Mike Flanigan
Co-founder and CEO of Seasats. BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Computer Science. Previously an automation consultant at DMC Inc, with clients including Tesla and P&G. Grew up in Tiverton, RI, building boats with childhood friends who became his Seasats co-founders.
Mike Flanigan co-founded and leads Seasats as CEO. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and worked as an automation consultant at DMC Inc. (clients included Tesla and P&G) before moving to San Diego and working at Ocean Aero, designing structural components for autonomous sailboats. Seasats traces back to a childhood project in Tiverton, Rhode Island, where Flanigan, his brother Dan, Dylan Rodriguez, and Max Kramers built a solar-powered, GPS-equipped autonomous boat (the 'Scout' project, 2010-2013) to send a message in a bottle to a friend in Spain; the group later reconnected through a contract-engineering firm, Kroova, and officially launched Seasats in October 2020. Seasats builds solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles used for maritime domain awareness and defense customers including Task Force 59 and Navy Special Warfare.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & CEO, Seasats
- Based in
- San Diego, CA
- Prior experience
- DMC Inc. (automation consultant), Ocean Aero (structural/mechanical design; autonomous sailboats)
- www.linkedin.com/in/mikeflan/
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Frequently asked
- Who is Mike Flanigan?
- Mike Flanigan co-founded and leads Seasats as CEO. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and worked as an automation consultant at DMC Inc. (clients included Tesla and P&G) before moving to San Diego and working at Ocean Aero, designing structural components for autonomous sailboats. Seasats traces back to a childhood project in Tiverton, Rhode Island, where Flanigan, his brother Dan, Dylan Rodriguez, and Max Kramers built a solar-powered, GPS-equipped autonomous boat (the 'Scout' project, 2010-2013) to send a message in a bottle to a friend in Spain; the group later reconnected through a contract-engineering firm, Kroova, and officially launched Seasats in October 2020. Seasats builds solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles used for maritime domain awareness and defense customers including Task Force 59 and Navy Special Warfare.
- What is Mike Flanigan's role?
- Mike Flanigan is Co-Founder & CEO, Seasats, based in San Diego, CA.
- Where did Mike Flanigan work before?
- Mike Flanigan's prior roles include DMC Inc. (automation consultant), Ocean Aero (structural/mechanical design; autonomous sailboats).
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Mike Flanigan, Seasats co-founder and CEO, holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Computer Science and previously worked as an automation consultant at DMC Inc
Notre Dame IDEA Center: From Garage to Open Seas: This Founder is Taking the Sea by Storm with Autonomous Surface VehiclesVerified2026-08-02 - 2
Flanigan worked at DMC, then relocated to San Diego and worked at Ocean Aero designing structural components for autonomous sailboats
University of Notre Dame (We Are ND): Innovating to Scout the SeaVerified2026-08-09 - 3
Flanigan and childhood friends built the solar-powered 'Scout' autonomous boat (2010-2013, Tiverton RI); Seasats founded October 2020
University of Notre Dame (We Are ND): Innovating to Scout the SeaVerified2026-08-09 - 4
Flanigan has worked with Task Force 59, Navy Special Warfare, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography in his Seasats role
International WorkBoat Show: Mike Flanigan | SpeakerVerified2025-12-04