Our Team

Bob Currier has spent four decades in the ocean — first with his hands on the equipment, now with AI in the loop. He started as science engineer aboard the R/V Cape Hatteras at Duke University's Marine Laboratory and the R/V Robert D. Conrad at Lamont-Doherty, work that still shapes how he builds: systems that have to function at sea, in real conditions, where there is no second chance to take the measurement.

Today he develops production AI for ocean observing. As a data scientist and engineer in the Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography, he builds the intelligence layer for the Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System — fleet tracking and operations for autonomous gliders, conversational interfaces to oceanographic data, anomaly detection, and passive-acoustic classification of marine mammals. Through OCEANCODA, he brings the same capability to commercial maritime: practical, non-disruptive AI that sits alongside existing operations and earns its place by improving the work, not replacing it.

His work is anchored in the field: two US patents in machine-learning environmental sensing, 150+ glider datasets in the IOOS national archive, and invited talks for NOAA, UNESCO's Ocean Decade program, and ocean-observing programs worldwide.

OCEANCODA is structured to give clients senior capability without single-person risk. Bob leads the strategy, the high-level architecture, and the working prototype or proof of concept — the phase where oceanographic judgment and C-suite credibility matter most. To carry that work into production, OCEANCODA partners with NetWeb Software, a global engineering firm with 27 years of delivery experience and ISO 9001 / ISO 27001 certification. NetWeb handles build-out and the transition to production, and can be retained for 24×7 operational support once a system is live — so an idea that starts on the whiteboard is backed by a team that can scale, operate, and stand behind it.