Keith Promoted to VP at Tesla Offshore

As a vice president, Keith will continue to manage the geosciences and related divisions while working to further enhance Tesla Offshore’s position as an industry leader and its commitment to expanding its global reach, the company said.

A native of Pennsylvania, Keith earned a master’s degree from Florida State University, where he specialized in underwater archaeology. Keith is experienced in marine remote sensing data acquisition and analysis, and has accrued experience surveying and excavating both submerged and terrestrial archaeological sites in his previous positions as an archaeologist in both the public and private sectors before joining Tesla Offshore in 2004 as a marine archaeologist. In 2006, Keith was promoted to geoscience manager where his responsibilities include directing processing and interpretation of all geophysical data sets, managing preparation of reports addressing seafloor and sub-seafloor conditions, and assisting clients with both geophysical and regulatory expertise. Keith is an active member of a number of professional societies, including the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and The Geologic Society of America, and is a Registered Professional Archaeologist. He has written hundreds of reports on behalf of Tesla Offshore’s clients that address benthic, shallow hazard and archaeological concerns related to the oil and gas industry infrastructure. He has coauthored federally-funded studies, published peer reviewed articles and book chapters and is the editor of the forthcoming volume, “Site Formation Processes of Submerged Archaeological Sites”, from the University Press of Florida.

“By promoting a young man of Matt’s caliber to a position of leadership serves to illustrate Tesla Offshore’s commitment to excellence in all aspects of the interpretation and reporting process,” Schempf said.