand anywhere in the world.

Proven Expertise in Action

Zupt's technical capabilities reflect the depth of its team. The company develops proprietary systems including the C-PINS inertial navigation system, the iRTS robotic total station, 3D Recon for high-resolution subsea modeling, and HaloCAM for non-contact structure positioning. These tools reduce vessel time, lower offshore risk, and increase operational efficiency for clients in offshore energy, subsea survey, construction, and inspection.

Remote Metrology, one of Zupt's key advancements, eliminates the need for personnel on site. Since offshore trials in 2017, Zupt has achieved a 100 percent success rate across more than 30 remote surveys without a single emergency mobilization. This approach accelerates deliverables, improves predictability, and enhances safety while reducing environmental impact.

Zupt is a leader in subsea 3D modeling. Its 3D Recon technology combines visual-inertial SLAM with onboard processing to produce real-time, highly accurate models in subsea environments. The system achieves up to 30 millimeters of accuracy over 30 meters and supports real-time decision making during inspections and construction.

A Legacy of Innovation

Since its founding in 2005, Zupt has pursued a clear vision: to make survey operations faster, safer, and more environmentally responsible. Early work in onshore seismic evolved into backpack-portable inertial systems that transformed data collection in GPS-denied areas. Building on that foundation, Zupt expanded into offshore energy and subsea metrology, developing solutions that have saved thousands of vessel hours while lowering operational risk and carbon impact.