Mark Ott
Co-founder of Ocean Aero, alongside Ken Childress and Vance McClure; served as CTO until 2016, drawing on their prior work together on a U.S. Navy unmanned hard-wing sailboat program.
Mark Ott co-founded Ocean Aero in December 2012 with Ken Childress and Vance McClure, after the U.S. Navy unmanned hard-wing sailboat program they worked on together at Harbor Wing Technologies ended in 2011. He served as CTO at Ocean Aero until 2016; he has since been a founding partner at SubSeaSail and worked at Clear Blue Sea, and is now COO at Neptune Dynamix.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder; CTO (2012-2016), Ocean Aero
- Based in
- El Cajon, CA
- Prior experience
- Harbor Wing Technologies; SubSeaSail; Clear Blue Sea
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Frequently asked
- Who is Mark Ott?
- Mark Ott co-founded Ocean Aero in December 2012 with Ken Childress and Vance McClure, after the U.S. Navy unmanned hard-wing sailboat program they worked on together at Harbor Wing Technologies ended in 2011. He served as CTO at Ocean Aero until 2016; he has since been a founding partner at SubSeaSail and worked at Clear Blue Sea, and is now COO at Neptune Dynamix.
- What is Mark Ott's role?
- Mark Ott is Co-Founder; CTO (2012-2016), Ocean Aero, based in El Cajon, CA.
- Where did Mark Ott work before?
- Mark Ott's prior roles include Harbor Wing Technologies; SubSeaSail; Clear Blue Sea.
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Unmanned Systems Technology profile naming Childress and Ott as co-founders of Ocean Aero, describing the Harbor Wing Technologies background and December 2012 founding.
Unmanned Systems Technology: Ocean Aero — UST009Verified2026-08-15 - 2
Co-founders Vance McClure and Mark Ott, who was CTO until 2016, have moved on, with Ott now a founding partner at SubSeaSail.
Marine Technology News: Autonomy: Sun, Sail & SubseaVerified2022-03-03