Announcing Jim Decker, Vice President

Press Release

10/01/09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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ound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) of Redmond, WA is pleased to announce that Jim Decker has been named Vice President of SOSI. Mr. Decker brings over 15 years of Sales, Marketing & Management experience, with an extensive background in mining, heavy industry, defense and sub-sea technologies.

Prior to joining the SOSI Team, Mr. Decker worked for CodaOctopus Colmek in Washington, DC, overseeing business relations within the US and International defense communities. During these 5 years, he successfully worked on congressional fronts to acquire projects funds, advance engineering support and advocate for small business. In addition to managing on-going annual program work at Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and the US Navy, he targeted market expansion for embedded products designed for autonomous air, land and sea vehicles.

A decade of his career has also been focused on business efforts in heavy industry. Working for Fortune 500 companies who offered products and services concentrated in mining, steel, pulp and paper, OEM, rail, oil & gas, and manufacturing sectors. For eight years Mr. Decker managed a value-added distribution network for Lincoln Industrial in Western North America.

He holds a BS degree from Oregon State University and Master's degree in International Management from the University of Maryland University College, focused on international marketing and management with additional education from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Since moving to the Seattle area Mr. Decker has become an active member of the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition and member of the Seattle MTS Chapter.

At SOSI Jim will be responsible for driving sales and market growth across the company, plus day to day business functions, major project program management and strategic planning. Ted Brockett, President of SOSI, reports “we’re excited to begin our expansion and growth phase with Jim as a key contributing member of the SOSI Team!”

Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) is located in Redmond, Washington, USA and for more than 30 years has provided commercial, academic and governmental customers around the world with a variety of quality marine products and services including oceanographic data buoys, ocean data platforms, moorings & instrumented moored systems, diesel generator power modules for buoys, high and low-speed tow bodies, self-propelled and towed seafloor vehicles, marine instrumentation and ROV umbilical winches, launch & recovery systems, and other specialized deck equipment.

For more information or a quotation on your project requirements, please contact SOSI.