About Substructure
Thomas Reis, Founder & President
Thomas Reis, Substructure's founder and president, has over 20 years experience in the marine contracting and diving industry, is a certified commercial diver, and is a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer (Near Coastal Master with commercial towing endorsement).
Tom holds a current blasting license in the State of Rhode Island, has completed the Multibeam Sonar Training Course at the Center for Coastal & Oceanographic Mapping, and is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.
He has traveled to Iceland to assist with developing their sea urchin fishery, to South America to provide advice on archaeological shipwreck recovery, and most recently to New Zealand for a much-needed vacation.
In his spare time, Tom can either be found out in the shop bringing to life his latest design, voraciously reading about the maritime industry, or climbing up in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
Andrew Kelly, Chief Engineer
Andrew Kelly is Substructure's chief engineer. Andy is a graduate of Villanova University and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Before coming to Substructure, Andy designed custom aluminum boats and worked as both a project engineer and project manager. Andy was involved in the design, fabrication, and/or outfitting of seventeen custom boats, two of which were U.S. Coast Guard-certified vessels for unprotected waters beyond 20 miles.
Andy is well-versed in AutoCAD and now designs vessels, equipment, and custom products for specific client applications. Once he finishes the design process, he works with our crews in the field to oversee the seamless transition from design to application.
In the winter, you can find Andy skiing almost every weekend at Jay Peak in Vermont. On summer weekends, he is kitesurfing on Cape Cod.
Additional Staff
Additionally, we maintain an exceptional talent pool of other highly trained professionals. As dictated by our varied projects, our field crews include commercial divers, tenders, mechanics, fabricators, licensed captains, data technicians, surface support personnel, and equipment operators.
We also routinely employ corrosion engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, and hydrographers as needed to address our clients specific needs.