10 Oceaneering operations leaders
Benjamin Laura, Chief Operating Officer at Oceaneering, is one of these Oceaneering operations leaders, who also include directors of operations, manufacturing operations, production and facilities. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Oceaneering from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Abraham Hernandez
LinkedInExperience: Director Operational Excellence · Oceaneering
Abraham Hernandez has been Director Operational Excellence at Oceaneering since September 2021, based in Houston, and describes being responsible for enterprise-wide Business Excellence strategic direction and architecture. Abraham Hernandez was Director Supply Chain Management at McDermott International, Ltd from 2018 to 2021.
Benjamin Laura
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Oceaneering
Benjamin Laura has been Chief Operating Officer at Oceaneering since January 2025, based in Houston. At Oceaneering, Benjamin Laura was also Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer from 2022 to 2025, Senior Vice President - Offshore Projects Group from 2020 to 2022 and Vice President Service, Technology, & Rentals from 2015 to 2020.
Clyde Hewlett
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Oceaneering
Clyde Hewlett is a former Chief Operating Officer at Oceaneering, a role held from August 2015 to September 2019, based in Houston. Clyde Hewlett also lists Senior Vice President at Oceaneering from 1988 to 2019 and has been listed as a Director at Ocean Power Technologies since December 2020.
James Raymon
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations · Oceaneering
James Raymon has been Director Of Operations at Oceaneering since October 2018, a role the profile places in Nigeria, with Ipokia, Ogun State, Nigeria given as the location. The listing shows this Director Of Operations row at Oceaneering with no end date and no other roles.
Jeff Contreras
LinkedInExperience: Director of Manufacturing Operations · Oceaneering
Jeff Contreras has been Director of Manufacturing Operations at Oceaneering since March 2024, based in Sugar Land, Texas. Jeff Contreras was Director of Manufacturing Operations at Motorola Solutions from 2023 to 2024 and Senior Director of Operations at Cubic Transportation Systems from 2018 to 2021.
Joanne Blanchette
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Production · Oceaneering
Joanne Blanchette has been Director Of Production at Oceaneering since January 2022, based in Chesapeake, Virginia, a role the profile places in operations at director level. Joanne Blanchette was Superintendent at HII from 1994 to 2022, and the profile headline reads Director of Production.
John Edward Davis
LinkedInExperience: Director Operational Initiatives · Oceaneering
John Edward Davis has been Director Operational Initiatives at Oceaneering since January 2019, based in Houston, a role the profile places in operations at director level. John Edward Davis also lists Director at Oceaneering since 2017 and Manager-Decommissioning there since 2012.
John McGrath
LinkedInExperience: Director, Manufacturing Operations, Aerospace & Defense Technologies (ADTECH) Division · Oceaneering
John McGrath has been Director, Manufacturing Operations, Aerospace & Defense Technologies (ADTECH) Division at Oceaneering since October 2025, based in Annapolis, Maryland. John McGrath was Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Arnold Magnetic Technologies from 2020 to 2025 and Vice President and Division General Manager at ICI Services Corporation from 2017 to 2020.
Raul Monteiro
LinkedInExperience: Viana Facility Director · Oceaneering
Raul Monteiro has been Viana Facility Director at Oceaneering since July 2026, based in Luanda, Angola, and describes the role as covering facility and manufacturing operations onshore and offshore. Raul Monteiro also lists Angola Workshop Manager & OPG Service Excellence Operations Manager at Oceaneering since 2023 and was ROV STR Operations Manager there from 2021 to 2023.
Choose the right perspective
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did your operations role cover day to day, and who did you work with most closely?
- 02What measures did you rely on to judge whether your operations were running well?
- 03What would you do differently if you took on the same operations role again?
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