| Chris Fitzgerald - President, Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc |
 | - Born Melbourne, Australia. Technical Assistant, Aeronautical Research Laboratories in Melbourne. Participant in the world's first hovercraft race. Production Manager, Fitzgerald and Sons Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. Recipient of International Rotary Foundation Award for Technical Training, and the Society of Automotive Engineers' O'Shannessy Prize for The Best Paper. Student of Farnborough Technical College, U.K. in Aeronautical Engineering. Trainee Engineer, British Hovercraft Corp. Graduate of Victorian Institute of Colleges in Mechanical Engineering. Research Mechanical Engineer, Readymix Concrete Australia, Ltd. Entrepreneur In Residence, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana. Former member of the Australian Society of Automotive Engineers. Member of the Canadian Air Cushion Society and the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. Founder of the Hoverclub of America, its president from 1984 - 1986, and its Treasurer from 1986-1998. Co-author Light Hovercraft Design. Presented several papers to the Canadian Aerospace and Technology organization. Co-author of Hovercraft Technology, Economics, and Applications. Originator and promoter of national and international hover rallies since 1976. Active hovercraft racer and winner of numerous racing awards. Enjoys reading and tennis. |
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| Eric Whalin - Factory Supervisor, Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. |
 | - Born Charleston, IL. U.S.A. Undertakes mechanical assembly projects and hull foaming development. Eric has a background as a supervisor in the plastics injection industry. In his spare time, Eric enjoys building and racing automobiles. One day he hopes to race hovercraft. |
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| Mark Dial - Fiberglass Manufacturing, Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. |
 | - Born Terre Haute, Indiana .During high school and university studies at Indiana State University, Mark worked at Neoteric doing wooden and later fiberglass hovercraft construction. He graduated with a degree in business and continued to work for Neoteric until 1989.For the next 10 years he worked at Hyster Fork Lift Trucks in Danville, IL as a system parts manager.In 1999 he attended Indiana University and completed a degree in technical training.Mark is now working on early hovercraft restoration, mold building and supervising fiberglass manufacturing |
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| Sharolyn J Herring - Marketing Director |
 | - Born Terre Haute, IN. Consultant to Neoteric Hovercraft in all marketing, public relations and corporate communications endeavors. Former Director of Marketing/Public Relations, Signature Inns, Inc.; Director of Corporate Communications, Sam's Club/The Wholesale Club; Copywriter, The Meis Stores and WBOW/WBOQ Radio; Advertising Director, The Indiana Statesman. |
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| Ryan A Dagey - Information Technology |
 | - Born, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Began programming independently and academically at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, IN and is a recent graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Became Microsoft Certified in the summer of 2001 at Comm-Comm Incorporated in Indianapolis, IN. Signed on with Neoteric as a database consultant, developing an Access Manufacturing System. Currently oversees Neoteric's web-based manufacturing system and information management needs. Wide variety of hardware and software skills. Computer languages studied: C & C , BASIC & Visual Basic, Java. Web languages independently studied: XML/HTML, XSL/CSS, PHP, Perl, Flash. Operating system familiarity: Windows 2000/XP, Linux. Homepage: http://www.dagey.net |
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| Rob Wilson - President, Neoteric Engineering Affiliates, Pty. Ltd; Australia. Technical Director, Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. |
 | - Born Melbourne, Australia. Served four-year apprenticeship in Automotive Electronics and gained an Automotive Technicians Certificate, Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria. Graduate in Mechanical Engineering at Footscray Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Engineer intern, Steelweld Cranes Pty. Ltd. Project Engineer, REPCO Engine Technical Centre, Pty. Ltd. Product Development Engineer and Technical Director, Fitzgerald and Sons Pty. Ltd. Experienced in hovercraft design and CAD. Co-author of Light Hovercraft Design. Member, Australian Society of Automotive Engineers and Hoverclub of Australia. |
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| Matthew L Dupin |
 | - Matthew Dupin is an eager employee who tackles a host of tasks from sanding to fitting skirts. He worked for Columbia House Record Club in Terre Haute before joining Neoteric. He is also going to school at Indiana State University where he is working on a degree in Mathematics Education. He builds and races dirt track derby cars as a hobby. |
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| Daniel Ream |
 | - Danny is a painter and an assembler at Neoteric, and has been working here for twenty years in a part time capacity, but more recently as a full time employee. Prior work experience has been as an automotive paint technician for Ford Motor dealership in Terre Haute. He is also a member of the Indiana Air National Guard, and enjoys working with airplanes in his spare time. |
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| Thiam Huat Ho |
 | - Thiam Huat Ho is an assistant in the Fiberglass department at Neoteric. He is formerly from Malaysia where he managed a gasoline station for a number of years before operating his own business selling telephones. He is most enthusiastic about building hovercraft. |
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| Barbara R Johnson - Office Manager |
 | - Barbara is the Neoteric office manager performing general office duties including bookkeeping, accounting, and payroll. Barbara enjoys sewing, reading, baking, and candy making when not managing Neoteric's office. She is a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist church. |
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| Suzanne Overton |
 | - Suzanne is involved in fiberglass lay up as well as Hovercraft assembly including instrumentation and electrical harness building. She came to Neoteric with a broad background in writing and graphic design, which has enabled her to do detailing as well as applying decals. In her spare time, Suzanne is an established portrait and mural artist. |
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| David Atkins - Design Engineer, Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. |
 | - Born Melbourne, Australia. Graduate, Melbourne Institute of Technology in Industrial Design and Teaching. Recipient of Victoria Student Award, Design Institute of Australia. Designer, Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd., Crown Corning, Sydney, Australia. Owner of Design consulting company, David Atkins Design, Pty. Ltd. Major clients include Telecom Australia, and several government agencies. Design professor, Melbourne Institute of Technology. Member, Design Institute of Australia. One of David's activities is the design and manufacture of fine jewelry. This is based on exotic metal alloys with unique Australian motifs. See http://www.davidatkins.com.au. |
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| Tristan Linck |
 | Born Grand Junction, CO, USA, Tristan has completed three years towards a BS in
Physics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Working at Neoteric writing curriculum guides for the DiscoverHover program, a
program sponsored by Neoteric and intended to facilitate the teaching of fundamental physical principles and their
application to hovercraft. Some interests include fencing, board games, books, and hiking. |
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| John Tabor |
 | John started his working life as a loader, then moved into industrial painting of railroad freight cars and later grain blending machinery. He has also run FMC Wicketer machines in the plastic bag industry. John joined Neoteric in 1998, left for a few years to work in an industrial waste water treatment plant but recently returned as an assembler. In his spare time John plays guitar in a band. |
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| Brooke Miller |
 | For 5 years Brooke ran plastic injection molding and assembly machines.This included assisting with supervision and inventory control, stocking and ordering. She is also experienced in computer operation. More recently Brooke has worked as a bank teller. When time permits she indulges in craft work, ceramic painting, scrap booking and cross-stitch. |
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| Ralph Weas - Business Manager |
 | Ralph Weas, of Indianapolis, Indiana, brings to Neoteric a diversified business background with extensive management, sales and customer service experience in the oil, collections and fast food industries. He graduated from Indiana State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Ralph's interest in hovercraft began years ago when he had the opportunity to ride on a 36 passenger British Hovercraft SRN-6 at Expo '67 in Montreal, Canada.
In his more than 25 years as a member of the Hoverclub of America, Inc., Ralph has at various times held the position of President and Vice President. He has served for many years as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors, as well as a race official. As an attendee of the first World Hovercraft Championship in Germany in 1987, he was a member of the Unites States delegation that was instrumental in founding the World Hovercraft Federation. Ralph has played leading roles in the organization of two World Hovercraft Championships in the United States, for which he also served as Chief Scorer. In 1982 in California, Ralph participated in the production of the first television commercial, for Labatts Beer, featuring sport hovercraft.
Ralph has closely followed the evolution of the light hovercraft industry, including several visits to large hovercraft operations in Europe, and now assumes a leadership position at Neoteric, where his responsibilities will include sales, policy development, purchasing and personnel management. A former long distance runner, his hobbies, in addition to hovercraft, include Formula One racing. |
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| Keith Maxwell |
 | After spending 13 years as a security officer, Keith brings that experience as well as 20 years of mechanical and electrical skills to Neoteric. His hobbies include cars and radio-controlled vehicles. |
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| Chad G Steimel |
 | Chad is studying Mechanical Engineering at Indiana State University and is working at Neoteric taking data on parts and making CAD drawings. he enjoys motorcycles and plays the drums. |
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| Jeffrey E Short - Production Organizer |
 | Production Organizer Jeff Short has experience as a Chief Warrant Officer, performing small boat operations, search & rescue, drug & alien interdiction, marine environment protection, boating safety, and navigational aids deployment with the US Coast Guard. He has a Bachelor of Science in Insurance and Risk Management from the Indiana State University School of Business. He enjoys hunting, fishing, bicycling, tennis, and walking and is an avid boating enthusiast. |
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| Austen Goebel - Communications Coordinator |
 | Austen Goebel was born in San Francisco California, but found herself
raised in Indianapolis Indiana. She is currently finishing up her final
year at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College where she will graduate with a
double major in Graphic Design and Theater. Besides riding horses and
running cross country, Austen enjoys spending her free time reading
history texts and taking photographs. |
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| Carla G Prather |
 | Carla has a background as a press operator, as well as an emergency first responder, medical assistant, and insurance agent. She joins Neoteric in craft assembly, elecrical wiring, and craft finishing. She enjoys a variety of crafts, coaching softball, and bow hunting. |
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| Jordan R Taylor |
 | Jordan is a junior in high school and comes to Neoteric to learn and practice his skills as a MIG and TIG welder. |
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| Leon D Clark |
 | Leon is originally from Mississippi and has experience in welding. He enjoys fishing, all sports, movies, and playing the saxophone. |
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| Daisy L Bixler |
 | Daisy came to Terre Haute from Linton, Indiana, where she worked as a locksmith. She is studying Criminal Justice at Ivy Tech and plans to eventually work in social services. She enjoys reading, movies, music, bass fishing, and chess, as well as playing the piano and bass guitar. |
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Welcome to Neoteric – The Original Light Hovercraft Manufacturer
