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Michael R. Pelissier,
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Michael was born in Northern
California. In 1962 his family moved to Southern California
where he resides to date. Michael enjoyed High School excelling
in Football, Wrestling and Track. He earned a varsity letter
in each and went on to play College Football again lettering.
Michael majored in Business Law but was inducted into the Armed
Forces his Freshman year of College. After five years
of service with the U.S. Navy, as a United State Navy Diver (spending
eighteen months of service in Viet Nam), Michael was honorably
discharged and entered a career in Sales. |
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Michael soon became a
"Top Performer" with every company he worked for.
When working for the Treasury Department store, a wholly owned
division of J.C. Penney Co., Michael won Salesman of the Year.
In 1979, Michael joined Efcom, Inc., an underwater communication
company. Michael developed and ran Efcom's sales department.
In 1984, Michael left Efcom and
along with Jerry Peck formed Ocean
Technology Systems (OTS). Presently, Michael is the President
and CEO of OTS spending most of his time wearing the "Sales
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A major achievement for
Michael was when he went to Cocos Island with a film crew to
help produce a TV Show called, "Expedition Earth, Cocos
Island." Peter Benchly (most famous for writing
JAWS) and Stan Waterman were the main talents. Marty
Snyderman was the primary shooter. Michael was tasked to
capture the underwater communications. The impact of talking
underwater was such that Ocean Technology Systems underwater
communications was nominated for a National Emmy Award.
In 1991 Michael was presented a National Emmy Award for Technical
Acheivment. It was the start of Hollywood's quest for talents
and crew communicating underwater. |
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 Michael
is also one of OTS's key members of the design team. Many
of his ideas and designs are in use today. His most innovated
idea was to incorporate a PTT control into the HM-2 mouth mask.
The outcome was so unique, it was awarded a patent.
When Michael is not shooting,
diving or editing a promotional video, he spends time with his
family (wife Cindy & daughter Renee). Michael feels
strongly that underwater communications is an important part
of any serious diver's equipment. Michael feels that underwater
communications can greatly enhance the joy of diving.
"Why wait to share the
excitement of diving? Communicate while the excitement is happening!"
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favorite quote from Michael ... |
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Email: mpelissier@oceantechnologysystems.com
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