Brian Abbott

Brian Abbott has over 30-years of project management, underwater engineering inspections, hydrographic surveys, and acoustic imaging experience. He is an HSE part 1 commercial diver. Brian Abbott has conducted hydrographic surveys including side-scan sonar, multibeam sonar, and subottom profiling.  Most recently he completed a 2-mile sub-bottom profile project for DTE Energy on the Detroit River in September of 2021.  The project was to locate a 96-inch Strom water pipeline for movement in the Detroit River.  

Brian Abbott holds degrees in Geophysics and Civil Engineering.   

He was also employed part-time by Kongsberg-Mesotech as a special project person. This work includes but is not limited to training on Kongsberg-Mesotech equipment, testing of new prototype equipment and projects from homeland security, bridge inspections, ports, and harbors inspections, Brian also does work in the archaeological field and teaching courses on acoustic systems i.e. Scanning Sonar’s, Side scan sonar, Multibeam system, AUV Systems, Building 3D structures, and cloud points underwater. He is also a Level III Nautical Archaeological Society (NAS) Instructor for sonars 

He is the owner of Abbott Underwater Acoustics, L.L.C. To schedule interviews, or to set up a project review, contact Brian at 517-256-7233 or bdabbott@outlook.com.